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Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain continued to batter Odisha for the third consecutive day Wednesday with no respite in sight. The IMD said the low-pressure area, which has triggered the rain, is likely to move west-northwestwards across the state during the next 24 hours. With the low-pressure...

Kendrapara: Several high-profile criminal cases - including murders, firing incidents and even serious charges against cops – being buried under bureaucratic rigmarole in this district have significantly eroded the citizens’ faith in police administration. While unresolved cases leave victims waiting for justice for eternity, the...

Balasore: Normal life was thrown out of gear and traffi c came to a standstill after heavy downpour late Monday night accompanied by thunderbolts left Balasore city waterlogged Tuesday. The rain began around 2am Monday and continued for nearly four hours. Several low-lying areas, arterial...

Kendrapara: In a major crackdown, police have arrested four persons, including three dacoits, and recovered 11kg gold, 5kg silver, Rs 9.45 lakh in cash, and a country-made gun from their possession. DIG (Central Range) Satyajit Naik said the arrested are aged between 22 and 32...

Keonjhar/Hatadihi: Another instance of alleged irregularities has surfaced in Keonjhar District Mineral Foundation (DMF) as records show that the DMF office rooms were renovated twice at a cost of Rs 37,53,951 within just three months, while another Rs 4,30,285 was spent on interior decoration of...

Balasore: Proving age is just a number, Manoj Bihari Das, a 65-year-old man from Balasore, achieved an extraordinary feat by securing bronze medal at 57th Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship in the Masters’ Category held in Bangkok (Thailand) from August 22 to 24. The...

R Udayagiri: Police have arrested three persons in connection with the killing of a villager whose body was found hidden inside a rock cavity near Kadamuli under Purunapani panchayat in Gajapati district. The victim was identified as Shiba Nayak of Dhepsankarakhali village under Digapahandi police...

Lanjigarh: A 74-year-old man was allegedly killed at Manastara village under Bishwanathpur police station in Kalahandi district on suspicion of practising witchcraft. Police have arrested three villagers and produced them in court. The victim, identified as Ekuna Majhi, had gone missing August 28. His son...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer Madhusmita Singh was arrested on Tuesday for her alleged involvement in misappropriation of government funds worth Rs 4 crore, officials said. The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha police, which is investigating the case, has arrested Singh from her...

Jajpur: The Odisha Police in Jajpur district Tuesday seized a container truck illegally carrying 60 cattle, of which 22 were found dead, an officer said. The cattle were being carried from Charinangal in Jajpur district to Kolkata, the police said. The force seized the vehicle...