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Malkangiri: Police in Malkangiri district Saturday arrested a man accused of raping a differently-abled minor girl, authorities said. Police produced the accused identified as Deepak Baroi, 45, in the court from where he was remanded to judicial custody after his bail pleas were rejected. The...

Bolangir: Bolangir Town police busted an interstate ganja trafficking racket with the seizure of 24 kg of the contraband hidden inside specially-built secret chambers in a car during a routine patrol and vehicle check Saturday morning. Police said the operation was carried out near a...

Binika: Farmers in Binika area of Subarnapur district sold paddy at Rs 10 per kg and staged a road blockade Saturday, protesting the delay in paddy procurement. Mandis in the district opened December 9, but farmers said procurement has remained stalled as tokens have not...

Jagatsinghpur: A middle-aged woman has moved the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC), alleging that she and her minor sons were physically assaulted by the police in Jagatsinghpur district, a charge dismissed by the law enforcers Saturday. The woman, identified as Aklima Bibi of Hatt Bazar...

Hyderabad/Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday visited the 'Statue of Equality' in Hyderabad and offered prayers to Ramanujacharya. An official statement issued by the CMO said that Majhi, accompanied by Odisha's Industries Minister Sampad Chandra Swain, paid homage to the philosopher, saint, and...

Bhubaneswar: Coldwave conditions gripped Odisha Saturday, with the mercury falling below 10 degrees Celsius in several places, the IMD said. G Udayagiri in Kandhamal district was the coldest place in the state, with the mercury plummeting to 4.6 degrees Celsius. Semiliguda in Koraput district recorded...

New Delhi: Shubman Gill's fate wasn't actually sealed Saturday when BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia announced the squad for the T20 World Cup but when the fourth T20 International was called off Wednesday due to thick smog. That was the day it was decided that Gill...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha police have announced cash rewards of Rs 8.40 crore to people providing any information about 18 wanted Maoists, an officer said Saturday. The police have put up the posters in the interior pockets in Boudh district. "Help us to arrest Maoists and win...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Youth Congress activists scuffled with police personnel and hurled eggs at them while trying to gherao the residence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday, an officer said. Holding posters and banners, the Youth Congress workers, led by state president Ranjit Patra, took...

Jajpur: The body of a 21-year-old man was found hanging inside the house of his female friend in Odisha's Jajpur district, police saidSaturday. The incident took place at Mainda village under Binjharpur police limits Friday. The deceased was identified as Ashok Das, a resident of...