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Berhampur: Odisha Police have arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly duping people by promising them loans against the deposit of valuables such as gold ornaments, motorcycles and mobile phones, an officer said Friday. The accused, identified as K Rabindra Reddy, was nabbed from his residence...

Bhubaneswar/Kendrapara: A woman sarpanch was allegedly assaulted in Odisha's Kendrapara district, triggering a political controversy as Opposition parties demanded action against the accused persons. Chameli Ojha (33), sarpanch of Tikhiri gram panchayat in Mahakalapada block, was allegedly detained by local police Thursday following a dispute...

Bhubaneswar: Southwest monsoon arrived in Odisha Friday, ending a prolonged heatwave that had pushed temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius across several districts. "The southwest monsoon set in over Odisha June 12. It covered some parts of Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Bhadrak, Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts," said Manorama...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday announced free education from the kindergarten to postgraduate levels in government schools and colleges. Majhi, while addressing a press conference in Bhubaneswar on the occasion of the BJP government completing two years in the state, said the...

Berhampur: Odisha Police has arrested a 45-year-old man for allegedly cheating a person of Rs 21 lakh in Ganjam district on the false promise of securing a loco pilot job in the railways for his son, an officer said Friday. The accused, identified as Gadadhar...

Rajnagar: A 27-year-old youth died over an alleged land dispute at Rajnagar in Kendrapara district Thursday. The incident occurred at Es anipalla village and was reportedly triggered by an argument over harvesting drumsticks from a tree standing on a disputed land. The deceased was identified...

Keonjhar/Hatadihi: Anandapur police in Keonjhar district arrested two persons on charge of trafficking tribal minors to Tamil Nadu by luring them with promises of high-paying jobs, police said Thursday. The accused were identified as Akshaya Das (48) of Bhadrak district and Sritam Jena (24) of...

Bhadrak: A notorious criminal was injured in a gunfight with police in Bhadrak district, an officer said Thursday. The incident took place at Nuasahi area under the Bhadrak Rural police limits at about 3 am Thursday. The injured criminal was identified as Prafulla Mallik alias...

Jharsuguda: The CBI has arrested a security inspector working at Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) in Odisha's Jharsuguda district in a bribery case, an official said Thursday. The investigating agency registered the case Wednesday based on a complaint against the accused official. It was alleged that...

Rourkela:  Odisha Police has arrested six persons within hours of allegedly robbing a person at gunpoint in Sundargarh district, police said Thursday. The accused had allegedly looted Rs 1.10 lakh in cash from the victim's premises, a dispensary-cum-residence, under Dharuadihi police station limits Wednesday night....