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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) Monday demanded the resignations of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Deputy CM Pravati Parida and Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan, holding them accountable for the stampede in Puri that claimed three lives and left over 50 injured, a statement by...

Digapahandi: A village in Ganjam district woke up to shock and grief Monday after a man was found dead under suspicious circumstances on the verandah of his house, prompting a full-scale investigation by Digapahandi police. According to a source, the victim, B Ramchandra Patra alias...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance Monday launched simultaneous raids on the properties and office of a joint director-rank officer at eight locations in three districts in connection with its probe into his alleged disproportionate assets. The Vigilance Department launched the search operations on the properties of the...

Sonepur: A troubling case involving a minor girl and a newborn child has surfaced in Subarnapur district, drawing criticism over alleged police inaction and administrative lapses. According to a source, a 17-year-old girl from Thengo Dam area under Birmaharajpur police limits gave birth to a...

Cuttack: Three empty wagons of a goods train Monday derailed in a yard near Cuttack railway station in Odisha, an official said. No casualty was reported in the incident, he said, adding that the wagons jumped the tracks around 8.30 am and the loop line...

Puri: A day after three people were killed and 50 others injured in a stampede near Shree Gundicha temple in Puri, thousands of devotees Monday made a beeline to have a darshan of the sibling deities -- Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath. In...

Malkangiri: A crematorium once avoided by people out of fear is now drawing crowds armed with smartphones, not for funerals, but for selfies. What used to be a grim and neglected cremation ground in Malkangiri town has undergone a remarkable transformation and now resembles a...

Bhubaneswar/Balasore/ Baripada: The state government Sunday placed the Balasore and Mayurbhaj district administrations on high alert with an impending flood threat looming over the northern part of the state as several major rivers in the region continue to swell, an official said. Rivers such as...

Morada: A 65-year-old woman died and another sustained critical injuries after a wall of their house collapsed on them following torrential rainfall at Sanamundabani village under Morada police limits in Mayurbhanj district, Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Inda Marandi, 65, while her sister-in-law...

Chhatrapur: A man was killed in an organised attack Saturday at Brahmaniapalli village under Chhatrapur police limits in Ganjam district. The deceased was identified as A Lachheya Patra, 32, a resident of Brahmaniapalli village. He hailed from Sasanapalli village under Purushottampur block but had been...