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Mayurbhanj: Two persons were killed in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Monday, police said. The deceased were identified as Rabindra Behera and Jaba Baske, they said. Lightning struck Behera while he was sitting on the veranda of his house in Pariyakuli...

Brahmapur: Two brothers were arrested in Odisha's Ganjam district for allegedly sexually assaulting their two minor nieces for years, police said Monday. The accused, aged 44 and 30, are the elder and younger brothers of the victims' father, they said. Two separate FIRs were registered...

Phulbani: A Class X student at a government-run residential school in Kandhamal district was found to be pregnant, prompting a police investigation and the detention of a youth. The student, who belongs to Gochhapada police station area, is enrolled at Damiga on Government High School,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha units of the CPI and CPI(M) have opposed any move to grant premature release to Rabindra Pal alias Dara Singh, who is serving a life sentence for the 1999 murder of Australian missionary Graham Stuart Staines and his two minor sons, urging the...

Kendrapada: Women in disaster-prone areas of Kendrapada district are facing growing health risks during and af ter natural calamities such as floods and cyclones, with inadequate sanitation and healthcare facilities at relief shelters worsening their condition, residents and experts said. Kendrapada, which has a 48-km...

Joda: A residential bridge course in Kendujhar district, aimed at bringing school dropouts back into the education system, is facing a severe financial crisis, raising concerns over the future of more than 100 students enrolled under the programme. The residential facility in Jo da block...

Kendujhar: Tribal communities in Kendujhar have long depended on forests for their livelihood, collecting and selling traditional chew sticks in local and urban markets. However, environmentalists warn that the growing trade is contributing to the degradation of the district’s sal forests. Hundreds of young sal...

Raurkela: The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) sealed three units of Agrasen Sponge at Rajgangpur in Sundaragada district for allegedly violating pollution control norms. The action was carried out Saturday by the OSPCB’s Raurkela regional office under the direction of Additional Chief Environmental Scientist...

Digapahandi: A 62-year-old woman died after she collapsed while attending a community feast in Ganjam district Sunday afternoon. The deceased was identified as A Mahalakshmi of Gola Sahi in Basudevpur village under Digapahandi block. The incident occurred at around 2:30 pm while she was having...

Kendujhar: A 48-year-old man was killed in an elephant attack at Talarad huan village under the Bhuyan Juang Pirha Forest Range in Kendujhar district Saturday night, officials said. The victim, identified as Narottam Juang, was returning home from work when he encountered the elephant near...