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Kantabanji: A 14-year-old boy died by suicide after his family allegedly refused to give him money for a mobile recharge in Kulihadar village under Kantabanji police limits in Balangir district Monday, police said. The deceased was identified as Debendra Banchhor, son of Rudraksh Banchhor. He...

Debagada: A 38-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl in Kundheigola police station area of Debagada district, police said Monday. The accused, identified as Surendra Biswal alias Suren, son of Pramod Biswal of Khairapali village, was produced before a court Monday and...

Talacher: A knife duel that ensued between two loco pilots following an argument at a rented house in Ganesh Vihar in Anugola district late Sunday night left one of them dead and another fighting for life, police said Monday. The deceased loco pilot identified as...

Dhusuri: A 42-year-old bus conductor died after he fell from a moving bus and came under its rear wheel at Telipatana Square near Betaligaan on State Highway 35 between Bhadrak and Aradi Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Prabhat Mallik of Balibili village near...

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...

Brahmapur: A court in Odisha's Ganjam district Monday sentenced a 58-year-old man to life imprisonment for killing his wife over a family dispute two years ago, a government advocate said. Ganjam District and Sessions Court Judge Asant Kumar Das also imposed a fine of Rs...

Sambalpur/Kendujhar: Two persons, including a two-year-old boy, were killed in separate wall-collapse incidents as heavy rain lashed several parts of Odisha over the past 24 hours, with four places recording more than 100 mm of rainfall, officials said. The rain was triggered by a well-marked...

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,...

Bhubaneswar/Kendujhar: Odisha Vigilance seized 300 grams of gold and Rs 7.29 lakh cash from the possession of a labour officer, who was nabbed while taking a bribe of Rs 20,000, officials said Monday. Acting on an allegation, vigilance sleuths nabbed Akash Bisoi, District Labour Officer...

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...