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Bhubaneswar: Odisha continued to sizzle under severe heatwave conditions with Jharsuguda recording 46 degrees Celsius for the second consecutive day as the hottest place in the state. Regional Meteorological Centre said temperatures are likely to rise further and the prevailing heatwave conditions may continue for...

Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: An accused in the assault of a man and his woman friend in Odisha's Berhampur has been arrested after being injured in an exchange of fire with the police, officials said Thursday. With the arrest of Mufates Sahu alias Mukesh Wednesday night, the number...

Bhubaneswar/Ganjam: For the last three days, a grieving father from Ganjam has been sitting silently on the divider of the busy national highway at Khandagiri in Bhubaneswar, his eyes fixed towards the east and his heart filled with hope that his missing son will somehow...

Cuttack: An unidentified woman’s body was recovered from the Kathajodi riverbed in Brahmanigaon village under Baranga in Cuttack district Friday morning. Locals spotted the body buried under the river sand and informed the police. After reaching the spot, police began the process of recovering the...

Jajpur/Kaliapani: Nearly a decade after the Nagada child deaths, concerns over malnutrition and mysterious illnesses have resurfaced in the mining belt of Sukinda in Jajpur district. Six children of a family from a Juang hamlet in Tikarpada under Kansa panchayat are reportedly suffering from severe...

Rayagada: Hundreds of residents from villages in Kashipur block of Rayagada district and the Sijimali mining-affected region have appealed to the district administration to prevent outside organisations from entering the area and disturbing the peaceful environment of the region. In a representation submitted to the...

Chhatrapur/Ganjam: Two persons, including a cluster resource centre coordinator (CRCC), were killed in a road mishap near Biripur Chhak in Karapada panchayat under Ganjam police limits Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Raghunath Pradhan, 48, a teacher at Gangapur High School and CRCC from Hanspur...

Baliapal: A man of Taladhanda village under Baliapal police limits in Balasore district was arrested late Tuesday night and produced before a court Wednesday on charges of circulating explicit, obscene videos and photographs of his wife on social media. The accused, Biswanath Giri, allegedly used...

Bhawanipatna: Junagarh police in Kalahandi district busted a major motorcycle theft gang and recovered 44 stolen bikes and arrested six persons involved in the racket. The accused, identified as Suraj Kaibarta, 18, Pawan Kaibarta, 23, Akash Kaibarta, 19, all from Gantayatpada in Junagarh; Alok Barik,...

Jharsuguda: A 42-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death late Tuesday night after two siblings suspected him of having an extra-marital affair with their mother at Rohidaspada (Nuapada) locality in Sarbahal under Sadar police limits in this district headquarters town, police said. \Police arrested three...