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Bhadrak: The police Sunday arrested two persons, including a former employee, for their alleged involvement in the armed robbery of a small finance bank in Bhadrak district, police said. Four masked men stormed into the bank June 11 and looted Rs 7.54 lakh at gunpoint....

Bhubaneswar/Boudh: Vigilance sleuths Sunday detected 44 plots, 1kg gold, deposits worth Rs 1.34 crore and other valuable items allegedly in the possession of a state government employee working as a motor vehicle inspector (MVI) in Boudh district. The valuables were located in six locations of...

Berhampur: A group of people killed a 35-year-old man and cut off his private part allegedly on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Odisha's Gajapati district, police said Sunday. The incident took place at Malasapadar village under Mohana police  limits in the district Saturday night, the...

Rourkela: The body of a minor girl, who was missing since last Friday, was found hanging inside a jungle near her home in Odisha's Sundargarh district Sunday morning, police said. The incident happened at Lulkidihi village under the jurisdiction of the Talwara police station in...

Balasore: Four fishermen went missing after venturing into the sea in Odisha's Balasore district, police said Sunday. These fishermen from Kankadapal village under the Baliapal block in the district ventured into the sea Saturday morning and did not return, a senior officer said. "Fishermen usually...

Sundargarh: A railway personnel was killed in an IED blast on a railway track near Odisha-Jharkhand border in Sundargarh district Sunday, police said. The deceased was identified as Itua Oram, working as a 'key man' in the Indian railways, the police said. Police suspected involvement...

Bolangir: As many as 70 students of the Government Nodal High School in Badatentulikunti village under Muribahal block in Bolangir district became ill Saturday after a dead lizard was found in their mid-day meal (MDM). The incident triggered panic on the school campus and in...

Berhampur: A 25-year-old man, wanted in at least 20 criminal cases, was arrested in Ganjam district Saturday after a gunfight with the police, officials said. Sunil Nahal alias Mala, a resident of Kabisuryanagar, received a gunshot wound on his left knee in the exchange of...

Koraput: A tragic road accident on National Highway-326 near the Kanyashram School gate in Podagada panchayat under Dashmantpur block claimed the lives of a man and his 4-year-old son. The deceased’s nephew, who was riding with them, sustained critical injuries and was battling for life...

Koraput: Koraput District Collector Manoj Satyaban Mahajan visited the scenic region of Kotia, a border panchayat in the middle of a dispute between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, to assess ongoing infrastructure projects and explore opportunities for the development of tourism. The visit was aimed at...