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Jajpur: An investigation was started after a 21-year-old man lodged a complaint, accusing his professor of sexually harassing him, officials in Odisha's Jajpur district said Sunday. The man, a third-year undergraduate student of political science, alleged that the head of his department invited him to...

Bhubaneswar: Petrol pump dealers across Odisha will stop selling fuel in loose containers starting Monday, state petroleum dealers’ association announced Sunday. Shashank Shekhar Sahu, president of the association, said petrol will now be dispensed only into vehicle tanks. Though this rule already exists, he admitted...

Bhubaneswar/Keonjhar: The Odisha Vigilance Department unearthed immovable assets -115 plots and a four-storeyed building - from the possession of a divisional forest officer (DFO) and his family members, officials said Sunday. On the allegation of possession of assets, disproportionate to his known source of income,...

Balasore: The Odisha Police Saturday spotted in the CCTV footage of a filling station a woman, of an age nearly that of the student who set herself on fire on the campus of the Balasore college, buying petrol in a bottle around the same time,...

Tumudibandh: A Class X tribal student at a government-run residential girls’ high school in Kandhamal district has been found pregnant, prompting a formal complaint and investigation by local police. The incident came to light at the Rangaparu Government Residential Girls’ High School, located in Belghar...

Berhampur: A special POCSO court in Berhampur Saturday convicted and sentenced a 30-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for raping a 9-year-old girl in 2023. The accused, Rohit Naik of Badagada police limits in Ganjam district, was also fi ned Rs 5,000....

Balasore: An eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 60-year-old man inside a shop near Madhua Mill Square under Town police limits here July 17, police officials said Saturday. The matter came to light after police registered a case and arrested the accused Sheikh Babu,...

Jeypore: A youth who had gone absconding after raping a minor girl in 2024 has been arrested by Jeypore Mahila police, officials said Saturday. The accused was identified as Guru Machha, 21, of Gurudipai village under Boipariguda police limits in Koraput district. He was produced...

Keonjhar: Following the incident of elephant death and tusk theft in Saleikena reserve forest under Telkoi range, the Forest department has transferred Forester Malay Kumar Jena and Guard Ajit Kumar Das and issued a showcause notice to range officer Shivaji Mohan Rao, Keonjhar DFO Dhanraj...

Lanjigarh: Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest aluminium producer, reaffirmed its commitment to accessible healthcare by organising a mega multi-speciality health camp under its flagship CSR initiative, Project Aarogya. The camp served 15 villages under the Gobardhanpur gram panchayat, reaching deep into Kalahandi district. Held during peak...