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Puri : The Puri district administration Tuesday stated that the probe into the boat capsize in which former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly's brother and sister-in-law had a narrow escape found that the private agency involved was operating in a high tide zone unsuitable...

Berhampur: Nine people were arrested with arms and ammunition in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said Tuesday. The arrests were made Monday night as the district police continued its special drive against criminals, they said. "Acting on a tip-off, police raided the Jilundi area. On seeing...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police Tuesday arrested the prime accused in the alleged assault of a journalist in Bolangir district, an officer said. According to police, Bijoy Pradhan, a reporter of a local TV channel, had visited Kulthipali village on Saturday to report on alleged irregularities in...

Bhubaneswar: Keeping in view the IMD's forecast on the formation of a low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal, Odisha government Tuesday put the collectors of all districts on alert and asked them to remain prepared to deal with the heavy rainfall and associated climatic...

Chhatrapur: A minor boy died of dengue, while eight others have tested positive so far, as an outbreak has been reported in Bada Aryapalli village under Chhatrapur block of Ganjam district. The deceased has been identified as 13-year-old Mohit Kumar Sahu of Golasahi locality. He...

Astaranga: “He is alive, and he will surely return to me,” she says with quiet conviction, as her belief remains firm despite the long absence of her husband and the silence surrounding his whereabouts. For the past 19 years, Basanti Nayak of Kuhudi village in...

Anandapur/Ghasipura: At least four women sustained critical injuries and several others were hurt in separate incidents of honeybee attack during Sabitri Brata rituals at Purunia and Mangalpur villages under Ghasipura police limits in Keonjhar district, Monday. The critically injured women were identified as Ananya Sahu,...

Lanjigarh: In a tragic incident, a 29-year-old woman and her 7-month-old son died after accidentally coming in contact with a live electric wire at Poiguda village under Bijepur police limits of Lanjigarh block in Kalahandi district Monday. According to sources, Phulamati Nayak was performing household...

Chhendipada: A woman was beaten to death by her younger son during a quarrel at Para village under Jarapada police limits in Angul district late Sunday night. The victim was identified as Shantilata, wife of Damodar Pendui. Police registered a case after the deceased’s sister...

Bhanjanagar: Two people were killed and three others critically injured in a head-on collision between two motorcycles on the Sorada-Bhanjanagar main road near Kulangi in Ganjam district, Monday morning. The deceased have been identifi ed as Biranchi Bhuyan, 30, of Singhamardani village in Ganjam and...