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Raurkela circuit house arms case: Main accused sent to jail

Raurkela: The main accused in the much-hyped Raurkela Circuit House arms case, Prakash Paswan, was produced in court Monday after the end of his remand and was subsequently sent to judicial custody. Police, meanwhile, took Prakash’s previously arrested associates, Amit Nayak and John Nayak, on...

Odisha weather rains

Odisha weather: IMD issues red alert for Sundaragada, Kendujhar

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) Monday issued a red warning for Sundaragada and Kendujhar, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy rain at one or two places. An orange warning has also been issued for Jharsuguda, Baragada, Sambalpur, Debagada,...

Deprived Schools: Staff, space crunch hits studies

MANAS CHANDRA PATTANAIK, OP Nirakarpur: The Dia Government Upper Primary School in Tangi block of Khordha district is struggling with a shortage of teachers and classrooms, affecting children’s studies. Established in 1910, the school initially offered primary education from Class I through Class VII. Class...

Arrest

Man booked over sexual assault of daughter-in-law

Bhadrak: A married woman has accused her father-in-law of repeatedly sexually assaulting her giving her sedative-laced food in Bandari Sahi village under Ghanteswar police outpost under Bansada police limits in Bhadrak district. According to the complaint, the woman alleged that her father-in-law, identified as Bishnu...

Gobindpur police limits in Sambalpur

3-year-old boy dies as wall collapses

Kuchinda: A 3-year-old boy died after a mud wall collapsed on him under Gobindpur police limits in Sambalpur district Sunday, police said. The victim was identified as Rajbir Karsel, son of Bibek Karsel of Gahmapali village under Pokhrasalhe panchayat in Kolabira block of Jharsuguda district....

Newborn’s baby body found abandoned near Paikanagar

Minor girl gives birth

Hatadihi/Kendujhar/Chhenapadi: A 16-year-old girl gave birth to a girl child at the district headquarters hospital (DHH) in Kendujhar district, police said Sunday. Nandipada police registered a case (331/2026) based on a report from doctors and launched an investigation. The girl was initially admitted to the...

Panchubarahi Temple

Last remains of Panchubarahi Temple swallowed by sea

Rajnagar: The last remaining portion of the Maa Panchubarahi Temple on the coast of the Bay of Bengal at sea-erosion-hit Satabhaya in Kendrapada district was destroyed and swept away by high tides Sunday, leaving no visible remains of the historic temple. The temple had stood...

 

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