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Sorada: Miscreants allegedly beat up a beggar to death late Wednesday night near Swargadwar village under Gochha panchayat and Sorada police limits in Ganjam district after he refused to give money for liquor. The deceased was identified as Sisir Muni, 55, of Singpur village. Alerted...

Purushottampur: Police Thursday arrested two persons in connection with an attack on Taratarini temple priest Gopinath Rana at Gobindapur village under Purushottampur police limits in Ganjam district. Moreover, a minor has also been found to be involved in the incident. The accused were identified as...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to lay the foundation stones for a wholesale fish market in Odisha's Bhubaneswar and an integrated aqua park in Hirakud in the eastern state through video conference October 11, an official release said. Modi will address the nation...

Bhubaneswar: A total of 2,53,624 people, including 1,24,108 men, 1,29,495 women and 21 people of the third gender, are eligible to exercise their franchise in the November 11 by-election to Nuapada assembly constituency in Odisha, a senior poll official said Thursday. State Chief Electoral Officer...

Jajpur: A horrific incident occurred Monday in Kantia village, Jajpur district, Odisha, where 55-year-old Soudamini Mahala went missing after a crocodile dragged her into the river while she was bathing on the banks of the Kharasrota River. A live video went viral from Jajpur, Bari...

Jajpur: Police in Odisha's Jajpur district claimed to have busted a chain-snatching gang by arresting three of its members, an officer said Thursday. The police also seized 46 gm of stolen gold jewellery from their possession Wednesday, he said. The gang was reportedly involved in...

Balasore: Four accused in the Soumyashree Bishi self-immolation case, currently lodged in jail, were produced before the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) Court in Balasore Wednesday. The accused — HoD Sameer Sahu, former students’ union president Dilip Ghosh, student Jyotiprakash Biswal, and student leader Shubhra Sambit...

Deogarh: In a shocking incident, a man allegedly killed his father and buried the body in a nearby field at Autal village under Barkote police limits in Deogarh district Wednesday morning. Police identified the accused as Hrudananda Behera and his deceased father as Balabhadra Behera,...

Nilagiri: Unavailability of ambulance in time resulted in the death of a woman after she was rendered critical in a bear attack at Tinikosia reserve forest under Nilagiri block of Balasore district Wednesday. The victim was identified as Shantilata Naik, 54, wife of Chandramohan Naik...

Berhampur: Arrests are yet to be made in connection with the murder of BJP member Pitabash Panda, who was an advocate, in Odisha's Ganjam district, even as 30 people have been interrogated and six police teams are working to identify those behind the incident, an...