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Kendrapada: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a detailed report within two weeks in connection with the alleged rape of a minor and her delivery outside a government hospital in Kandhamal district. The Commission has also expanded its inquiry to examine the availability...

Baripada: The Mayurbhanj district administration has transferred all teaching and non-teaching staff of Kakabandha Ashram School in Rasagobindapur block, more than three months after the death of a student following a suspected food poisoning incident. An order issued by the District Collector’s office July 21...

Anugola: Police secured a major conviction in the 2024 Anugola gangrape case, with a Fast Track Special Court in Anugola sentencing all four accused to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for the sexual assault of a 21-year-old woman and a minor girl. The Additional...

Balangir: Excise officials in Balangir district seized 700 kg cannabis concealed in a maize-laden truck Friday and arrested two men allegedly involved in transporting the contraband from Kandhamal district to Bihar. The truck was intercepted near Sinkhaman forest under Balangir Sadar police limits following a...

Baripada: Odisha forest department personnel Friday arrested four alleged poachers who had illegally entered Similipal Tiger Reserve to hunt wild animals, officials said. They were detected through an AI-enabled camera, following which an enforcement team, including personnel of the Similipal Tiger Protection Force, tracked and...

Bhubaneswar: A fresh low-pressure area is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal this weekend, bringing widespread rainfall across Odisha during the Bahuda Yatra and Suna Besha festivities, the regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Friday. According to the weather office,...

Ganjam: Built at a cost of Rs 1 crore, the new sub-registrar’s office has remained locked for nearly 18 months due to lack of an electricity connection, much to the disappointment of hundreds of people visiting the office daily for property and marriage registrations. The...

Bhadrak: Minati Panda, Additional District Judge and Judge of the Fast Track Court-cum-POCSO Court in Bhadrak, has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs20,000 in a case of abduction and rape of a minor. The court ruled...

Champua: Three members of a family were killed, and another sustained critical injuries after a Mahindra Thar SUV crashed into a roadside tree near Rajia under Champua police limits in Kendujhar district while they were on their way to a hospital Wednesday night, police said....

Phulbani: Police seized properties worth over Rs4 crore of the kingpin of an interstate ganja smuggling ring in Kandhamal district and arrested another accused, sources said Thursday. The recent arrest takes the total number of arrests to nine, SP Ramendra Prasad said at a presser...