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Jajpur: The police Monday arrested a 30-year-old woman for allegedly killing her husband and burying his body in the backyard of their house in Jajpur district, an officer said. The accused, identified as Dumari Munda of Dubikhal village, surrendered at the Sukinda police station, confessing...

Keonjhar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognizance of a complaint and sought an Action Taken Report (ATR) from the District Magistrate-cum-Collector of Keonjhar, regarding alleged human rights violations affecting the Juang Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG). The commission has directed officials to...

Dhenkanal: A wild tusker was found dead in Kamakhyanagar forest area of Odisha's Dhenkanal district Monday morning, an official said. Forest department officials recovered the carcass of the 30-year-old tusker near Jamujhara village in the western part of Dhenkanal forest division. The elephant had migrated...

Berhampur: Two labourers died after a portion of the roof of an under-construction building collapsed in Odisha's Ganjam district Monday, police said. The incident took place at Karpura Nuagain in Aska area. The deceased have been identified as Niranjan Mohanty (38) and Khadala Sethi (62)....

Kendrapara: Ahead of the annual mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles at the Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Odisha's Kendrapara district, forest officials Monday arrested at least 10 fishermen on charges of illegally fishing within the turtle congregation zone. The trawlers used by the intruders for...

Kuanrmunda: A rape convict, who had been released from jail on bail, was shot dead with arrows by a couple Saturday night under Biramitrapur police limits in Sundargarh district, police said Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Anuraj alias Raj Kumar Yadav (36) from...

Dhenkanal: An 18-year-old student from a privately-run industrial training institute in Dhenkanal district died after drowning in a pond where authorities allegedly sent a group of students to take a bath owing to shortage of water at the hostel, Sunday. The incident sparked outrage in...

Umarkote: In a reminder of the prevalence of superstitious and harmful traditional practices in the state, a one-month-old baby boy was branded more than 40 times with a hot iron rod by his family members for curing him of some disease. The child has suffered...

Kendrapara: An 18-year-old girl student in Odisha's Kendrapara district died allegedly by suic*de after being "frisked inappropriately" by a male teacher before she entered an examination hall, police said Sunday. The mother of the student lodged a police complaint Saturday, alleging that her daughter was...

Bhubaneswar: Several places across Odisha experienced hot weather conditions Sunday with the mercury crossing 38 degree Celsius in Bolangir. Bolangir recorded a maximum temperature of 38.1 degree Celsius, according to the IMD. Five other places recorded temperatures of above 37 degree Celsius. They are Angul...