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Bhubaneswar: The condition of Jyotiprakash Biswal, a student of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College, Balasore, who sustained serious burn injuries in his attempt to save the woman who set herself ablaze on the campus July 12, is stable now, doctors said Wednesday. Biswal was the lone...

Kendrapara: The bodies of a couple in Odisha's Kendrapara district were found hanging in their house Wednesday morning, police said. The incident happened at Nalatapatia village under Talachua marine police station in the coastal district. The deceased persons have been identified as Pratap Nayak (33)...

Bhubaneswar: The Crime Branch of Odisha Police Wednesday took over the probe into the death of a woman student of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College, Balasore, who allegedly set herself on fire on the campus. Director General of Police, CID-CB, Vinaytosh Mishra, in an order deputed...

Phulbani: A POCSO court in Phulbani Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for raping a 4-year-old girl and outraging the modesty of her mother last year, a public prosecutor said. Monoranjan Das, judge of the POCSO court, Phulbani, also imposed...

Baripada: Three leopard skins were seized and seven persons, including a government teacher, were arrested for trading in wildlife body parts in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, a senior forest officer said. Acting on a tip-off, officials of the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) conducted raids at Kutling...

Bhubaneswar: Demanding the resignation of Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi over the death of the college student in Balasore district, Mahila Congress chief Alka Lamba Wednesday said President's Rule must be imposed in the state. The second-year B.Ed student of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College...

Baripada: A drunk auto driver allegedly killed his parents with a hammer in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, and spent the night with the bodies lying in a pool of blood, police said Wednesday. The incident happened in Dhonapal village in the Baisinga police limits Tuesday night....

Bhubaneswar: Several BJD workers and leaders, including two former ministers, were reportedly injured in a scuffle with police personnel in Bhubaneswar Wednesday during the party's protest over the death of a college student, who set herself on fire in Odisha's Balasore district. The BJD's demonstration...

Balasore: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi spoke to the father of the female B.Ed student of FM Autonomous College in Balasore, who succumbed to her burn injuries while undergoing treatment at AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, assuring him of full support. "Spoke with the father of the brave...

Balasore: Markets were shut, schools and colleges were closed, and vehicles largely remained off the roads as a bandh, called by the Opposition BJD, was underway in Odisha's Balasore district over the death of a college student. The second-year B.Ed student of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous)...