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Birmaharajpur: A 20-year-old woman was allegedly abducted and gangraped near Hikudi under Ulunda block in Subarnapur district while returning home from work Friday evening. The survivor lodged a written complaint at the Birmaharajpur police station Saturday. According to reports, the victim, a resident of Hikudi...

Bhubaneswar: A 72-year-old man was allegedly killed by two miscreants on the suspicion that he practised witchcraft, in Chandaka area on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, police said Saturday. Though the incident took place a month ago, it came to light when the skeleton of the...

Puri: Environmentalists and locals of Astaranga in Puri district raised alarms as trawlers continue to ply on the Devi river mouth despite the enforcement of fishing ban to provide a safe passage for the endangered Olive Ridley turtles to lay their eggs. Devi river mouth...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday inaugurated 44 more offices for registration of land spread across 13 districts of the state. Majhi virtually inaugurated the sub-registration offices at the Lok Seva Bhawan here. Another 56 such offices are planned to be opened in...

Nuapada/Bhubaneswar: Police registered a case Saturday against two senior BJD leaders, including a sitting MLA, for allegedly assaulting a BJP worker in Odisha's Nuapada assembly constituency, where bypolls are scheduled. The FIR, filed at Komna police station, named BJD vice-president and former MLA Pranab Prakash...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Saturday started receiving new applications under its ambitious women-centric scheme Subhadra Yojana. Women, who attained 21 years of age as on April 1, are now eligible for the scheme, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said here Saturday. Eligible women who are...

Jajpur: Tension prevailed in Panikoili police station area in Odisha's Jajpur district following the death of a 17-year-old college student, police said Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Asish Kumar Pal, a native of Kendudipi village under Danagadi block in Jajpur district. The student...

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: Two days after Maoists sent a message to continue their activities in Odisha, state police have tightened security in bypoll-bound Nuapada, bordering Left Wing Extremism-hit Chhattisgarh, a senior official said Saturday. Police plans to deploy 14 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), comprising...

Kolkata: Lionel Messi's much-anticipated 'GOAT Tour to India 2025' just got bigger with Hyderabad added as the new southern leg stop to ensure fans in the region are not "deprived" of seeing their idol following the cancellation of Argentina's proposed friendly in Kerala. The decision...

Bhubaneswar: Power electronics chip company SiCSem performed groundbreaking ceremony in Bhubaneswar Saturday for setting up the country's first end-to-end silicon carbide semiconductor production plant, entailing investment of about Rs 2,000 crore. The integrated facility, expected to be operational by 2027-28, will have a capacity of...