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Tyre Factory

Tyre factory gutted

Rajgangpur: A fire broke out at a tyre factory at Padajampali under Rajgangpur police limits in Sundargarh district Sunday. However, no casualties were reported in the incident. The blaze erupted around 5:30am for reasons yet to be ascertained, engulfing the premises in thick smoke and...

Chhendipada forest

Jumbo calf rescued from well after hours-long effort

Chhendipada: A male elephant calf was rescued from an open well after a prolonged operation in Angul district late Saturday night, forest officials said Sunday. A herd of 19 elephants entered Dhangurumunda village under the Chhendipada forest range around 9 pm Saturday while moving toward...

Head Master

Suspended HM held for molesting minor

Tentulikhunti: A headmaster of a government-run residential school under this block in Nabarangpur district was arrested Sunday, a day after his suspension over the alleged molestation of a Class VII student. The accused was identified as Sukanta Kumar Sarangi, headmaster of the Sebashram school under...

Bhadrak

Boy’s death at CHC sparks violent stir

Basudevpur: Angry residents ransacked the Basudevpur community health centre (CHC) in Bhadrak district following the death of a 14-year-old boy, allegedly due to a wrongly administered injection. The deceased was identified as Mukesh Barik, son of Debakant Barik and a student of Class IX of...

Census

Two Census workers die of ‘sunstroke

Betnoti/Sundargarh: Two teachers engaged in Census work died of reported sunstroke in separate incidents in the state Sunday. In Mayurbhanj district, Rajkapur Hembram, a teacher of Baidyanath High School at Purinda Kakharua under Betnoti block, died Sunday evening while undergoing treatment at PRM Medical College...

Hirakhand Express

Newlywed woman’s burnt body found near house in Kendrapara

Kendrapara: Burnt body of a newly married woman was found near her house in Odisha’s Kendrapara district Sunday. Family members alleged that her in-laws "killed her after setting her on fire using kerosene." The victim, identified as Tapoi Mandal (28), was found dead near her...

ARREST

Banking correspondent held for misappropriating customers’ money

Jajpur: Odisha Police in Jajpur district have arrested a former banking correspondent of a nationalised bank for allegedly misappropriating around Rs 27 lakh of depositors' money, officials said Sunday. The accused has been identified as Prakash Rana, a resident of Abhayapur in the district's Dharmasala...

Crime

Man stabbed to death at marriage procession in Ganjam

Berhampur: A man was allegedly stabbed to death during a marriage procession in Odisha's Ganjam district over playing a particular music demanded by him, police said Sunday. The deceased was identified as Akash Jena (25), the younger brother of the groom, Rinku Jena. The incident...

 

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