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Bonai: In a tragic turn of events, a 59-year-old man, who had come to celebrate three decades of marriage at Khandadhar Waterfalls, returned home in a coffin after he suddenly collapsed following a night of anniversary celebration. The deceased was identified as Rajesh Gupta of...

Binjharpur: Four days after the death of a woman, whose half-burnt body was recovered behind her in-laws’ house under the police limits in Jajpur district this Wednesday, police arrested five members of the family including the husband Saturday. According to police, the woman’s husband confessed...

Kendrapara: Two days after a caste row over the engagement of a Dalit woman as an Anganwadi helper was raised in Parliament, the Kendrapara district administration Saturday said the matter had been resolved through negotiations, ending an 85-day stalemate that had disrupted child and maternal...

Jajpur: Self-confidence is the key to success, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi told students while attending the platinum jubilee celebration of PM SHRI NC Government High School in Jajpur Saturday. Terming the occasion as historic, the CM said that since its establishment in 1945, the...

Balasore: Odisha Police Saturday rescued a two-and-a-half-year-old boy who was allegedly sold by his father to a man for Rs 1 lakh following which both of them were detained, officials said. The incident, took place at Barisahi village within Nilgiri Notified Area Council area, came...

Berhampur: A man was allegedly lynched on suspicion of theft in Odisha's Ganjam district Saturday, police said. The incident took place at Sardula village in the district's Bhanjanagar police station area. The deceased, identified as 37-year-old Banadhar Pradhan, a resident of Kurumingia in Kandhamal district's...

Berhampur: At least 20 passengers of a bus were injured, two of them seriously, when the vehicle skidded off the road and hit a roadside hillock in Odisha's Gajapati district Saturday, police said. The accident took place at Chandiput within Gajapati district's Mohana police station...

Keonjhar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday laid foundation stones for a Rs 100-crore textile park and a Rs 187-crore disaster recovery and data centre in his native Keonjhar district. Addressing a meeting on Dharanidhar University campus, CM Majhi said, "The state government is...

Kendrapara: Two days after a caste row over the engagement of a Dalit woman as an anganwadi helper was raised in Parliament, Odisha's Kendrapara district administration Saturday said the matter had been “resolved” through negotiations. Kendrapara district sub-collector Arun Nayak said the matter has been...

Kendrapara: A 76-year-old man died, and at least nine others were injured when a swarm of bees attacked them in Odisha's Kendrapara district, police said Saturday. The incident took place Friday afternoon at Jaguleipada village under the Rajkanika Police Station limits when the bees attacked...