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Malkangiri: Security forces achieved a breakthrough in the fight against Left-Wing Extremism Monday, recovering a large cache of arms, explosives and other incriminating materials from a Maoist hideout in a forest along the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border. The recovery was made during a search operation conducted by...

Jharsuguda: Months of online harassment endured by a Jharsuguda woman came to an end after police tracked down and arrested a 20-year-old man in Bihar for allegedly operating a fake Instagram account in her name and sharing obscene content. The accused, identified as Mohammad Rashid...

Nilagiri: A 43-year-old driver was allegedly murdered by his friend over a suspected extramarital affair with the latter’s wife, and his decomposed body was exhumed from farmland 22 days later in Balasore district, police said Monday. The victim, Birendra Behera of Jamuna village under Barhampur...

Kendrapara: A 16-foot-long saltwater crocodile was rescued from a canal near the Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district Monday, officials said. The male crocodile was captured from a canal at Jarimula village following a four-hour operation carried out by a six-member forest team, Rajnagar Forest...

Bantala: A man allegedly hacked his elder brother to death following a family dispute in Angul district, police said Monday. The incident occurred in Pokunda village under the Purunakote police limits Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Titun Seth, while the accused, his younger...

Mayurbhanj: A 13-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said Monday. The family members of the victim alleged that the minor was gang raped Sunday, but Mayurbhanj additional superintendent of police (ASP) Deepak Kumar Gochayat said it was a case of...

Bhubaneswar: A 33-year-old former professor of a veterinary institution was arrested in Bhubaneswar Monday for allegedly sexually harassing a student and circulating her morphed photographs on social media, police said. The arrest was made by personnel of Bharatpur police station following an investigation into a...

Puri: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday said that Lord Jagannath was the ‘real king’ of Odisha and he is doing public service by occupying the CM's chair. "In Odisha, Chief Minister is not the ruler, but the Lord Himself is the real king and...

Bhubaneswar: In a major push to ensure the safety, dignity and welfare of sanitation workers, Odisha’s Housing & Urban Development Department has intensified implementation of the GARIMA (Gaurav and Respect for Individuals Involved in Manual Activities) Scheme across all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). The scheme...

Berhampur: A 46-year-old bus driver was arrested in Odisha's Ganjam district Monday for allegedly beating his elderly parents with a wooden log over a property dispute, resulting in the death of his father and leaving his mother critically injured, police said. The incident occurred Sunday...