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Chhendipada: In a heart-wrenching scene from Bhaliasar village under Nuagaon panchayat of Chhendipada block in Angul district, a pregnant woman in labour was carried across a swollen river on a makeshift sling by her family after an ambulance failed to reach the village due to...

Titilagarh: A female student has alleged mental harassment by a faculty member at Dayanand Anglo-Vedic (DAV) Autonomous College in Titilagarh in Bolangir district. The incident, coming in the wake of a student suicide case in Balasore over sexual harassment, has sparked concern. According to reports,...

Dhenkanal/Keonjhar: Just a day after a female elephant died of electrocution in Sambalpur district, another succumbed after coming in contact with wire fencing illegally connected to a power line at a jungle near Bariharagadi village in Khajuriakata forest section and Hindol forest range in Dhenkanal...

Barbil: The body of a 41-year-old woman, identified as Nirmala Sharma, wife of Neel Prasad Sharma, an assistant manager working with Rungta Mines, was recovered Monday morning from the company’s colony quarters in Barbil area of Keonjhar district. Police sources said the body bore multiple...

Berhampur: A doctor of MKCG Medical College and Hospital here has been accused of negligence and unauthorised referral of a patient to a private nursing home, resulting in the patient’s death following a botched surgery. The deceased, Balaram Gouda, 28, son of Ramesh Gouda, hailed...

Khalikote/Berhampur: A woman from Kanheipur under Khallikote police limits in Ganjam district sustained severe burns after she was allegedly set ablaze by her in-laws over dowry demands in the wee hours of Monday. The victim, Arati Das, suffered over 25 per cent burns and is...

Bhubaneswar/Balasore: The 20-year-old Odisha college student who set herself ablaze over an alleged sexual harassment by a professor died, triggering nationwide outrage. The father of the deceased held members of her college's Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) "solely responsible" for his daughter's death, accusing them of...

Bhubaneswar: As a 20-year-old college student fights for her life in AIIMS Bhubaneswar following a self-immolation bid over an alleged incident of 'sexual harassment', political tensions in Odisha have reached a boiling point, with opposition parties staging demonstrations and holding press conferences. Alleging that women...

Bhubaneswar: In a major development regarding the self-immolation attempt by a B.Ed student of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College in Balasore, the police Monday arrested the Principal, Dillip Kumar Ghose. He was earlier suspended from his post by the state Higher Education Department Saturday following the...

Bhubaneswar/Balasore: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Monday sought a report from the state government on the circumstances under which a 20-year-old woman college student resorted to self-immolation and steps taken to address the situation. Kambhampati's action came a day after Leader of Opposition in Odisha...