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Berhampur: Two Dalit men in Odisha's Ganjam district were half-tonsured, assaulted and forced to crawl on their knees and consume grass and drain water on suspicion of cattle smuggling, police claimed Monday. The incident, which occurred at Jahada in Kharigumma village under Dharakote police station...

Jajpur: Two women who came from Delhi to Odisha's Jajpur district allegedly faced misbehaviour by two local youths, police said Monday. According to a complaint lodged with the police, the accused passed lewd comments and touched them inappropriately besides assaulting the brothers of one of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Monday expressed concern over low enrollment of citizens in government-backed social welfare schemes. He launched a special drive to enrol Raj Bhavan officials and staff in such schemes. Addressing an awareness programme on Social Security schemes on the Raj...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday said that the students and youths can now think of making sports a career apart from getting employment in industries by availing various skill training imparted by the state government. Majhi said this while addressing the state-level...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Monday called for an 'All Odisha Students Strike' June 25 to protest the alleged gang rape of a college student at Gopalpur sea beach in Ganjam district. At a press conference in Bhubaneswar BJD leader Devi Ranjan Tripathy appealed to the students...

Bhadrak/Sundargarh: Two persons were killed and more than 10 injured in two separate road accidents in Odisha, police said Monday. Two youths died and one was seriously injured when the motorcycle in which they were travelling collided with a truck near Bhasma in Sundargarh district...

New Delhi/Berhampur: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Monday said it has issued a notice to the Odisha government and the state's police chief in connection with the alleged gangrape of a 20-year-old college student at Gopalpur sea beach in Ganjam district earlier this month. Reportedly,...

Nandapur: Amid repeated attempts of intrusion by Andhra Pradesh, now schools in the neighbouring state are attracting students from Odisha’s border villages by offering incentives under its education and welfare programmes. According to reports, Andhra officials have successfully enrolled children from Odisha into their schools...

Bhograi: Floodwaters of the Subarnarekha River started to recede Sunday, but hardships continue to grow for villagers trapped in the submerged Bhograi and other blocks of Balasore district. Many families remain cut off from the outside world, and officials struggle to reach them. In some...

Keonjhar: The diversion road of the under-construction Baunsajora bridge on the Kanjipani-Kuntala road in Telkoi block of Keonjhar district was washed away Sunday, disrupting traffic throughout the day and severing communication between Telkoi and Jagmohanpur on National Highway 49. According to sources, heavy rainfall over...