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Nilagiri: A 43-year-old driver was allegedly murdered by his friend over a suspected extramarital affair with the latter’s wife, and his decomposed body was exhumed from farmland 22 days later in Balasore district, police said Monday. The victim, Birendra Behera of Jamuna village under Barhampur...

Kendrapara: A 16-foot-long saltwater crocodile was rescued from a canal near the Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district Monday, officials said. The male crocodile was captured from a canal at Jarimula village following a four-hour operation carried out by a six-member forest team, Rajnagar Forest...

Bantala: A man allegedly hacked his elder brother to death following a family dispute in Angul district, police said Monday. The incident occurred in Pokunda village under the Purunakote police limits Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Titun Seth, while the accused, his younger...

Mayurbhanj: A 13-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said Monday. The family members of the victim alleged that the minor was gang raped Sunday, but Mayurbhanj additional superintendent of police (ASP) Deepak Kumar Gochayat said it was a case of...

Berhampur: A 46-year-old bus driver was arrested in Odisha's Ganjam district Monday for allegedly beating his elderly parents with a wooden log over a property dispute, resulting in the death of his father and leaving his mother critically injured, police said. The incident occurred Sunday...

New Delhi: Defence Research and Development Organisation Monday conducted a successful flight-test of a long-range land attack cruise missile (LRLACM) off the coast of Odisha. The defence ministry said all the test objectives were fully met, as per the data captured by various tracking instruments....

Kendrapara: A 16-foot-long saltwater crocodile was rescued from a canal near the Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district Monday, officials said. The male crocodile was captured from a canal at Jarimula village following a four-hour operation carried out by a six-member forest team, Rajnagar...

Malkangiri: A huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered in Odisha's Malkangiri district Monday, police said. The recovery was made during a search operation conducted by the District Voluntary Force (DVF) in the Silakota forest in the Padia police station area based on information...

Angul/Ganjam: In a shocking incident, a 26-year-old youth hacked his elder brother to death over a familial dispute in Purunakote Police Station area of Angul district in Odisha, a senior police officer informed Monday. The senior cop also stated that the ghastly murder was reported...

Nayagarh: A man was allegedly shot dead over a personal dispute in Odisha's Nayagarh district, police said Monday. The deceased, identified as Rabindra Nayak (27) of Paturia village, operated a garage at Pandarasinha village within Gania police station limits in the district, they said. Police...