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Khurda: A man from Khurda district was critically injured after being attacked by an elephant while collecting mangoes from his orchard Tuesday morning, officials and locals said. The victim, Dasarathi Jena of Malipada village under Jankia police limits, sustained severe injuries, including fractures to his...

Khaprakhol: A pregnant woman from Charabhata village under Ghunasar panchayat in Khaprakhol block of Bolangir district had to be carried in a sling for more than 1.5 km to reach an ambulance because her hamlet lacks a motorable road, an ordeal that ended in tragedy...

Kendrapara: Police have launched an inquiry into allegations of custodial torture of a woman and her son by personnel of the Talachua Marine Police Station in Odisha's Kendrapara district, an officer said Wednesday. Kendrapara Superintendent of Police Siddharth Kataria said Wednesday that he had personally...

Kendrapara: Two road construction workers were killed and two others injured after a pickup van in which they were travelling overturned in Odisha's Kendrapara district Wednesday, police said. The accident happened near Mugakani village in the Rajnagar police station area around 4.30 pm, when the...

Nabarangpur: A team of administrative officials conducted raids Tuesday on several hotels in the Raighar main market area under Nabarangpur district after the Collector was served with "stale and sub-standard" snacks. As per reports, the incident occurred when Nabarangpur District Collector Maheswar Swain was hearing...

Rajnagar: A woman and her son were allegedly assaulted and tortured inside the Talachua Marine Police Station in Kendrapara district after they visited the police station to lodge a complaint, a report said Tuesday. According to the complaint fi led Tuesday by Annapurna Mandal (58)...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police arrested 18 persons and seized Rs 36.85 lakh in cash while freezing Rs 39.42 lakh in bank accounts allegedly linked to IPL betting activities. Authorities also confiscated two cars and 13 mobile phones used in the illegal operation. According to a press...

Gopalpur/Berhampur: The police arrested four more persons from Rajasthan in the sensational kidnapping and murder case of land dealer Sudhir Patra, two of which were injured in a police encounter late Monday night in Ganjam district, police said Tuesday. The accused have been identified as...

Bhubaneswar: A total of 200 candidates, including 78 women, cleared the Odisha Civil Services Examination-2024, the result of which was declared Wednesday. According to a notice by the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC), 50 tribal, 45 Scheduled Caste (SC), 35 Socially and Educationally Backward Class...

Patna: A 35-year-old man died after collapsing on a roadside while returning home from work in Odisha’s Keonjhar district, with locals suspecting heatstroke as the cause of death. The deceased was identified as Buddhadev Dehuri, son of Ramachandra Dehuri of Khilaripat Nuagaon village under Tendara...