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Baripada: A POCSO court here in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Friday sentenced one person to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 16-year-old girl in 2017. The special court judge Santosh Kumar Nayak also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the convict Mangal Soren...

Bhubaneswar: Following Union Home Minister Amit Shah's direction to all states, the Odisha government Friday started the process of deporting Pakistanis residing in the state, a top police official said. The direction came in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 tourists,...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition Congress in Odisha Friday announced that it would organise 'Samvidhan Bachao' (save the Constitution) rallies across the state from April 28 to May 30. Addressing a press conference, state Congress in-charge Ajay Kumar Lallu said a series of rallies will be organised...

Bhubaneswar: AIIMS Bhubaneswar has successfully conducted the first robotic knee replacement surgery on a 66-year-old female patient at its state-of-the-art facility here, a statement by the institute said Friday. It is the first-ever robotic knee replacement procedure in the government sector of Odisha and Eastern...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has doubled the annual uniform allowance of police personnel in the state, an official release said. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi approved a proposal of the Home department in this regard and also announced an increase in 'extra duty incentive' for...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police arrested three persons, including two serving Navy personnel in Khurda district, on the charge of extorting money from Agniveer aspirants during a recruitment drive in November 2024, an officer said Friday. The arrested persons were identified as Satyam Chahar, currently working at...

Kendrapara/Rajnagar: Over 8 million endangered Olive Ridley sea turtle hatchlings have emerged from their eggs at the mass nesting sites of Nasi-2 in Gahirmatha marine sanctuary, marking the culmination of the annual nesting season of the marine species. Sudarshan Gopinath Yadav, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO)...

Jajpur: A day after a six-year-old boy went missing, his body was recovered from an abandoned stone quarry in Jajpur district Thursday, police said. The deceased has been identified as Shivu Rout, son of Bauribandhu Rout of Chargotha village under Jenapur police limits, they said....

Rourkela: A 62-yearold man was allegedly beaten to death by his son Thursday at IDL Gopabandhunagar area under Tangarpali police limits in Rourkela after he refused to give Rs 200, police said. The deceased, identified as Gagan Bihari Malla, was attacked inside his betel shop....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Thursday clinched the prestigious National Panchayat Award for the third consecutive year, showcasing its commitment to grassroots democracy and inclusive development, said an official. The National Panchayati Raj Day celebrated in Madhubani of Bihar witnessed Prime Minister Narendra Modi conferring awards to the...