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Thuamul Rampur: Police Monday arrested seven persons and forwarded them to court in connection with the alleged attack on a Dalit family at Taragaon under the jurisdiction of Thuamul Rampur police station. The accused have been identified as Nabin Majhi (40), Santosh Majhi (25), Daya...

Thuamul Rampur: The block administration visited the remote Tumonikhol village in Kalahandi district within days of an Orissa POST report highlighting its long-pending civic issues and initiated measures to address them. A team led by Block Development Officer (BDO) Dhruva Charan Muduli trekked nearly 3 to 4...

Bhubaneswar/Sambalpur: Continuing its drive against public servants engaged in corruption, Odisha Vigilance Tuesday launched simultaneous house searches at multiple locations linked to two officials of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), formerly called V.S.S. Medical College and Hospital, Burla, in Sambalpur...

Bhubaneswar: Banapur police have arrested two people in connection with the death of Tofan Nayak Tuesday, after registering a case based on a complaint filed by his family, sources said. According to the family members, Tofan, a married man with two daughters and a son,...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain lashed Bhubaneswar and Kataka early Tuesday, with the regional centre of the Indian Meteorological Department forecasting that rainfall intensity is likely to increase further in the coming days as the southwest monsoon becomes more active from July 1. The weather office has...

Nandapur: Two men in Bilaput panchayat under this block in Koraput district have accused personnel from Andhra Pradesh’s Muchimput police station of illegally detaining and assaulting them for five days after falsely accusing them of cannabis smuggling. The victims were identified as Ramamurti Niriki of...

Jajpur: Pronouncing its verdict in the sensational 2021 Jharaphula murder case, a local court Monday sentenced the deceased girl’s male friend to life imprisonment and his accomplice to five years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI). Additional District and Sessions Judge Bisweswar Biswaprakash Ray convicted prime accused Rakesh...

Chhendipada: Forest department officials, assisted by police, unearthed an illegal country-made gun manufacturing unit and an unauthorised timber depot during a joint raid in Durgapur village under Jarapada police limits in Anugola district Monday. Two brothers were arrested in connection with the case. The accused,...

Khandapada: A school van carrying students from a private educational institution met with an accident in Nayagarh district Monday, leaving the driver and 10 students injured. The accident occurred near Barakoli village while the van was transporting students from the school campus to Benagadia village....

Kendrapara: Tracing two stolen mobile phones led police to crack a dacoity case in Odisha's Kendrapara district, resulting in the arrest of seven members of a gang, officials said Monday. Police also recovered gold and silver ornaments worth around Rs 10 lakh from their possession,...