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Bhubaneswar: Rain lashed eight southern Odisha districts as cyclone 'Montha' in the Bay of Bengal intensified into a severe cyclonic storm Tuesday morning, IMD said. Keeping in view the impending situation, the Odisha government has evacuated people from low-lying areas and also hilly terrain prone...

Rourkela: Police busted a sex racket during a raid on a house in Civil Township area under Raghunathpalli police limits in Rourkela and arrested three persons including a woman in this connection Monday. The raid took place after intelligence inputs alerted police about fl esh...

Bonai: Masked miscreants looted cash and gold ornaments worth over Rs 1 crore from a businesswoman’s house after threatening to rape her daughter and make the video viral if they did not get the keys late Sunday night. According to police, four masked men carrying...

Baripada: A year after tigress Jamuna was relocated from the Tadoba forest in Maharashtra to the Similipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district, doubts have grown over the success of the Forest Department’s objectives behind the move. According to officials, Jamuna failed to adapt to the...

Phulbani: A Fast Track Court here sentenced a 19-year-old youth to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment after convicting him in a rape case involving a minor girl Monday. The convict was identified as Ritwik Digal of Sainpada village under Pulbani Sadar police limits. Judge Kailash...

Nilagiri: Tension erupted in a village under Nilagiri forest range after an elderly woman was allegedly assaulted by a forest guard while she was collecting tree branches to feed her goats. The incident sparked outrage among villagers, who later staged a protest demanding the guard’s...

Umerkote: A highly educated woman has turned to self-employment and is even creating jobs for others by starting a small-scale industry in a rural pocket of Nabarangpur district. Ritu Mohanta, a graduate in agricultural science, has established a biodegradable carry bag production unit at Dangriguda...

Bhubaneswar: The Capital city glowed with devotion and colour as thousands of devotees observed Chhath puja Sunday evening, offering prayers to the setting sun at riverbanks and ponds. The four-day festival dedicated to the Sun God and Chhathi Maiya was celebrated at Kuakhai, Daya, and...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police Crime Branch has arrested a 29-year-old man from West Bengal for allegedly duping people of Rs 1.08 crore by promising high returns on investments through an online gaming platform, officials said Monday. The accused, identified as Sugata Majumder from Nadia district...

Bhubaneswar: A five-day residential hands-on skill development training programme for students of Government Vocational Higher Secondary Schools was inaugurated Monday at Centurion University, Bhubaneswar, under the SPEFL Trade initiative. The inaugural ceremony was attended by Directorate of Higher Secondary Education (DHSE) director Niyati Pattnaik as...