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Balasore: At least five shops were gutted in a fire at Bhograi market in Odisha’s Balasore district, sources said Tuesday. The incident reportedly took place late at night. The source said valuables worth lakhs were destroyed in the blaze. Preliminary findings suggest the fire was...

Bhubaneswar: Two loaded wagons of a goods train derailed in Odisha's Koraput district, an official said Tuesday. The incident took place within the rail yard around 11.35 pm Monday when the goods train started its journey from Jagdalpur to Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, he said....

Kalahandi: Tension flared during a Gram Sabha held Monday at Thuamul Rampur gram panchayat headquarters in Odisha’s Kalahandi district, as villagers openly confronted the sarpanch and local administration over alleged corruption, administrative negligence and poor civic management. The meeting, organised on the occasion of Republic...

Deogarh: Odisha Police has arrested a man for allegedly raping a 5-year-old girl in Deogarh district, an officer said Monday. According to police, the incident took place on Sunday night in an area where a religious programme was underway. When the child started screaming, residents...

Paradip: A class 10 student died allegedly due to electrocution when he was lowering the national flag after the Republic Day function at a coaching centre in Jagatsinghpur district Monday, police said. The incident took place at Samagol area under Kujang police station jurisdiction in...

Berhampur: The carcass of a wild elephant, which died of suspected electrocution, was cut into 32 pieces and buried in different places in Kandhamal and Kalahandi districts, a senior forest officer said Monday. According to officials, to avoid departmental action following the death of a...

Deogarh: Odisha police have arrested a man for allegedly raping a 5-year-old girl in Odisha's Deogarh district, an officer said Monday. According to police, the accused committed the crime Sunday night in an area where a religious programme was going on in a nearby place....

Bolangir: Education has been brought under the ambit of fundamental rights through the Right to Education Act, which mandates free and compulsory schooling for children aged 6 to 14. However, a starkly opposite picture has emerged from the Lower Suktel submergence area in Bolangir district....

Angul: Residents of Angul town outskirts have raised serious safety concerns over the movement of NALCO’s private trains through residential areas without adequate railway crossings or protective gates. Locals alleged that NALCO has opened its private railway corridor in the name of development, exposing villagers...

Jajpur: Under guidelines issued by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), all government and private educational institutions are required to obtain permission from the district administration to operate hostels for children below 18 years of age. Officials are authorised to take action...