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Bargarh: In the fourth such incident within a month, a 13-year-old girl allegedly set herself on fire and is struggling for life at a hospital in Odisha's Bargarh district, police said Monday. The incident took place at Phiringmal village within Gaisilat police limits. The minor...

Gudvela: In a tragic incident at Chhendjad village under Gudvela block in Bolangir district, para-athlete Jogendra Chhatria (33) died late Saturday night at Burla Medical College, succumbing to injuries sustained in a stray dog attack. Jogendra, who was unmarried, had represented Odisha and India in...

Bhubaneswar: The BJD called a 12-hour bandh Monday at Raighar block in Odisha's Nabarangpur district over the death of a nursing student following an alleged harassment. The opposition party, in a statement issued Sunday, said that the 'hartal' (the general strike) will be observed from...

Berhampur: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Sunday inaugurated Odisha's first seawater desalination plant in Ganjam district. The plant, at Matikhal near Chhatarpur, will convert seawater into freshwater using reverse osmosis (RO). It has been developed by the Odisha Sands Complex (OSCOM), a unit of Indian...

Bhubaneswar/Koraput: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday inaugurated a new building of the Saheed Laxman Nayak Medical College & Hospital in Koraput, expanding its capacity by 650 beds. Majhi also announced that his government will develop a six-lane highway, the Jeypore-Bermhapur-Bhubaneswar 'economic corridor'. He...

Bhubaneswar/Kendrapara: The ex-boyfriend of the 19-year-old woman, who died allegedly by setting herself on fire in Odisha's Kendrapara district, was arrested Sunday on charges of abetment of suicide and sexual harassment, police said. The woman's charred body was found on the staircase of her house...

Bolangir/Titilagarh: In a spine-chilling incident, a 17-year-old boy allegedly stabbed his 12-year-old younger brother to death over a petty quarrel and later buried the body at Titilagarh town in Bolangir district, police said Saturday. During a presser held at Titilagarh police station Saturday, Bolangir Superintendent...

Berhampur: A man hacked to death his disabled friend, who lived as a tenant in his house, following a simmering dispute regarding repayment of money for the mortgaged house at Goudsahi in Haridakhandi here Friday night. The deceased was identified as Shankar Majhi, 48, alias...

Umerkote/Raighar: A young woman from Raighar block in Nabarangpur district, who attempted suicide by consuming poison after her photos went viral, died Saturday afternoon while undergoing treatment at AIIMS Bhubaneswar, hospital officials said. The autopsy is scheduled for Sunday, they added. Following her death, Opposition...

Bargarh: Dubbing the ruling BJP as anti-farmer, opposition BJD Friday announced to hold a massive farmers’ rally in Bargarh August 18 to make them aware how the saffron party has been exploiting them. Addressing a press conference here, BJD farmers’ cell convenor Prasanna Acharya said...