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Bhubaneswar: Nine people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the killing of a village quack on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Odisha's Gajapati district, police said Friday. According to police, a group of people at Kusumpur village under Mohana police limits in the...

Balasore: Police Friday arrested a 60-year-old man on the charge of impregnating a minor girl, who is his sister-in-law, in Odisha's Balasore district, an officer said. The incident took place in a village under Singla police station limits. According to police, the 14-year-old became ill...

Cuttack: Odisha Congress Friday staged a dharna near the office of the Director General of Police (DGP) demanding justice for the three women who died after being set on fire either by themselves or allegedly by miscreants in the past three weeks. Led by the...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Friday criticised the state government, accusing it of showing complete neglect toward the agriculture sector over the past year. Addressing a press conference on Friday, BJD leaders alleged that none of the promises made to farmers have been fulfilled....

Balasore: An assistant sub-inspector of Odisha Police has been suspended for allegedly forcefully marrying a minor and torturing her, an officer said Friday. The police identified the ASI as Amit Padhi, a resident of Baliapal area in Balasore district, and he was posted in Puri...

Kochi/Bhubaneswar: Archbishop Mar Andrews Thazhath, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), Friday urged the Odisha government and the Centre to take decisive action against those who attacked Christian priests and nuns in Jaleswar Thursday. “The priests and nuns had gone to attend...

Bhubaneswar: At least 20 people were injured after a bus with passengers on board overturned in Odisha's Dhenkanal district Friday morning, police said. The accident took place near the Kantiokteni area under the Tumusingha Police Station limits after the driver of the bus, carrying more...

Berhampur: Researchers at Berhampur University have claimed to have discovered a new species of free-living marine nematodes or roundworms from Chilika Lake, Asia's largest brackish water lagoon. The species belongs to the genus Admirandus, and its discovery marks the first report of it from the...

Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident that has sparked outrage in the Capital, a woman was brutally attacked by a food delivery boy inside her home after she allegedly questioned him about the delay in her parcel delivery. The victim, identified as Binodini Rath, a resident...

Berhampur: A 30-year-old man and his two women lovers were arrested Thursday for allegedly killing his wife in Ganjam district, police said. The incident took place at Nuagaon village under Bellaguntha police station limits of the district Monday, the police said. Santosh Naik, a daily...