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Buguda: Police arrested a man on charges of strangling his wife to death over dowry demand at Pochalundi village under Balipadar police outpost in Buguda police limits of Ganjam district. The deceased was identified as Sunita Nayak, 34, the younger daughter of Narayan Nayak of...

Koraput: Raising serious concerns over the state of healthcare infrastructure, former MLA Nimai Sarkar has questioned the government on the operational status of the new building of Saheed Laxman Nayak Medical College and Hospital (SLNMCH) in Koraput. Despite being inaugurated by Chief Minister Mohan Charan...

Balasore: Marathon runner Dambarudhar Chanda of Balasore has won a medal at a marathon in Gangtok, Sikkim, completing a 75-kilometre race in just over 11 hours at age 56. Chanda finished sixth in the race, clocking 11 hours, 10 minutes and 55 seconds, within the...

Bargaon: Police in Sundargarh district have arrested eight men for allegedly posing as cow protectors while secretly aiding cattle smugglers and extorting money from them. Authorities seized two firearms, 10 rounds of ammunition and two cars from the suspects, police said. Superintendent of Police Amrit...

Berhampur: The PG Department of English at Berhampur University organised a one-day career counselling workshop Thursday on “Career Opportunities in Education and the Corporate World,” aimed at guiding postgraduate students and research scholars on emerging career paths. The programme was held under the patronage of...

Sambalpur: In a remarkable example of speedy justice under India’s new criminal laws, the SDJM Court of Sambalpur has convicted an accused in a temple idol theft case within just 28 days from the date of the complaint. The court found Rajanikant Bhainsal guilty under...

Sonepur: The secretary of Maradugochha Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society (PACS) in Tarbha block of Subarnapur district, Naveen Dash, has been suspended, officials said Thursday. The action was taken by PACS management committee president Santosh Dang. Meanwhile, Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Society (DRCS) Sanjay Kumar Tripathy...

Kamakhyanagar: A college girl, who had been missing since Wednesday, was found dead with multiple injuries across her body in a forest in Dhenkanal district Thursday morning, with her family alleging that she was raped before being murdered. The girl, a resident under the Bhuban...

Jajpur: A day after arresting a banker, Odisha vigilance officers Thursday arrested his father and mother along with another man for allegedly embezzling government funds to the tune of Rs 5.56 crore in Jajpur district, officials said. The accused have been identified by the vigilance...

Bhubaneswar/Balasore: Five people were killed in two separate road accidents in Odisha's Ganjam and Balasore districts on Thursday, police said. Three people travelling on a motorcycle died after their bike hit a bus at Patapalli village under the Sorada police station of Ganjam district, the...