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Brahmapur: A man was arrested in Odisha's Ganjam district Thursday for allegedly killing a 60-year-old man over the non-payment of dues for the blood he donated to the victim's daughter, police said. The incident took place in Gopalpur area Wednesday. The accused has been identified...

Bhograi: Three brothers from Odisha's Baleshwar district are among 15 fishermen feared missing after a fishing trawler disappeared in rough seas off the West Bengal coast. The trawler, 'Maa Kali,' carrying 15 fishermen, left the Shankarpur Fishing Harbour in West Bengal Sunday. The vessel reportedly...

Kalahandi: An 11-year-old girl died after the 108 ambulance transporting her to a hospital reportedly developed a mechanical problem, delaying her treatment in Odisha’s Kalahandi district Thursday. The girl was being shifted from Narla Community Health Centre to Saheed Rendo Majhi Medical College & Hospital, Bhawanipatna, when the ambulance...

Sambalpur: Four sluice gates of Hirakud Dam were opened Thursday to release season's first floodwater. At present, around 64,000 cusecs of floodwater is being discharged through the four sluice gates. Including releases through the power channel and the irrigation canal, the total discharge into the...

Kendrapada: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Jajpur District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police to submit an action-taken report (ATR) within four weeks on the payment of monetary compensation to a 13-year-old girl who was allegedly sexually assault ed by her school...

Baleshwar: A Bangladeshi national who served a 14-year prison sentence in Odisha after being convicted in multiple criminal cases was deported to Bangladesh Wednesday following the completion of all legal formalities, police said. Baleshwar Superintendent of Police Pratyush Dibakar said Mohammad Babu Khan, a resident...

Bhabanipatana: The district administration has launched an inquiry into allegations of misconduct against the headmaster of Government SSD School at Madanpur in Kalahandi district. A school matron and two women cook-cum-atten dants of the school accused the headmaster, Shantanu Kumar Meher, of making casteist remarks...

Basta: A woman was found dead at Dhuliuda village under this police limits in Baleshwar district after allegedly being subjected to repeated occult rituals, with her family members accusing her in-laws of murdering her. The deceased, Pooja Das of Nimpada village under Baliapal police limits,...

Raurkela: Plantsite police arrested a drug peddler and seized 18 grams of heroin during a raid here Wednesday. The accused was identified as Mohd Aftab, 31, a resident of Gopabandhupali in Ward No. 4 of the city. Apart from the contraband, the police also seized...

Paralakhemundi: An Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) in Gajapati district has alleged that she was socially boycotted, penalised and threatened by members of her community for visiting a family of another faith while performing official duties. Sunandini Misal of Jirang village in Rayagada block alleged...