Kolkata/Balasore: West Bengal Police Monday arrested the fifth accused in the Durgapur gang rape case, taking the total number of arrests to five, officials said. The accused has been identified as Sheikh Safiqul, a local resident, who was nabbed from Durgapur. According to the police,...
Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: The nomination filing process for Odisha's Nuapada bypoll began Monday with the issuance of a notification in this regard, even as the state's two major political parties - the BJP and BJD - are yet to announce the names of their candidates. The Congress...
Bhubaneswar: A laboratory attendant of AIIMS Bhubaneswar was shot dead by unidentified persons in the city Monday morning when he was on his way to the hospital, police said. The deceased has been identified as Sudhanshu Khuntia. He was working as a lab attendant in...
Bhubaneswar/Balasore: Odisha State Commission for Women (OSCW) chairperson Sovana Mohanty Monday left for West Bengal to meet a medical student who was allegedly gang raped in Durgapur. Before leaving Bhubaneswar this morning, Mohanty said, "I am going to visit Durgapur to meet the survivor and...
Balasore: A government primary school located in the middle of farmland in Dhili village under Bauripada panchayat of Simulia block in Balasore district lacks road access, forcing students and teachers to wade through a nullah or cross a narrow, rickety bamboo bridge daily. The school,...
Patana: Nirmal Chandra Mohant, 72, of Chemena village under Keonjhar district’s Patana block, who once made headlines in the 1970s for running a self-built radio station called Akashvani Chemena, is back in the limelight — this time for inventing a human body sensor capable of...
Nandapur/Padua, Oct 12: A family of Mariput village in Panthlung panchayat under Nandapur block of Koraput district was allegedly attacked after being accused of witchcraft. The assailants reportedly killed the family’s pet dog and birds and assaulted two family members with spears and axes. Fearing...
Attabira/Godbhaga: Panic gripped the Attabira area of Bargarh district after a body with throat slit was found near Satijore, along National Highway 53 connecting Sambalpur and Bargarh. The deceased has been identified as Mahadev Sahu, 55, a resident of Gaurang Tikra in Barahgoda village under...
Rourkela: A melodious evening filled with nostalgia and reverence for the legendary Lata Mangeshkar unfolded at the Civic Centre here Saturday, as the Lata Mangeshkar Fans’ Club, Rourkela, hosted its annual tribute concert, Meri Awaaz Hi Pehchaan Hai, on the occasion of her birth anniversary....
Nayagarh: In a tragic incident, an eight-year-old boy was critically injured Sunday morning after an explosion occurred while he was burning a heap of garbage in Guptapalli village under Nayagarh block. The injured child, identified as Soumya Ranjan Pradhan, was first rushed to the Nayagarh...
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