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Balasore/Keonjhar: Ganesh Puja celebrations turned tragic in Odisha Wednesday as a 14-year-old student and a 35-year-old school teacher died in separate incidents during festivities in Balasore and Keonjhar districts, police said. In Balasore, class 9 student Priyanshu Pritam collapsed while playing with friends at Radhamadhaba...

Balasore: A 23-year-old woman was allegedly raped by several persons over the last six months after she was abducted by a man of her locality in Odisha's Balasore district, police said. The victim lodged a police complaint Tuesday, alleging that she was abducted and kept...

Koraput: A 22-year-old YouTuber from Odisha's Berhampur city has been missing for five days after he was swept away by the strong currents of the Duduma waterfall in Koraput district while shooting reels, police said Wednesday. A search operation by a team of disaster management...

Keonjhar/Hatadihi: A petition has been filed in the Orissa High Court alleging irregularities in the request for proposal (RFP) tender process for the selection of a project management unit (PMU) under Keonjhar District Mineral Foundation (DMF) and in the approval and disbursal of salaries with...

By Narendra Raut, OP Koraput: A special review meeting on the proposed Koraput Bypass construction was held at the Koraput District Collector’s office Monday evening. The meeting, chaired by Koraput Collector Manoj Satyawan Mahajan and attended by several key public representatives and officials, deliberated upon...

Chikiti: Police have arrested four anti-socials for assaulting a gutkha trader and robbing him of more than Rs 4 lakh near Balarampur Square under Nuapada outpost in Ganjam district July 22. The accused were identified as Deepak Gouda, 30, of Jagannathpur, Jitendra Pradhan of Kumarada,...

Balasore: Four persons, including three minors, were arrested Tuesday for allegedly gangraping a minor girl and circulating a video of the assault online, police said. Though the incident occurred seven months ago, police registered a case (305/25) and began an investigation Monday, after the survivor...

Lahunipada: A six-year-old boy and his eight-year-old sister died after they were bitten by a venomous snake at Jhirpani village under Tamda panchayat in Sundargarh district. The deceased were identifi ed as Emeralon Ekka and his sister Ablin, children of Isaac Ekka of the village....

Berhampur: Three women were allegedly killed in a lightning strike in Odisha's Ganjam district Tuesday, police said. The incident took place in Sarabhimpur in the Chhatrapur police station area in the afternoon, they said. The deceased, identified as Kuni Gouda (49), Nirupama Gouda (40) and...

Kendrapara: Nine fishermen were arrested in Odisha's Kendrapara district Tuesday for venturing into the turtle congregation zone of the Gahirmatha marine sanctuary, an official said. The trawler, used by them for fishing in the prohibited area, was also seized, he said. The fishermen hailed from...