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Sambalpur: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a professor of Sambalpur University (SU), who was a member of the NAAC Peer Review Committee, in connection with alleged bribery case in the accreditation rating process. The accused was identified as Bulu Moharana, head of...

Boudh: Forest department sleuths in Boudh have rescued three turtles and 15 parrot chicks, and arrested four individuals involved in the illegal wildlife trade. The operation, which was conducted Saturday, followed intelligence provided by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau in Bhopal which was alerted by...

Keonjhar: The headmaster of an upgraded primary school in Shivnarayanpurgoda village, under Telkoi block in Keonjhar district, was arrested Sunday for allegedly molesting an eighth-grade girl student. Telkoi Police Station Inspector in Charge (IIC) Susanta Parida said that the headmaster, Dilip Kumar Sahu, was arrested...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police arrested two persons, including one from neighbouring Chhattisgarh, for allegedly stealing seven goats in a village in Odisha's Bolangir district, an official said Sunday. The duo allegedly stole the seven goats from a person's animal shed January 28 and took those...

Bhawanipatna: An elderly couple was trampled to death by wild elephants in Odisha's Kalahandi district, police said Sunday. The incident happened in Kadomali village in Lakhbaheli panchayat in Bhawanipatna South forest division Saturday night, they said. Magun Majhi (70) and his wife Gada Majhi (65)...

Bhubaneswar: Saraswati Puja was celebrated at various educational institutions, offices and homes across Odisha Sunday. Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi greeted the people of the state on the occasion of Basant Panchami and Saraswati Puja. May Goddess Saraswati fill...

Berhampur: The three-month-long mating process of Olive Ridley sea turtles in the ocean has come to an end, a report said. According to Rabindra Nath Sahu, secretary of the Rushikulya Turtle Protection Committee, the female turtles have now begun surfacing on the seawater. This is...

New Delhi/Balasore: Defence Ministry Saturday said three flight trials of a very short-range air defence missile system were conducted successfully from Chandipur off the coast of Odisha. The trials were carried out against high-speed targets flying at very low altitude. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated...

Bhadrak: A 26-year-old man, his brother-in-law and the driver of the ambulance on which they were taking back the body of his deceased father from hospital were killed Saturday in Odisha's Bhadrak district after the vehicle was hit by a dumper from behind, said police....

Rourkela: The Cyber Crime & Economic Offences Police Station under Rourkela Police has uncovered a large-scale credit card fraud involving financial record manipulation, forged documents, and unauthorised cash withdrawals, amounting to Rs52.9 lakh, plus accrued interest. The investigation was initiated after a complaint was received...