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Baripada: A court in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Friday sentenced a 60-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping a specially abled girl last year. Fast Track Special Court judge Santosh Kumar Nayak pronounced Birasing Hansdah guilty of raping the 12-year-old girl, and also imposed a fine...

NARENDRA RAUT, OP Semiliguda: Uncollected garbage piled up near Jagannath Kalyan Mandap in front of CNC Hotel along the National Highway 26 in Semiliguda town of Koraput district has become a pressing concern for residents as the municipality continues to neglect its responsibility of maintaining...

Keonjhar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday announced that world-renowned steel producer POSCO and India’s JSW Steel will jointly establish a mega steel plant in Keonjhar district, which will be Odisha’s second-largest steel plant. The project, to be set up in the Patna area of...

Nandapur: A woman and her teenage daughter drowned Thursday in a newly dug pond at Balia village under Lamtaput block of Nandapur police limits in Koraput district. The deceased were identified as Nabina Majhi, 40, wife of Sanu Majhi at Harganda village of Nandapur block...

Dharakote: At least seven persons were injured after a stray dog suspected of having rabies went on a biting spree over the past two days in Kusurab, Lakshmipur and Bariguda villages under Dharakote block in Ganjam district. The injured persons were identified as Bipra Pradhan,...

Jharsuguda: Police arrested a headmaster on charges of molesting the girl students under Banharpali police limits in Jharsuguda district Thursday. The accused was identified as Ajay Behera, headmaster of an Ashram School under the Lakhanpur block of Jharsuguda district. Behera will be produced in the...

Jajpur: President of Odisha Home Guard Association Ranjan Kumar Mallik has threatened to die by su*cide over unresolved issues involving the force in the state Thursday. In a viral video message, Mallik, who is the platoon commander of Jajpur Home Guard, warned of self-immolation in...

Berhampur: Tension prevailed in Odisha's Berhampur University Thursday after a second-year journalism and mass communication student sustained injuries in a clash between students and outsiders near the institute's entrance gate. The violence reportedly broke out Wednesday evening when some students opposed the presence of outsiders...

Bhadrak: A vehicle carrying around 12 cows was intercepted by 'gau rakshaks' (cow vigilantes) on National Highway 16 in Odisha's Bhadrak district and set on fire after releasing the cattle Thursday, police said. According to police, the vehicle, carrying cows from the Panikoili area of...

Phulbani: Darkness rules hundreds of villages in Kandhamal district once the daylight fades as electricity still eludes remote, hilly and forested pockets, forcing the residents to stay indoors when fear of wild animals and other hazards looms large. Essential activities like mobile connectivity and online...