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Bolangir/Titilagarh: In a spine-chilling incident, a 17-year-old boy allegedly stabbed his 12-year-old younger brother to death over a petty quarrel and later buried the body at Titilagarh town in Bolangir district, police said Saturday. During a presser held at Titilagarh police station Saturday, Bolangir Superintendent...

Berhampur: A man hacked to death his disabled friend, who lived as a tenant in his house, following a simmering dispute regarding repayment of money for the mortgaged house at Goudsahi in Haridakhandi here Friday night. The deceased was identified as Shankar Majhi, 48, alias...

Umerkote/Raighar: A young woman from Raighar block in Nabarangpur district, who attempted suicide by consuming poison after her photos went viral, died Saturday afternoon while undergoing treatment at AIIMS Bhubaneswar, hospital officials said. The autopsy is scheduled for Sunday, they added. Following her death, Opposition...

Bargarh: Dubbing the ruling BJP as anti-farmer, opposition BJD Friday announced to hold a massive farmers’ rally in Bargarh August 18 to make them aware how the saffron party has been exploiting them. Addressing a press conference here, BJD farmers’ cell convenor Prasanna Acharya said...

Bhubaneswar: The opposition Congress in Odisha Saturday alleged that irregularities had taken place in the state during the simultaneous elections to the assembly and Lok Sabha last year. Addressing a press conference, state Congress president Bhakta Charan Das claimed that about 42 lakh votes were...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) criticised the Mohan Charan Majhi government in Odisha for not observing the World Tribal Day, officially known as International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. The BJD celebrated the day at its party office here. Holding a press conference,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police arrested 129 people, wanted in different criminal cases, over the last nine days during a special drive, a senior officer said Saturday. 'Operation Garuda' was launched August 1 for curbing crime, smuggling, and anti-social activities, ADG (Law and Order) Sanjay Kumar...

Balasore: Two sisters went missing after being swept away by strong currents of the Subarnarekha river in Odisha's Balasore district Saturday, police said. A search has been started for the two girls, who ventured into the river while playing near the Sikharpur Ghat in Jaleswar,...

Bhubaneswar: On occasion of Raksha Bandhan, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday released the third instalment of the Subhadra Yojana, crediting Rs 5,000 each to the bank accounts of over 1 crore women beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer. At a public event in Jeypore,...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: CBI has booked an officer of AIIMS-Bhubaneswar and five others for alleged corruption in the recruitment to Group-B and Group-C posts using forged documents, officials said Saturday. The agency acted on the findings of its preliminary enquiry registered by it in March that...