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Berhampur: A man was allegedly lynched on suspicion of theft in Odisha's Ganjam district Saturday, police said. The incident took place at Sardula village in the district's Bhanjanagar police station area. The deceased, identified as 37-year-old Banadhar Pradhan, a resident of Kurumingia in Kandhamal district's...

Berhampur: At least 20 passengers of a bus were injured, two of them seriously, when the vehicle skidded off the road and hit a roadside hillock in Odisha's Gajapati district Saturday, police said. The accident took place at Chandiput within Gajapati district's Mohana police station...

Keonjhar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday laid foundation stones for a Rs 100-crore textile park and a Rs 187-crore disaster recovery and data centre in his native Keonjhar district. Addressing a meeting on Dharanidhar University campus, CM Majhi said, "The state government is...

Kendrapara: Two days after a caste row over the engagement of a Dalit woman as an anganwadi helper was raised in Parliament, Odisha's Kendrapara district administration Saturday said the matter had been “resolved” through negotiations. Kendrapara district sub-collector Arun Nayak said the matter has been...

Kendrapara: A 76-year-old man died, and at least nine others were injured when a swarm of bees attacked them in Odisha's Kendrapara district, police said Saturday. The incident took place Friday afternoon at Jaguleipada village under the Rajkanika Police Station limits when the bees attacked...

Balasore: Two truck drivers suffered severe burn injuries after their vehicles caught fire following a collision on NH-60 in Balasore district early Saturday, police said. The accident took place near Basta around 1 am and the two vehicles, one carrying coal and the other iron...

Bargarh: Police in Bargarh district have arrested three men, including a father, his son and his son-in-law, in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a mentally challenged woman, officials said Friday. The accused were identified as Bikram Saraf, 50, his son Papun Saraf, 28,...

Berhampur: A police assistant sub-inspector (ASI) has been arrested on charges of blackmailing a woman by threatening to circulate her intimate photographs on social media. The accused, identified as Surendra Pradhan, 39, was posted in the excise intelligence wing in Berhampur. He is a native...

Berhampur: A special court in Ganjam district Friday sentenced a 26-year-old man to life imprisonment for sodomising and murdering a 4-year-old boy at Dharakote in 2023. Special POCSO Judge Pranati Pattnaik convicted Srikanta alias Sukanta Sethi, a resident of the Dharakote police station area, and...

Rajnagar: The dolphin population in Bhitarkanika National Park and Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary has declined by 11 this year, with the Rajnagar Mangrove Wildlife Division, home to the largest dolphin population in Odisha, recording 493 dolphins during the 2026 annual census compared to 504 last year....