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Baripada/Betnoti: A teacher of a government upper primary school in Pratimadeipur under Baisinga police jurisdiction in Mayurbhanj district has been suspended following the alleged molestation of some girl students, sources said Monday. The teacher, identified as Pramod Kumar Mohanta, was suspended July 21, 2025, by...

Udala: A volunteer of a forest protection squad was critically injured after three recently released poachers allegedly attacked him at his residence in Podadiha village under Kaptipada police limits in Mayurbhanj district, Sunday evening. Bharat Satrusal, a member of the Sabuja Bahini (Green Force), was...

Berhampur: A 574-page charge sheet was filed by the Odisha Police's Crime Branch Monday in the gang rape of the 20-year-old college student at the Gopalpur beach, which had shocked the nation. Nine people, including four minors, have been named in the charge sheet for...

Jajpur: The death of a one-year-old boy allegedly due to negligence and procedural delays led to tension at a government hospital in Odisha's Jajpur district Monday, police said. It is alleged that the ailing boy's parents had to take the child from one department to...

Kujang: A disturbing case of minor pregnancy has surfaced in Kujang area of Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district after a Class-9 student was found to be four months pregnant and later delivered a stillborn baby boy at a hospital, a source said Monday. According to the source,...

Rourkela: A female contractual employee at the Rourkela Municipal Corporation office attempted su*cide Monday, a source said. The employee, who worked in the issuance department, was rescued and admitted to a government hospital. Uditnagar police reached the scene and initiated an investigation. Authorities confirmed the...

Bolangir: Police in Odisha's Bolangir district Monday rescued a 28-day-old baby girl who was allegedly sold by her parents for Rs 20,000 due to extreme poverty, officials said. Police rescued the infant from the house of a couple at Paikamal in neighbouring Bargarh district and...

Balasore: Delhi Police arrested a man from Odisha's Balasore district who, along with his two associates, had stolen over Rs 1 crore from the house of a businessman in the national capital, an officer said Monday. Delhi Police, with the help of Odisha Police, arrested...

Kendrapara: A local court in Kendrapara has sentenced a former headmaster to three years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 for misappropriating government funds meant for school development. Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Sarita Mohanty convicted Nirmal Kumar Acharya, the former in-charge...

Bargarh: The booming narcotics trade in Bargarh district has become a matter of growing public concern as drug traffickers continue to operate despite police crackdown, leading to frequent arrests and seizure of large quantities of various intoxicants. In the latest crackdown, Bargarh Town police Saturday...