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Basta: The husband of a district council member sustained critical injuries in an organised attack allegedly by a group of villagers in Baleshwar district Sunday, in an incident that has sparked allegations of a “kangaroo court.” Videos of the assault have gone viral on social...

Chhatrapur: A woman’s body has been recovered beside the Chennai-Howrah railway tracks passing through Humbar village near the Chhatrapur Municipality. The deceased has been identified as 20-year-old Komal Kiran Sahu, daughter of Bikram Kishore Sahu of Jayadev Vihar in Bhubaneswar. Notably, local residents spotted the...

Malkangiri: Malkangiri Airport is set to be upgraded to handle 120-seat twin-engine passenger aircraft, with the state government preparing to extend the runway as part of plans to improve air connectivity in southern Odisha. A detailed project report (DPR) for the expansion has been prepared...

Baripada: Veteran freedom fi ghter Banchhanidhi Biswal, who took part in India’s independence movement as a teenager, died Saturday night at the age of 102. District authorities accorded him state honours Sunday by draping his body with the Indian National Flag before his funeral. Born...

Nuapada: Police recovered the body of a 45-year-old man from a pond at Ratipali village under Tanwat panchayat in Nuapada district Saturday. The deceased was identified as Rohit Kumar Jagat of Sirtol in Ward No. 11 of Nuapada town. Villagers spotted the body floating in...

Raurkela: A woman was allegedly murdered by her husband following an argument over a delay in serving dinner in Raurkela Saturday night, police said. The victim, Sunita Bilung, was found dead at their rented house in the Netajinagar Pahad Upar Basti area under Raghunathpali police...

Boudh: A migrant worker from Boudh district died after he collapsed while working at a textile mill in Tamil Nadu Sunday. The deceased was identified as Tuna Mahanandia, 56, of Bijapadar village under Brahmanipali panchayat. He had been working at a textile mill in Tamil...

Sundaragada: A 14-year-old girl was gangraped while attending a marriage function Saturday under Talsara police limits in this district, as police arrested three persons and detained three minors, police officials said Sunday. The juvenile accused have been sent to a correction home and the adults...

Brahmapur: A history-sheeter was arrested in Odisha's Ganjam district Sunday for allegedly confining and assaulting a driver after he refused to transport ganja, police said. The incident had taken place nearly a month ago but came to light after a purported video of the assault...

Bhubaneswar: Regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar Sunday forecast thunderstorms, lightning and heavy rainfall in several parts of Odisha, while hot and humid conditions are likely to persist in coastal districts over the next two days. According to the weather office, thunderstorms...