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Nayagarh: Odisha Vigilance Sunday arrested a junior engineer of the Rural Works (RW) Section in Nayagarh district and his associate while they were allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1.36 lakh from a contractor for clearing pending bills and facilitating the refund of security deposits,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police have arrested 1,771 people and seized over 3,000 kg of ganja, 20 unlicensed guns and other illegal items during a special drive, an official statement said Sunday. On the instructions of DGP Yogesh Bahadur Khurania, the five-day drive was conducted from May...

Sambalpur: A notorious gangster, wanted in 14 criminal cases, was injured in a gunfight with the police in Odisha's Sambalpur district Sunday, an official statement said. While police were conducting vehicle checking near Planetarium Chhak in Burla, at around 5 am, a car coming from...

Jagatsinghpur: Police arrested an alleged contract killer from Bihar in connection with the murder of a newly-engaged woman at Kathiapada village in Jagatsinghpur district, Superintendent of Police Ankit Verma said Saturday. The victim, Sasmita Das alias Dolly, daughter of Pramod Das, was allegedly murdered on...

Bhawanipatna: A powerful nor’wester storm hit Bhawanipatna town in Kalahandi district Saturday afternoon, bringing strong winds and hailstorm that caused damage to vehicles, public infrastructure and disrupted power supply. Under the impact of the storm, a tree was uprooted and fell on a car near...

Berhampur: A most-wanted criminal was shot at in an encounter by the district police Saturday in the Gopalpur area of Ganjam district, police said. Dipu Nayak aka Dipuna was shot in the left leg near the knee after he fired at a police team that...

Nabarangpur: Nabarangpur police are investigating the death of an 18-year-old pregnant newly married woman whose body was found hanging from a tree in Maliguda village Saturday, with her family members alleging murder. The deceased, Netramani Mali of Chiliguda village, was discovered by villagers in the...

Bhubaneswar: In a development likely to cheer wildlife lovers, Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary has emerged as a promising new breeding habitat for the endangered Indian dhole, also known as the Asiatic wild dog. The sanctuary has recorded successful breeding of the elusive carnivore, with officials recently...

Sonepur: A gharial crocodile that drifted from the Mahanadi river system has been sighted in Tel river, triggering concern among riverside communities, officials said Saturday. The approximately 6-foot long adult female gharial was spotted near Baidyanath Bridge in Sonepur block of Subarnapur district during the...

Bhubaneswar: Amid allegations of fuel shortage across Odisha, the state government Saturday said the situation was triggered by panic buying and asserted that it would return to normal within 48 hours. A senior official said the disruption was also caused by supply chain constraints failing...