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Paralakhemundi: A local court in Gajapati district Thursday sentenced 12 persons to life imprisonment for murdering a father and his son on suspicion of practising witchcraft and sorcery. Additional District and Sessions Judge Haraprasad Pattnaik convicted all 12 under Section 302 of the Indian Penal...

Riamal: A 28-year old man was killed after entering the house of a woman with whom he was in a relationship in Debagada, police said Thursday, adding that three members of the woman’s family have been detained for questioning. The deceased was identified as Silu...

Malkangiri: Fifty-five live turtles were rescued and four people arrested after the Forest Department intercepted an alleged interstate wildlife smuggling operation in Malkangiri district Thrusday. According to sources, the turtles were being transported illegally from Andhra Pradesh to Odisha when authorities intercepted the vehicle during...

Dhenkanal: The PM SHRI Brajanath Badajena (BB) High School, one of Dhenkanal district’s oldest educational institutions, is facing a shortage of teachers, lack of a permanent headmaster and inadequate infrastructure, raising concern among parents, alumni and members of the public. Established in 1896, the heritage...

Dhamangar: The Excise Department seized 145 gm of heroin worth an estimated Rs14.50 lakh and arrested a 33-year-old man during a raid in the Uchhapada area under Asurali Gram Panchayat in Bhadrak district Wednesday, officials said. Acting on a tip-off, the Bhadrak Excise Mobile Team...

Jharigaon: A 40-year-old man died after his father allegedly stabbed him during an argument at Kusumpani village under Jharigaon block in Nabarangpur district, police said Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Nidi Santa, son of Das Santa of Kusumpani. According to police, Nidi and his...

Chhatrapur: A two day joint coastal security exercise, ‘Sagar Kavach’, began along the Ganjam coast Wednesday to strengthen security measures and prevent possible terrorist infiltration by sea. The exercise, organised by Ganjam police, involves intensified surveillance, vehicle checks and patrolling along coastal areas and waterways...

Kendujhar: With grease on her hands and a tyre lever in her grip, Suni Hembram has built a livelihood in a trade where women are rarely seen. The 36-year-old became a tyre mechanic after her husband's accident left the family struggling to make ends meet...

Kendrapada: The current flooding by the Kha Rasrota and Kani rivers is disrupting farming and livelihoods across 10 panchayats in Aali block, with environmentalist and bird expert Pramod Kumar Dhal urging the central and state governments to build about 26.5 km of embankments to protect...

Digapahandi: Badakhemundi royal scion Mohan Prasad Dev, the fourth son of the erstwhile ruler Raja Ram Chandra Dev, died at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar Wednesday. He was 75. Dev’s death cast a pall of gloom over Digapahandi and Brahmapur, where he was widely known...