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Koraput: An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police was caught red-handed by vigilance officials while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 40,000 from a complainant in Odisha's Koraput district Tuesday, officials said. ASI Narasingha Dora of B Singhpur police station, along with a private person, Sunadhara...

Malkangiri: A POCSO court in Odisha's Malkangiri district sentenced a 45-year-old man to life imprisonment Tuesday after convicting him of raping his 13-year-old daughter in 2023. The court also slapped Rs 20,000 fine on the convict. If he fails to deposit the fine, the convict will...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi reiterated his government's 'Zero Casualty' target Tuesday as Odisha prepares for severe cyclonic storm Montha, expected to make landfall between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam near Kakinada October 28. Chief Minister Majhi Tuesday chaired a high-level review meeting to assess the...

Rourkela: Police busted a sex racket during a raid on a house in Civil Township area under Raghunathpalli police limits in Rourkela and arrested three persons including a woman in this connection Monday. The raid took place after intelligence inputs alerted police about fl esh...

Bonai: Masked miscreants looted cash and gold ornaments worth over Rs 1 crore from a businesswoman’s house after threatening to rape her daughter and make the video viral if they did not get the keys late Sunday night. According to police, four masked men carrying...

Baripada: A year after tigress Jamuna was relocated from the Tadoba forest in Maharashtra to the Similipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district, doubts have grown over the success of the Forest Department’s objectives behind the move. According to officials, Jamuna failed to adapt to the...

Phulbani: A Fast Track Court here sentenced a 19-year-old youth to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment after convicting him in a rape case involving a minor girl Monday. The convict was identified as Ritwik Digal of Sainpada village under Pulbani Sadar police limits. Judge Kailash...

Nilagiri: Tension erupted in a village under Nilagiri forest range after an elderly woman was allegedly assaulted by a forest guard while she was collecting tree branches to feed her goats. The incident sparked outrage among villagers, who later staged a protest demanding the guard’s...

Umerkote: A highly educated woman has turned to self-employment and is even creating jobs for others by starting a small-scale industry in a rural pocket of Nabarangpur district. Ritu Mohanta, a graduate in agricultural science, has established a biodegradable carry bag production unit at Dangriguda...

Nuapada: The second-level randomisation and pairing of EVM and VVPAT machines for the 71-Nuapada Assembly Constituency by-election were carried out Monday in the presence of Election Observer and District Election Offi cer-cum-District Magistrate. An SEC press release said, for election preparedness, all the voting machines...