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Bhanjanagar: A tusker was found dead with marks of blood stain on its trunk and injury marks on its ears and thighs at Baniapalli reserve forest under Mujagarh forest range of North Ghumusar forest division in Ganjam district Saturday. The exact cause of the death...

Birmaharajpur: A 20-year-old woman was allegedly abducted and gangraped near Hikudi under Ulunda block in Subarnapur district while returning home from work Friday evening. The survivor lodged a written complaint at the Birmaharajpur police station Saturday. According to reports, the victim, a resident of Hikudi...

Nuapada/Bhubaneswar: Police registered a case Saturday against two senior BJD leaders, including a sitting MLA, for allegedly assaulting a BJP worker in Odisha's Nuapada assembly constituency, where bypolls are scheduled. The FIR, filed at Komna police station, named BJD vice-president and former MLA Pranab Prakash...

Jajpur: Tension prevailed in Panikoili police station area in Odisha's Jajpur district following the death of a 17-year-old college student, police said Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Asish Kumar Pal, a native of Kendudipi village under Danagadi block in Jajpur district. The student...

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: Two days after Maoists sent a message to continue their activities in Odisha, state police have tightened security in bypoll-bound Nuapada, bordering Left Wing Extremism-hit Chhattisgarh, a senior official said Saturday. Police plans to deploy 14 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), comprising...

Kolkata/Balasore: The trial in the case of gangrape of a second-year student of a private medical college & hospital in West Bengal's Durgapur will start from Saturday. The matter will be heard at the Additional Sessions Court at Durgapur, where the case has been transferred...

Berhampur: In a major development, a Special POCSO Court in Ganjam district sentenced two army personnel to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl inside a school bus on the premises of the Army Air Defence (AD) College in Gopalpur. The convicts, identified as...

Kendrapara: A 7-month-long fishing ban at the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary will come into effect from Saturday and continue until May 31, 2026. The restriction, extending up to 20 km off Bay of Bengal coast, will be enforced by the Marine Fishery department under the provisions...

Rayagada: A Class IV student of Baising Government Primary School in Rayagada district has died of malaria, raising questions over hostel management and the handling of students’ health condition. The deceased was identified as Nandini Tadingi, 9, who was staying in a hostel run by...

Dhenkanal: Eight years after the murder of BJP supporter Salman Rout during the 2017 panchayat elections in Dhenkanal district, a local court Friday sentenced eight persons to life imprisonment while acquitting five others due to lack of evidence. The judgment was delivered by District and...