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Baleshwar/Bhadrak: Three people were electrocuted in separate incidents in Baleshwar and Bhadrak districts after coming into contact with live electric wires laid on paddy fields to keep away stray cattle. In Baleshwar’s Simulia area, Babuli Das, 52, had allegedly connected a live wire around his...

Bhanjanagar: Four suspected criminals were arrested after they threatened police personnel with a pistol while attempting to flee a vehicle check in Ganjam district, police said Saturday. The accused were identified as Bhola Nahak, Bhagirathi Gouda, Belarsen Swain and Bansidhar Bisoyi. Police said they have...

Udala: An accused person was allegedly cuffed by the leg to a chair inside Sarat police station in Mayurbhanj district, triggering questions over the treatment of detainees in police custody. According to reports, police restrained the accused by fastening one end of a pair of...

Baleshwar: Investigation was underway into the death of a 34-year-old engineer in Odisha's Baleshwar district after his family alleged that he was murdered by his wife with the help of her lover, police said Saturday. The deceased, Rashmiranjan Sethi, a native of Jagatsinghpur district, was...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday asked the newly appointed members of the Special Development Councils (SDCs) to ensure that welfare measures reach the last person in society. Addressing the chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of 23 SDCs, CM Majhi said the councils have a...

Thuamul Rampur: A pregnant woman was carried nearly two kilometres on a makeshift stretcher after ambulance failed to reach her village due to badly damaged road in Odisha's Kalahandi district, highlighting the lack of basic infrastructure in remote areas. The incident took place at Ghutiguda...

Sambalpur: The Hirakud Wildlife Division has rolled out an extensive monsoon protection plan for the Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary, issuing a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) that mandates intensive patrolling, anti-poaching surveillance, and emergency response measures from July to October to safeguard wildlife during the vulnerable rainy...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha State Council of Communist Party of India (CPI) has strongly condemned the reported move by the BJP-led state government to secure the pre mature release of Dara Singh alias Rabindra Pal Singh, who is serving a life sentence for the gruesome murder of...

Pottangi: The annual Rath Yatra was observed in the disputed Kotia panchayat of Koraput district Friday, a day after the festival was celebrated across the state, with local journalists alleging they were not informed in advance by the block administration. Following traditional rituals Thursday, the...

Balangir: A standoff has emerged over the Lower Suktel Dam project in Balangir district, with dozens of tribal families refusing to vacate Kumiapali village despite an official evacuation notice warning that the area could soon be submerged with the rise in the reservoir’s water level....