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Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: Hundreds of roadside eateries and small restaurants in Odisha have been forced to cut down their menus, increase prices and in several cases switch to coal and firewood amid a shortage of commercial LPG cylinders. Prasant Kumar Bhatt, manager of a vegetarian restaurant in...

Phulbani: Padma Shri awardee and tribal spiritual leader Purnamasi Jani has been hospitalised at the district headquarters hospital. She was initially admitted to Khajuripada Community Health Centre after feeling unwell Sunday morning and was later shifted to Phulbani District Headquarters Hospital as her condition worsened....

Baripada/Karanjia: Police in Mayurbhanj district have cracked the murder of a Class VIII girl whose body was recovered from plastic sacks Saturday and arrested her former tuition teacher, who reportedly confessed to the crime. The accused was identified as Trilochan Mahakud, a data entry operator...

Kendrapara: In encouraging news for environmentalists and bird enthusiasts, presence of eight species of kingfishers has been recorded in Bhitarkanika National Park, making it a significant habitat for the bird group. India is home to 12 species of kingfishers, of which eight are found in...

Jajpur/Bari: Police have arrested a man from Jajpur district for allegedly raping a 9-year-old girl in the Sangam Vihar area of South Delhi. The accused, identified as Bijay Jena of Kekarada village under Balibili panchayat of Ramachandrapur police limits, was apprehended by Sangam Vihar police...

Jaleswar: Security has been intensified along the Odisha–West Bengal border in Balasore district to ensure the peaceful conduct of the upcoming Assembly elections in neighbouring West Bengal. Odisha Police has set up a special checkpoint near the Laxmannath toll plaza on National Highway 60, close...

Gosani: A female student of a private educational institution near R. Sitapur in Gajapati district has allegedly fallen victim to exploitation and blackmail by her classmates, police said. According to a complaint lodged at Gurandi police station, the incident dates back around six months. One...

Bissamacuttack: Two motorcyclists, a young man and a young woman, were killed in a hit-and-run on State Highway 326 near Chatikona village under Bisamcuttack police limits in Rayagada district, police said. The victims were identified as Akash Nayak of the Rayagada area and Poornalu Miniaka...

Dunguripali: Police in Subarnapur district seized 1,500 bottles of cough syrup from a private bus early Sunday and arrested three persons in connection with the case. The seizure was made by Rampur police during a patrol at around 5 am on the Rampur– Binika road...

Kamakhyanagar: Police arrested four persons, including the prime accused, in connection with the abduction, rape and murder of a minor girl, a Plus II first-year student in Dhenkanal district, police said Sunday. The police have recovered a car, three mobile phones, a bag and a...