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Sambalpur: A 24-year-old woman was allegedly abducted and strangled by her boyfriend in Odisha's Sambalpur district, police said Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Sarita Sa, a resident of Kusumi Mahulaguda village in Mahulapali police station area. She worked at a beauty parlour in...

Sambalpur: Hirakud Dam authorities Sunday opened four sluice gates to release floodwater after the reservoir level rose due to heavy inflows from the upper catchment following continuous rainfall. According to sources, three gates on the left spillway and one on the right spillway have been...

Sambalpur/Kuchinda: In a shocking incident, a 24-year-old beautician was abducted and killed in the Kuchinda area of Sambalpur district, police said Saturday. The victim was identified as Sarita Sa, a resident of Kusumi Mahulaguda village under Mahulpali police limits. She worked at a beauty parlour...

Udala: An official inquiry has been launched after a lady teacher allegedly thrashed four hostel students brutally with a plastic pipe at a private residential school in Mayurbhanj district after they left the campus without permission to watch the Rath Yatra procession. The incident occurred...

Jayapur: A teacher allegedly molested a Class IX girl student of the Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya (OAV) inside the school premises under this block in Koraput district, police said Saturday. Police have launched an investigation after the victim, a Class IX girl, lodged a complaint at...

Brajarajnagar: A 26-year-old man was killed and two others were seriously injured after a wall of a house collapsed under Brajarajnagar municipality limits of Jharsuguda district Friday night. The deceased was identified as Abhaya Bhumik of Abhaypur Mundapada. His wife Anu Munda, and their neighbour...

Baleshwar/Bhadrak: Three people were electrocuted in separate incidents in Baleshwar and Bhadrak districts after coming into contact with live electric wires laid on paddy fields to keep away stray cattle. In Baleshwar’s Simulia area, Babuli Das, 52, had allegedly connected a live wire around his...

Bhanjanagar: Four suspected criminals were arrested after they threatened police personnel with a pistol while attempting to flee a vehicle check in Ganjam district, police said Saturday. The accused were identified as Bhola Nahak, Bhagirathi Gouda, Belarsen Swain and Bansidhar Bisoyi. Police said they have...

Udala: An accused person was allegedly cuffed by the leg to a chair inside Sarat police station in Mayurbhanj district, triggering questions over the treatment of detainees in police custody. According to reports, police restrained the accused by fastening one end of a pair of...

Baleshwar: Investigation was underway into the death of a 34-year-old engineer in Odisha's Baleshwar district after his family alleged that he was murdered by his wife with the help of her lover, police said Saturday. The deceased, Rashmiranjan Sethi, a native of Jagatsinghpur district, was...