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Balasore: Five police personnel working in Balasore district were placed under suspension on the charge of dereliction of duty and for violation of the service code, officials said. The suspended police personnel include one Havildar and four constables. They were posted at the residential office...

Berhampur: Berhampur police Saturday arrested four people accused of gang-raping two minor girls in a secluded area of Ganjam district. The four accused – all in their early 20s – were identified as K Shiva, the son of a village head in the Golanthara police...

Khaira: The Kupari revenue area under Khaira police jurisdiction in Balasore district is rapidly losing its heritage and landscape due to alleged illegal quarrying of laterite and stone. Once renowned for its fertile lands and cultural significance, massive pits, ponds and abandoned quarries lie scarred...

Berhampur: Environmental activist Medha Patkar Saturday appealled to the people of Odisha for protection of Rushikulya river. The government planned to construct a dam in the river Pipalapnaka under Sorada block in the district. While participating in the Save Rushikulya river movement in Ganjam district,...

Berhampur: Three members of a family, including a six-year-old girl, were killed when an oil tanker collided with their motorcycle head-on in Odisha's Ganjam district Friday, police said. The accident took place near Digapahandi when G Trinath Reddy (39) was going on a motorcycle with...

Berhampur: Two minor cousins were allegedly raped by four miscreants after abducting the duo in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said Friday. The incident came to light after the mother of one of the victims lodged a complaint at Golanthara police station Thursday evening. After registering...

Sambalpur: The population of Indian Bisons (Gaur) in Odisha's Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary has increased to 788 from 659 in six months, a forest officer said. The authorities of the Hirakud wildlife division conducted the census from May 11 to May 13, this year and published...

Bhawanipatna: Police Thursday seized around 6.5 quintals of explosives and 115 detonators in Kalahandi district and arrested four people. A statement issued by the Kalahandi Police said that based on an FIR lodged by a mining officer, a joint raid by the Mining department and...

Bhubaneswar: Amid a spike in COVID-19 cases, the Odisha government Thursday said that schools across the state will function adhering to preventive measures when they reopen after the ongoing summer vacation. Speaking to reporters here, School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond said, "When the...

Bhawanipatna: The police Thursday seized around 6.5 tons of explosives and 115 detonators in Odisha's Kalahandi district and arrested four people. A statement issued by the Kalahandi Police said that based on an FIR lodged by a mining officer, a joint raid by the mining...