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Bhadrak: Two persons were killed and another injured after their motorcycle crashed into a protection wall of a bridge on NH 16 in Odisha's Bhadrak district Sunday, police said. According to police, three persons from West Bengal were travelling towards Cuttack on a motorcycle. The...

Bhubaneswar: Three boys allegedly drowned in a pond in Odisha's Nayagarh district Sunday, police said. The incident happened in Godibida village in Daspalla block. The boys were bathing in the village pond after attending a wedding when the incident happened, they said. Locals rescued the...

Berhampur: The traditional arts and crafts have come alive in Odisha's Berhampur during the ongoing biennial Budhi Thakurani Yatra, with chariots of the deity and storytelling arts being exhibited in various locations across the Silk City. The 25-day-long festival, which started April 3, will end...

Kendrapara: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a detailed Action Taken Report (ATR) from the Jagatsinghpur Superintendent of Police (SP) regarding the case of a woman who allegedly killed her two daughters before committing suicide. The NHRC Friday directed the SP to submit...

Berhampur: Continuing its investigation into the high-profile murder of former Health Minister Naba Das, a Crime Branch team led by ASP Vijay Kumar Mallik Saturday visited the Berhampur residence of Gopal Das, the police ASI arrested for the minister’s murder. The team conducted a detailed...

Nuapada: Police have arrested two individuals in connection with the murder of an elderly woman in Nuapada district’s Tikrapada village under Komna police station limits. The arrests were made Saturday following the recovery of the woman’s body from a village pond. The deceased, identified as...

Sonepur: In a shocking incident, a woman has been arrested for allegedly strangling her six-year-old daughter to death, driven by superstitious beliefs, in Kotasamalei village under Birmaharajpur police station limits in Subarnapur district. The accused, identified as Ashalata, was arrested by Birmaharajpur police Saturday and...

Bhawanipatna: In an effort to raise awareness of malaria prevention among vulnerable communities, Vedanta Aluminium conducted a large-scale campaign in tribal-dominated Kalahandi district to mark World Malaria Day. The anti-malaria awareness drive focused on the villages of Nakrundi and Gunpur, along with other remote areas....

Bhawanipatna: Police Saturday recovered the bodies of a man and a girl hanging from a tree in Kalahandi district. The bodies of a 23-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl were found hanging from a tree at Kaodala village under Ampani police station area of the...

Nishchintakoili: In a tragic incident, two toddlers drowned in a pond at Ramakrushnapur village under this block in Cuttack district Saturday. The victims were identified as Kameshwar, 2, son of Dilip Kumar Sahu of Ramakrushnapur village under Nishchintakoili block, and Bhagyalaxmi, 3, daughter of Ballabh...