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Jajpur: A woman stopped her husband’s second marriage Saturday while their divorce case was still pending in a court in Jajpur district. According to reports, the incident took place at Trinath Temple in Jarka under Dharmasala block, where Bibhudendra Padhi was reportedly preparing to marry...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Saturday cancelled holidays for its employees and placed disaster response teams on standby as a weather system over the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a cyclonic storm and move toward the north Andhra Pradesh and southern Odisha coasts. A...

SUBHAKANTA NAYAK, OP Hatadihi: More than 150 students of nine classes are forced to take lessons in just three crammed rooms at a government school in Kendujhar district, where a shortage of teachers and basic facilities is disrupting the learning process and raising safety concerns....

Hatadihi: Wanted history-sheeter Arjun Pradhan was injured in a police encounter in Kendujhar district after allegedly opening fire at police personnel while attempting to escape custody. Two police officers were also injured in the incident. Pradhan, a native of Dasha mania village under Jakhapura police...

Papadahandi: A 60-year-old man was allegedly killed in an axe attack at Kadamguda village under Sirsi gram panchayat in Papadahandi block of Nabarangpur district, Friday. Police have arrested the accused, identified as Udayanath Amanatya alias Sukru. The deceased was identified as Mundara Pujari, a resident...

Bhubaneswar: A month after landslides disrupted rail connectivity on the Koraput-Kirandul route, East Coast Railway (ECoR) completed restoration work at all three affected locations Thurs day night, paving the way for the resumption of goods train movement. Train services on the section had remained suspended...

Baragada: A seven-year-old boy was killed in Karnapa village under Bijepur police station limits of Baragada district after an argument over fishing, police said, adding that a 13-year-old boy is being questioned in connection with the death. The body of the victim, Ashish Bhue, son...

Umarkot: The naked and mutilated body of a woman was found in a reserved forest beside a canal in Nabarangpur district Friday, with police suspecting that she was murdered. The body was discovered near Chikalpadar in Umarkot block. The woman is believed to be more...

SARAT KUMAR DHAL, OP Pottangi: Political tension mounted along the disputed Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border Friday after a 16-member delegation from Biju Janata Dal (BJD) confronted election campaign workers of a political party from Andhra Pradesh in the border territory of Kotia gram panchayat. The standoff...

Nabarangpur: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has intervened in an alleged case of social boycott involving the family of former Nabarangpur MLA Sadasiva Pradhani, directing the district collector to investigate the matter and submit an action-taken report (ATR) within four weeks. The complaint was...