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Phulbani: A POCSO court in Phulbani Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for raping a 4-year-old girl and outraging the modesty of her mother last year, a public prosecutor said. Monoranjan Das, judge of the POCSO court, Phulbani, also imposed...

Baripada: Three leopard skins were seized and seven persons, including a government teacher, were arrested for trading in wildlife body parts in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, a senior forest officer said. Acting on a tip-off, officials of the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) conducted raids at Kutling...

Bhubaneswar: Following the death of a woman student of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) staged a protest at Vani Vihar in Bhubaneswar Wednesday, demanding swift justice and sweeping reforms in educational institutions. The woman student was reportedly subjected to prolonged...

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik strongly condemned the “high-handed police action" against his party workers and leaders during their protest at Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar Wednesday. Notably, the leaders and workers protested, demanding justice for a girl student...

Bhubaneswar: Demanding the resignation of Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi over the death of the college student in Balasore district, Mahila Congress chief Alka Lamba Wednesday said President's Rule must be imposed in the state. The second-year B.Ed student of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College...

Baripada: A drunk auto driver allegedly killed his parents with a hammer in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, and spent the night with the bodies lying in a pool of blood, police said Wednesday. The incident happened in Dhonapal village in the Baisinga police limits Tuesday night....

Bhubaneswar: Security was strengthened at state secretariat Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar Wednesday in view of the BJD's protest over the college student's death in Balasore district. BJD members have started gathering at the Master Canteen Square since the morning to march towards Lok Seva...

Balasore: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi spoke to the father of the female B.Ed student of FM Autonomous College in Balasore, who succumbed to her burn injuries while undergoing treatment at AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, assuring him of full support. "Spoke with the father of the brave...

By Manoj Kumar Jena, OP Hiss… Most of us get scared hearing the sound snakes produce, but it is primarily a defensive mechanism used to deter potential threats. People have a deadly fear of snakes, as a single bite can end a life in hours....

Balasore: Markets were shut, schools and colleges were closed, and vehicles largely remained off the roads as a bandh, called by the Opposition BJD, was underway in Odisha's Balasore district over the death of a college student. The second-year B.Ed student of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous)...