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Nabarangpur police

Man beaten to death

Nabarangpur: An elderly man was beaten to death by a group of people in the Khandiguda area under Nabarangpur police limits on suspicion of being a child lifter Sunday evening, police said Monday. According to police, the elderly man, whose identity is yet to be...

Arrest

Odisha GRP arrests 3 from Rajasthan for looting gold ornaments

Berhampur: The Government Railway Police (GRP) in Odisha Monday arrested three persons from Rajasthan for allegedly looting gold ornaments from a trader near Berhampur railway station while posing as CBI officers. Gold ornaments weighing 88 gm, valued at around Rs 14.80 lakh, were seized from...

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RS Polls: Voting for four Rajya Sabha seats ends

Bhubaneswar: The voting for the four Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha Monday ended at 6 pm, as at least five MLAs of the opposition BJD and Congress reportedly voted in favour of BJP-supported Independent nominee Dilip Ray. The polling for the RS polls was held...

Bhakta Charan Das-OPCC

Three Congress MLAs cross-voted: Odisha PCC chief

Bhubaneswar: Three legislators from the Indian National Congress cross-voted in the recent election, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Bhakta Charan Das said Monday. Das said the matter has already been conveyed to the All India Congress Committee (AICC) over the telephone. According to him,...

Entrance exam

CPET application deadline extended to March 18

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Higher Education Department has extended the application deadline for the Common PG Entrance Test (CPET) to March 18, officials said. Earlier, the last date for submitting applications was March 15. Students can now fill out the forms on the Student Academic Management...

Rajya Sabha

Voting underway in Odisha Assembly for four RS seats

Bhubaneswar: Polling for four Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha is underway in the assembly complex Monday, with the opposition BJD and Congress accusing the ruling BJP of indulging in "horse trading". As the voting commenced at 9 am, Health and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mukesh Mahaling...

Bahanaga

Man ends life after killing wife; 2-year-old daughter orphaned

Bahanaga: In a shocking incident, a man allegedly strangled his wife to death before committing suicide at Maharudrapur village under Baripada panchayat of Bahanaga block in Balasore district, leaving their two-year-old daughter orphaned. The deceased were identified as Paresh Majhi, 22, son of Dibakar Majhi,...

Female jumbo

Female jumbo found dead

Bhanjanagar: A female elephant was found dead in a roadside forest near Narayanprasad under the Tarasingh forest range of the Ghumusar North forest division in Ganjam district Saturday night. Forest personnel reached the spot Sunday morning and launched an investigation. The elephant is estimated to...

 

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