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Kujang: A disturbing case of minor pregnancy has surfaced in Kujang area of Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district after a Class-9 student was found to be four months pregnant and later delivered a stillborn baby boy at a hospital, a source said Monday. According to the source,...

Rourkela: A female contractual employee at the Rourkela Municipal Corporation office attempted su*cide Monday, a source said. The employee, who worked in the issuance department, was rescued and admitted to a government hospital. Uditnagar police reached the scene and initiated an investigation. Authorities confirmed the...

Bhubaneswar: Taking a cue from the National Panchayat Awards conferred by the Union government, Odisha government has unveiled its own State Panchayat Puraskar initiative to encourage excellence among Panchayati Raj Institutions. Speaking to media persons, Panchayati Raj Minister Rabi Narayan Naik said the move is...

Bolangir: Police in Odisha's Bolangir district Monday rescued a 28-day-old baby girl who was allegedly sold by her parents for Rs 20,000 due to extreme poverty, officials said. Police rescued the infant from the house of a couple at Paikamal in neighbouring Bargarh district and...

Balasore: Delhi Police arrested a man from Odisha's Balasore district who, along with his two associates, had stolen over Rs 1 crore from the house of a businessman in the national capital, an officer said Monday. Delhi Police, with the help of Odisha Police, arrested...

Kendrapara: A local court in Kendrapara has sentenced a former headmaster to three years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 for misappropriating government funds meant for school development. Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Sarita Mohanty convicted Nirmal Kumar Acharya, the former in-charge...

Bhubaneswar: The official Instagram account of Odisha's Higher Education Department was hacked Monday following which the state government has decided to file an FIR in this regard, an official said. The department in a note said, "It has been found that the Instagram account of...

Bargarh: The booming narcotics trade in Bargarh district has become a matter of growing public concern as drug traffickers continue to operate despite police crackdown, leading to frequent arrests and seizure of large quantities of various intoxicants. In the latest crackdown, Bargarh Town police Saturday...

Basudevpur: A 45-year-old woman was found dead in a pool of blood inside her house in Parapokhari village under Kasia Marine police limits and this block early Sunday morning. It is suspected that the woman’s husband killed her with a sharp weapon before fleeing, police...

G Udayagiri: In yet another incident of human-animal conflict, a wild elephant trampled and dismembered a 55-year-old labourer on the outskirts of this Kandhamal town Saturday evening, police said. This gory death has sparked anger among villagers who say officials ignored repeated warnings about the...