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Jajpur Town: Jajpur POCSO Court Saturday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for kidnapping, raping, and then murdering a minor girl and disposing of her body in a septic tank in 2016. Judge Bijay Kumar Jena also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the...

Barbil: Cyber police of Keonjhar district arrested 12 persons and produced them in Barbil court Saturday in connection with a cyber fraud involving Rs 38.88 lakh. The accused have been identified as Amal Kumar Nayak of Khajurikhaman village under Barkote PS in Deogarh district, Abinash...

Dharmasala: A person died and two others were seriously injured after an ambulance met with an accident early Saturday morning near Rathiya on National Highway 16 under Dharmasala police limits in Jajpur district. According to reports, the ambulance was returning from Cuttack after dropping off...

Sambalpur: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Saturday called on the Chartered Accountant (CA) community to engage with Agricultural Producer Organisations (APOs), Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), street vendors, and ‘Lakhpati Didis’ initiative. Speaking at the inaugural session of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has expressed deep grief over the death of Forest Guard Prahlad Pradhan and announced a compensation of Rs 30 lakh to his family. Sources said Forest Guard Prahlad Pradhan was shot dead by poachers during a patrol inside...

Bhubaneswar: Pre-monsoon showers brought relief from the scorching heat in most parts of Odisha Saturday, according to the IMD. Heavy rain along with thunderstorms is likely across the state till May 30, and there will be no large change in temperature, it said. "Almost all...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha anti-corruption vigilance officials Saturday arrested a junior engineer after seizing Rs 55 lakh in cash and 1.4 kg gold from his possession, an official said. The arrested official, identified as Susanta Kumar Sethy, was working under the Roads and Buildings Division at Khariar...

Sambalpur: Odisha forest staff Saturday recovered the carcass of a baby elephant in Sambalpur forest division, officials said. Sadar forest officer Harishankar Nayak said, "We rushed to the forest after getting information from local people that the carcass was lying in Surushbadi forest near Mundher...

Berhampur: As Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha's Ganjam district has emerged as a major rookery for Olive Ridley turtles, wildlife lovers and experts have demanded the establishment of a turtle research centre in the area to study the behaviour of the marine animal. The demand...

Dhenkanal: A forester was killed allegedly by poachers near Satkosia Tiger Reserve in Odisha's Dhenkanal district in the early hours of Saturday, officials said. Acting on a tip-off, an eight-member team of the Forest Department went to Tantichira village around 3.30am when they came face...