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Woman killed in elephant attack

Athamallik: A woman died after being attacked by an elephant while collecting kendu leaves in a forest near Nuagaon village under Madhapur forest range and Athamallik forest division of Angul district, officials said. Jyotsna Biswal, 40, of Madhapur area was attacked by the elephant Monday...

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Toddler dies after bus runs over him

Baripada: A two-and-a-half-year-old boy was killed after being run over by a private bus at Baripada bus stand in Mayurbhanj district Monday, police said. The child, identified as Lipun Hansda of Andhari village under Kuliana police limits, died while undergoing treatment at the district headquarters...

Crime

3 women killed as tree gives way during storm

Nandapur/Padua: Three women were killed and another person was critically injured after a tree got uprooted and fell on them during a Kalbaisakhi storm at a weekly market in Peda Baaili on the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border Monday afternoon. The deceased have been identified as Seetama...

Road accidents

Five killed, seven injured as SUV rams truck in Jajpur

Jajpur: At least five people, including two women, were killed and seven others injured when an SUV in which they were travelling rammed into a truck in Odisha's Jajpur district Monday, police said. The accident took place near Barada Chhak on the Daitary-Paradeep express highway...

Bolangir

Protest erupts over woman’s mysterious death in Bolangir

Muribahal/Bolangir: The mysterious death of a 42-year-old woman triggered tension and a road blockade in Bolangir district Sunday, with villagers alleging foul play and demanding a thorough investigation. The body of the deceased, identified as Ranjita Sahu of Chitramunda village under Muribahal police limits, was...

Jitu Munda case

Broken hand pumps in Dianali repaired after Jitu Munda case

Keonjhar: Days after Jitu Munda carried his elder sister’s skeleton on his shoulders to a bank to withdraw money on her behalf, sparking national outrage, the incident has quietly transformed the fortunes of his remote village. As aid poured in for Munda, administrators and political...

 

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