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Anugola: Two kanwariyas were swept away by strong currents in the Lingara canal near Tipirisingha in Anugola district while collecting water to offer to Lord Shiva during the holy month of Shravan, officials said Monday. One of the two kanwariyas, identified as Smruti Ranjan, was...

Chhatrapur: Authorities have identified a new site for the proposed bridge over the Rushikulya river, marking progress on a long-pending infrastructure project that is expected to improve connectivity and boost development in Ganjam district. The proposed bridge will originate at Kainchapur and connect to Badasankha...

Chhatrapur: At least 13 kanwariyas, including the driver, sustained injuries when a mini truck they were travelling in overturned Sunday on National Highway 16 near Mayapatana Square under Chamakhandi police limits in Ganjam district. Local residents, highway patrol personnel and police rescued the injured kanwariyas...

Kendujhar: The Forest department Sunday arrested the main accused in a wildlife poaching case following a raid in the Telkoi forest range of Kendujhar district. The accused has been identified as Gurucharan Naik, a resident of Golgadia village near Bhimkand under Telkoi police limits, the...

Jharsuguda: Former Union Education Minister and Sambalpur MP Dharmendra Pradhan faced protests from Biju Janata Dal and Congress workers during his visit to Jharsuguda Sunday. Protesters raised slogans against Pradhan and staged demonstrations at several locations. Later, police picked up workers from both parties and...

Balangir: A 45-year-old unmarried woman was allegedly bludgeoned to death after unidentified assailants entered her house at Khamarmunda village under Puintala block in this district, police said. The deceased was identified as Geetanjali Sadangi, who lived alone in the village. She was allegedly attacked with...

Lahunipada/Banai: Two masked men allegedly poured petrol on a 35-year-old man and set him ablaze over a land dispute in Ganighasa village under Lahunipada police limits in Sundaragada district in the early hours of Saturday, police said. The victim was identified as Kahnu Charan Mohanta...

Riamal: Skeletal remains believed to be those of a female elephant were recovered from the Gogua reserve forest near Khilei village in Riamal forest range of Debagada district Friday, forest department officials said Saturday. The remains were spotted by Nuadihi Forester Golakh Patta and his...

Kujang: An underground pipeline laid by JSW Steel has burst near Patana in Erasama block of Jagatsinghpur district, residents alleged. A chemical substance has been released on farmlands, damaging paddy seedlings and killing fish, residents alleged in a written complaint to the Ersama tehsildar Friday....

Nabarangpur: An additional district and sessions judge and special POCSO court judge sentenced a man to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment for abducting and repeatedly raping a minor girl in 2013. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on the convict, Dushmant Bag, alias...