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Bhadrak: The police Sunday arrested two persons, including a former employee, for their alleged involvement in the armed robbery of a small finance bank in Bhadrak district, police said. Four masked men stormed into the bank June 11 and looted Rs 7.54 lakh at gunpoint....

Bhubaneswar: The body of the 15-year-old girl from Odisha's Puri, who succumbed to her burn injuries at AIIMS-Delhi, was brought to the state Sunday night, police said. The minor's body reached the Biju Patnaik International Airport here before being taken to her native place at...

Bhubaneswar/Boudh: Vigilance sleuths Sunday detected 44 plots, 1kg gold, deposits worth Rs 1.34 crore and other valuable items allegedly in the possession of a state government employee working as a motor vehicle inspector (MVI) in Boudh district. The valuables were located in six locations of...

Berhampur: A group of people killed a 35-year-old man and cut off his private part allegedly on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Odisha's Gajapati district, police said Sunday. The incident took place at Malasapadar village under Mohana police  limits in the district Saturday night, the...

Bhubaneswar: The police Sunday arrested two persons from New Delhi after they allegedly committed burglary in the house of an income tax officer in Bhubaneswar, an official said. According to police, the duo allegedly robbed 230 grams of gold ornaments and cash from the official...

Rourkela: The body of a minor girl, who was missing since last Friday, was found hanging inside a jungle near her home in Odisha's Sundargarh district Sunday morning, police said. The incident happened at Lulkidihi village under the jurisdiction of the Talwara police station in...

Puri: The post-mortem of the 15-year-old girl from Puri, who died at AIIMS Delhi after sustaining severe burn injuries, was completed Sunday, police sources said. Her body is expected to arrive in Odisha around 8 pm and will be taken to her native village, Bayabar,...

Balasore: Four fishermen went missing after venturing into the sea in Odisha's Balasore district, police said Sunday. These fishermen from Kankadapal village under the Baliapal block in the district ventured into the sea Saturday morning and did not return, a senior officer said. "Fishermen usually...

Bhubaneswar: A day after the 15-year-old girl who was allegedly set ablaze by miscreants in Puri district, died in AIIMS Delhi, the Opposition BJD and Congress Sunday came down heavily on the BJP government in Odisha and raised questions on the "role" of police which...

Sundargarh: A railway personnel was killed in an IED blast on a railway track near Odisha-Jharkhand border in Sundargarh district Sunday, police said. The deceased was identified as Itua Oram, working as a 'key man' in the Indian railways, the police said. Police suspected involvement...