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Baripada: A special POCSO court in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Monday sentenced a man to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a four-year-old girl. POCSO court judge Santosh Kumar Nayak held 20-year-old Bulu Mukhi guilty of raping the minor at a village within Suliapada police station...

Rourkela: Odisha Commerce and Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena Monday visited the site where a small aircraft made an emergency crash landing and also met the injured passengers and pilots in Rourkela hospital. At least six people, including two pilots, were injured when a nine-seater...

Berhampur: Sale of different items, including foods made by inmates of Berhampur circle jail has doubled in 2025, a prison official said. The jail inmates are producing textile items including bed-sheets, towels, shirting, prison kurta, scarf, etc, water drum, rice tray, bucket, mug, dal cane,...

Hatadihi/Baula: Tension flared in Inchol village under Hatadihi block in Keonjhar district after workers of the ruling BJP and the opposition BJD clashed Sunday over a road construction project. The violence erupted over the ongoing construction of a road from Bhutapada Chhak to Parmanandapur village....

Cuttack/Baripada: Toll collection at the Jharpokharia Toll Plaza on National Highway-49 in Mayurbhanj district was challenged through a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition at the Orissa High Court citing the dangerous and unsafe condition of an adjoining stretch of the highway. The petition was filed...

Hatadihi: Hatadihi Block Chairperson Savitri Sethi has been accused of verbally abusing the Block Development Officer (BDO). Sources said tension gripped the Hatadihi block office in Keonjhar district two days ago following allegations that a junior engineer had attempted to attack Anandapur BJD MLA Abhimanyu...

By NARENDRA RAUT, OP Koraput: Following the recent crash of an India One aircraft in Rourkela, concerns over air travel safety have increased across Odisha. Advocate Ajit Patra Friday called for the government to introduce double-engine aircraft operations at Jeypore Airport to enhance safety and...

Koraput: Tall claims of the government’s rural focus falls flat when it comes to the road connectivity to Dumuriguda village under Gadiguda gram panchayat in Koraput Sadar block in the district, according to a report. Villagers alleged that despite repeated memorandums to the district administration...

Digapahandi: Acting on a tip-off, police busted a major gambling den operating in a forest near Janghama village under Digapahandi police limits of Ganjam district and arrested 26 persons, officials said Sunday. The raid was carried out Saturday evening by a special squad led by...

Gunupur: A picnic outing turned tragic Sunday when a man drowned while bathing in Sana River near Nungurutal under Gunupur police limits in Rayagada district, police said. The deceased was identified as Jagannath Mishra, 35, of Gunupur town. According to police, seven youths from the...