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Berhampur: Odisha's Ganjam police Wednesday detained two persons in connection with the assault on a 26-year-old youth and his girlfriend in full public view in Berhampur's Giri Road area, officials said. A senior police officer said searches were on to trace the remaining accused persons...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Higher Education department Wednesday asked all state-run and aided universities and colleges to ensure maximum student onboarding in the 'Shaktishree' app that aims to improve student safety, grievance redressal and counselling. The mobile application was launched by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi recently...

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: Groundnut cultivation is steadily emerging as a game-changer for farmers in Nuapada district, offering a viable pathway to higher income and improved agricultural profitability. Once largely dependent on traditional crops with limited returns, many farmers are now turning to large-scale oilseed cultivation and witnessing...

Bhuban: Sand smugglers pelted stones at a woman police IIC and threatened her of dire consequences if she did not release the sand-laden tractor seized by her during a raid by police on sand smuggling near Mrudanga Akhandalamani Temple Square under Bhuban police limits in...

Badamba/Maniabandha: A 30-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death and his body set on fire in a forest near Talamunduli village under Maniabandha police limits in Cuttack district over suspected sorcery and witchcraft practice, police said Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Tikam Behera of...

Berhampur: A local court in Ganjam district has sentenced two persons to life imprisonment after convicting them in a 2024-murder case of a villager registered at Gopalpur police station. The convicts were identified as Pradeep Das (28), and Narayan Das (40) of Teragounj village. District...

Berhampur: Police are yet to arrest the accused involved in the brutal assault on a 27-year old youth Umesh Rath of Bijipur on the busy Giri Road in Berhampur, even after 24 hours of the incident. However, as per Berhampur SP Saravana Vivek M, four...

Berhampur: A man and his female friend were assaulted with sticks by a group of people in Odisha's Berhampur city, triggering outrage and Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Naveen Patnaik alleging that 'goonda raj' was prevailing in the state under the BJP government....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reeled under intense heatwave conditions Tuesday, with 21 places recording temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius or above. The industrial town of Jharsuguda in the western region was the hottest place in the state Tuesday at 44.8 degrees Celsius, followed by Hirakud at 44...

Sambalpur: A man wanted in several criminal cases was injured in an exchange of fire with police in Odisha's Sambalpur district Tuesday evening, an officer said. The injured miscreant was identified as Bunty Suna, a criminal involved in multiple cases of firearms offences, robbery and...