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Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 350 suspected heatstroke cases and one confirmed death between March and June this year, ranking third among Indian states in heat-related illnesses, according to data obtained by PTI under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. Nationwide, India recorded 7,192 suspected cases and...

Bhadrak: A man allegedly hacked his wife to death with an axe in Odisha's Bhadrak district following a fight, police said Sunday. The incident happened in Parapokhari village in the Kasia marine police station area Saturday night, they said. The body of Gurubari Jena was...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Sunday announced that the beneficiaries will receive the third instalment of the Subhadra Yojana on Raksha Bandhan August 9. Addressing a public meeting in Konark, Parida said the state government is committed to empowering women through sustained financial...

Banarpal: A man was arrested from Chhattisgarh for allegedly circulating an intimate video of his wife on social media, police said Sunday. The accused is identified as Deepu Sahoo, a resident of Angul district. Sahu was traced and taken into custody by a team led...

Bhubaneswar: BJD corporator of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Amaresh Jena was arrested from Balasore district Sunday in connection with a rape case lodged against him in the state capital, police said. Jena, a prominent BJD leader was booked under the BNS sections 64(2) (rape), 89...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday drew the attention of the country towards the environmental awareness campaign against forest fires undertaken by the ‘Radhakrishna Sankirtan Mandali’, a group of devotional singers from Odisha’s Keonjhar district, who are spreading the message of conservation through traditional songs...

Balasore: A man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to rape the wife of an assistant professor at Fakir Mohan University in Odisha’s Balasore district. The incident took place Saturday afternoon when the man, posing as an LPG cylinder mechanic, entered the assistant professor's quarters....

Bhubaneswar/Balasore: Police Sunday arrested BJD corporator Amaresh Jena from Nilagiri area in Balasore district. Jena had been absconding since being booked in a rape case registered in the state capital, a source said. Earlier, five persons were arrested for harbouring the accused person, Amresh Jena,...

Bhubaneswar: Police have arrested five associates of BJD corporator Amaresh Jena, who has been absconding ever since he was booked in a rape case in the state capital. Jena, a prominent BJD leader in the state capital was booked under the BNS sections 64(2) (rape),...

Rayagada: The changing course of the Nagavali River has become a growing concern for residents of Rayagada town and nearby villages as the absence of complete protective embankments along its banks increases the risk of flooding and erosion. Large sections of the riverbank remain exposed...