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Berhampur: Police have seized 25 vehicles transporting minor minerals illegally from various places in Odisha's Ganjam district, an officer said Sunday. "We have conducted a crackdown on illegally transported minerals Saturday night across the district. At least 25 minor mineral-laden vehicles, including trucks and tractors,...

Rourkela: Three persons, allegedly involved in several dacoities and murders in Odisha and neighbouring states, were injured in two separate police encounters near Rourkela town of Sundargarh district Sunday, police said. Special teams of Rourkela police carried out the encounters in self-defence when the criminals...

Jajpur: Four people were injured after a bus hit them from behind in Odisha's Jajpur district Sunday, triggering a protest by locals, police said. The accident occurred near Kujhala Chhak on the Bari-Kuakhia road under Jajpur Sadar Police Station limits when the passenger vehicle hit...

Jagatsinghpur/Binjharpur: In a major success, Jagatsinghpur police Saturday arrested the key accused in the illegal stay and settlement of Bangladeshi nationals in the coastal district. The suspect, Sikandar Alam, also known as Siko, had been evading arrest for seven days before being tracked down in...

Bantala: A 48-year-old man was beaten to death over the suspicion of infidelity in Nuakheta under Bantala police limits in Angul district Friday evening. Police have detained two brothers for their involvement in the crime and seized the weapon used in the killing. According to...

Bhanjanagar: The Additional District Judge of Bhanjanagar, Sheikh Mohammad Kayes, Saturday sentenced five men to life imprisonment in connection with the 2019 murder of Pabana Sethi. The five convicts were identified as Basanta Sethi, Dillip Sethi, Abhimanyu Sethi, Sweta Sethi and Santosh Samal — all...

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: Opposition BJD in Odisha Saturday said it will lodge a complaint with the Election Commission to seek "justice", alleging that large-scale "state-sponsored manipulation" happened in the Nuapada bypoll. The decision to lodge the complaint was taken at a meeting of the party's political affairs...

Bhubaneswar/Baripada: Two wild elephants died in separate incidents in Odisha, officials said Saturday. An elephant undergoing treatment after falling ill in the Chandaka forest area died late Friday, they said. It was suspected that the 22-year-old elephant died due to an infection in its digestive...

Bhadrak/Sambalpur: At least three persons were killed and five others injured in two road accidents in Odisha's Bhadrak and Sambalpur districts  Saturday, police said. In Sambalpur, one person was killed and five others were critically injured after an ambulance with a patient and his relatives...

Berhampur: The Ganjam district administration has taken steps for the electrification of Subarnapur, a hamlet in the coastal district of Odisha, following the direction of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, an official said. In his inaugural address of the two-day District Collectors' and SPs conference...