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Basudevpur/Sabarang: In a shocking incident, a 26-year-old youth sustained grievous burn injuries after unidentified miscreants poured acid on him while he was asleep at his residence in Ramchandrapur village under Lakshmidaspur panchayat, late Friday night. The attack has triggered panic and outrage among locals, who...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Saturday rushed a team to Kanhakund, a natural rock formation on the river Ib in Sundargarh district, for verification of its actual position after being informed about the place by industrialist Anand Mahindra. Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida, who is...

Keonjhar: Confusion erupted after two conflicting medical reports regarding the pregnancy of a 12-year-old schoolgirl in Odisha’s Keonjhar district, prompting a police investigation, a source said Saturday. The girl, a Class-VI student at a government-run high school in Champua, underwent a routine health check-up February...

Nayagarh: Days after a burglary at the Jagannath temple, another temple theft has been reported, this time at Gopinath temple in Odisha’s Nayagarh district, a source said Saturday. CCTV footage from the temple captured the moment an unidentified thief broke open the temple lock and...

Bhadrak: Ten people were injured following a collision between a stationary tourist bus and a speeding container truck in Odisha's Bhadrak district on Saturday, police said. The incident occurred on a stretch of National Highway-16 in the Bhandaripokhari area. The bus, heading to Puri, had...

Rourkela: Officials of the Bonai Forest Division successfully apprehended a gang of poachers after months of close surveillance, leading to the arrest of six individuals and the seizure of critical wildlife contraband. “It was a well-coordinated operation by our teams, and we managed to catch...

Kendrapara: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an Action Taken Report (ATR) from the Chief Secretary regarding human rights violations and the displacement of over 4,000 people, mostly from Scheduled Tribe communities, due to the construction of the Chheligada Irrigation Project in the...

Bhubaneswar: At least three persons were killed and two others were seriously injured after a speeding SUV rammed into a stationary truck in Odisha's Bargarh district Friday, police said. Police suspected that the driver of the Chhattisgarh-registered car rammed into the truck on Sohela-Padampur Road...

New Delhi/Bhawanipatna: Enforcement Directorate Friday said it has unearthed alleged financial misappropriation of Rs 2.5 crore in the Odisha forest department following raids at a range office in Kalahandi district. The searches were carried out at the office of the Jaipatna Range in the Kalahandi...

Rourkela: Six poachers were arrested in Odisha's Sundargarh district Friday, a forest officer said. Several articles, including five country-made guns and a bow and arrow, were seized from their possession, the officer said. "It was a well-coordinated operation by our teams and we managed to...