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Kendrapara: Odisha Police Tuesday detained two persons in Chhattisgarh in connection with the gang-rape of a 17-year-old girl at a place hardly 200 meters away from the office of the Superintendent of Police in Kendrapara district, an officer said Tuesday. The incident took place at...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Coming to the aid of a visually impaired man and his 80-year-old mother living in abject poverty, the Supreme Court Tuesday directed the Odisha government to ensure all social security benefits and basic amenities are provided to them. A bench of Chief Justice...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police have rescued two labourers from Gajapati district who were allegedly subjected to bonded labour and illegal confinement in Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, an official said Tuesday. The rescued labourers were identified as Santiel Karado (54) and Gamliel Karado (29), residents of R...

Keonjhar: A man wanted in several criminal cases was injured in a gunfight with police in Odisha's Keonjhar district Tuesday, an official statement said. The injured person was identified as Pravat Mallick, it said. "During a raid near Mahuldiha Water Tank, Belda, Keonjhar, the accused...

Bhadrak: The Commissionerate Police Monday arrested a person on charges of duping several job aspirants of over Rs 43 lakh on the pretext of employing private and government agencies. The accused, identified as Debasish Das, 36, is a resident of Govindpur under Dhamnagar police limits...

Rourkela: Two truck drivers were burnt alive after their vehicles caught fire following a head-on collision on the Biju Expressway in Odisha's Sundargarh district Tuesday, police said. The accident took place near Kaintara Chhak under Bhasma police station limits on the state highway-10. Police said...

Thuamul Rampur: Residents of Tumonikhol village under Birikot Gram Panchayat of Kalahandi district continue to face an acute drinking water crisis, with nearly 200 people from 45 families depending on water from a mountain stream for their daily needs, sources said Tuesday. The village's two...

Sundargarh: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Odisha government, seeking a detailed report within two weeks on the alleged ostracisation of a family in Sundargarh district that resulted in an elderly woman's last rites being delayed due to lack...

Bolangir/Patnagarh: A man and three of his friends were arrested Monday in connection with the gangrape of a 20-year old woman under Patnagarh police limits of Bolangir district, police said. The four accused, Mahesh Sabar, Baichandra Bariha, Umakanta Dila and Ajay Mirdha all in their...

Bhubaneswar: A complaint has been filed before the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking intervention into the alleged unlawful arrest, assault and intimidation of Tikhiri gram panchayat sarpanch Chameli Ojha and her younger brother Suryakanta Ojha in Mahakalapada of Kendrapara district. The complaint, lodged by...