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Rayagada: A minor girl from Gunupur area in Rayagada district has appealed to Rayagada District Collector Ashutosh Kulkarni for intervention, alleging sexual assault by a relative and inaction by local police despite a formal complaint filed nearly a month ago. Accompanied by social worker Binodini...

Chandbali: A 30-year-old man was killed after being struck by a train near a level crossing in Bhadrak district early Monday, prompting a rail blockade by villagers demanding compensation. The deceased, identified as Shashikant Behera, son of Surendra Behera of Balasahi village under Jashipur panchayat...

Bari: A survivor of alleged sexual harassment at Abhimanyu Samantasinghar College in Bari area of Jajpur district is yet to get justice despite the passage of six months since the incident occurred. The survivor, a Plus-3 final year student of the college, has been running...

Sambalpur: Aiming to ensure better irrigation through community participation, the state government had once handed over the responsibility of canal maintenance to farmer-led Pani Panchayats. These grassroots bodies, comprising local farmers, had been repairing main and branch canals in their respective areas to maintain a...

Paradip: The seasonal surge in religious activities during the holy month of Shravan left Paradip’s bustling fish trade centres, especially the prominent wholesale fish depot at Baliplot in Atharbanki, in this port town, nearly deserted. According to fish trader Paresh Mandal, the footfall drastically declined...

Balasore: Balasore police Monday arrested a 36-year-old man and seized 112.1 kilograms of cannabis from his possession during a raid. The accused has been identified as Maheswar Das, a resident of Begunia village under Sahadevkhunta police station limits. Balasore Superintendent of Police Raj Prasad said...

Jajpur: The police Monday arrested a 26-year-old man on the charge of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl in Jajpur district, police said. The incident took place Sunday, but it came to the fore after a complaint was filed by the father of the victim August...

Bhubaneswar: A motor vehicle inspector was arrested in Odisha's Boudh district Monday after 44 plots, 1 kg of gold and other valuables were allegedly found in his possession, officials said. Golap Chandra Hansdah, working at the RTO in Boudh, was arrested after assets disproportionate to...

Bhubaneswar/Balasore: An Odisha ABVP functionary, and a student who shot the video of the 20-year-old woman setting herself on fire on a college premises in Balasore district, were arrested on Monday on charges of abetment of suicide, police said. An officer said that one of...

Keonjhar: On the first day of his two-day visit to Keonjhar, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday reviewed various development works in the district at the Durbar Hall. During the meeting, the Chief Minister held discussions with the District Collector and other senior officials on...