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Deogarh: The Forest Department Monday arrested a retired forester of the Deogarh forest range for illegal possession of wildlife body parts. The accused, identified as Kishore Chandra Pradhan of Akharashila village under Barkote police limits, was found keeping a spotted deer hide and 745 peacock...

Kolkata/Balasore: West Bengal Police Monday arrested the fifth accused in the Durgapur gang rape case, taking the total number of arrests to five, officials said. The accused has been identified as Sheikh Safiqul, a local resident, who was nabbed from Durgapur. According to the police,...

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: The nomination filing process for Odisha's Nuapada bypoll began Monday with the issuance of a notification in this regard, even as the state's two major political parties - the BJP and BJD - are yet to announce the names of their candidates. The Congress...

Kolkata/Balasore: The police have nabbed another person in connection with the gang-rape of a second-year medical student from Odisha in West Bengal's Durgapur, taking the total number of arrests to four. The police said Monday that the arrest was made last night. The arrested person...

Bhubaneswar/Balasore: Odisha State Commission for Women (OSCW) chairperson Sovana Mohanty Monday left for West Bengal to meet a medical student who was allegedly gang raped in Durgapur. Before leaving Bhubaneswar this morning, Mohanty said, "I am going to visit Durgapur to meet the survivor and...

New Delhi/Nuapada: The Election Commission of India (ECI) Monday issued notifications for the by-elections to five Assembly constituencies across the country. The polling is scheduled for November 11, and the counting of votes is to be held November 14. According to the notification, the by-election...

Balasore: A government primary school located in the middle of farmland in Dhili village under Bauripada panchayat of Simulia block in Balasore district lacks road access, forcing students and teachers to wade through a nullah or cross a narrow, rickety bamboo bridge daily. The school,...

Patana: Nirmal Chandra Mohant, 72, of Chemena village under Keonjhar district’s Patana block, who once made headlines in the 1970s for running a self-built radio station called Akashvani Chemena, is back in the limelight — this time for inventing a human body sensor capable of...

Nandapur/Padua, Oct 12: A family of Mariput village in Panthlung panchayat under Nandapur block of Koraput district was allegedly attacked after being accused of witchcraft. The assailants reportedly killed the family’s pet dog and birds and assaulted two family members with spears and axes. Fearing...

Attabira/Godbhaga: Panic gripped the Attabira area of Bargarh district after a body with throat slit was found near Satijore, along National Highway 53 connecting Sambalpur and Bargarh. The deceased has been identified as Mahadev Sahu, 55, a resident of Gaurang Tikra in Barahgoda village under...