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Keonjhar: In a sign of utter lawlessness, a man beheaded a 58-year-old widow with a spade over suspected past enmity at Bhalughera Sahi of Phula Pahadi village under Patana police station in this district early Wednesday morning. The victim was identified as Tulasi Majhi, 58,...

Keonjhar: At least three persons were killed in a landslide triggered by heavy rain while extracting manganese illegally from a mine in Keonjhar district, police said Wednesday. The incident took place at a manganese mine near Bichakundi Dalpahar under Joda police limits when some people...

Berhampur: A day after a youth killed his lover after inviting her to a lodge near New Bus stand under Baidyanathpur police limits in the Silk City here and later surrendered to police, police took the accused to the lodge to reconstruct the crime scene...

Barbil: More than 70 people have been injured in Barbil area of Keonjhar district in the past week due to stray dog attacks, health officials at Barbil community health centre (CHC) said. The victims include pedestrians and two-wheeler riders, many of whom have sustained bleeding...

Bhubaneswar: Members of Left parties, including Communist Party of India (M), Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (ML) Liberation and All India Forward Block (AIFB), Wednesday, staged protest at Master Canteen Square here, demanding stringent action against the culprits involved in assaulting BMC’s...

RESHMI YADAV, OP Jagatsinghpur: In a groundbreaking step toward sustainable broadcasting, Radio Outreach 90.8 FM—based in Srirampur village, Jagatsinghpur—has become Odisha’s first and only radio station to run entirely on green energy. From transmitters to studio equipment and office systems, the community radio station now...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Wednesday demanded the immediate arrest of BJP’s Nilgiri MLA Santosh Khatua alleging his involvement in the killing of an elephant and theft of its tusks in Nilgiri area June 15. Addressing a joint press conference, BJD general secretary and...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Wednesday formed a four-member team to assist Development Commissioner (DC) Anu Garg to complete an inquiry into the Puri stampede within 30 days. Garg has been asked to conduct the administrative inquiry into the death of three persons and the injury...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Wednesday urged the opposition parties not to politicise the affairs related to Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra. His appeal came after the opposition BJD and Congress demanded his resignation over the "irregularities and negligence" during the festival, which led to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday directed authorities to compensate an additional 5 lakh small depositors who were duped by different chit fund companies in the state. The depositors will get back their money within three to four months, a release by...