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Sambalpur: A day after the body of a 15-year-old girl was recovered from a drain in Shantinagar under Ainthapali police limits here, her kin Thursday alleged that she had been murdered. The deceased, identified as Saishraddha Mishra, was the granddaughter of Ashok Kumar Mishra and...

Balasore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 128th edition of 'Mann Ki Baat' was broadcast across polling booths nationwide November 30, with the Basta Assembly constituency once again topping participation in Odisha. According to local organisers, Booth Number-257 in the Basta Assembly constituency achieved hundred per cent...

Keonjhar/Patana: A 29-year-old man in Keonjhar district scaled a high-voltage power transmission tower Thursday in a dramatic attempt to speak with his girlfriend. The incident brought to onlookers’ mind scenes from the 1975 Bollywood blockbluster Sholay. The incident took place near Judia under the Town...

Jajpur: Odisha Police Thursday said they busted an armed burglary gang by arresting 14 people and recovering stolen items worth Rs 40 lakh from their possession. Police also seized several weapons, a four-wheeler, two motorcycles and 15 mobile phones used in the crimes. The arrested...

Bhadrak: A college student was killed in an accident in Odisha's Bhadrak district Thursday, prompting locals to block National Highway-16 for several hours, officials said. The deceased, identified as Shradhanjali Panda, a student of Bhandaripokhari College, was cycling to her campus when she was allegedly...

Bhadrak: An elderly woman suffered severe burn injuries after she was allegedly assaulted and set on fire by her son in Odisha's Bhadrak district, police said Thursday. The incident took place at Galaganda village within Tihidi police limits. The accused, identified as Debashish Nayak (45),...

Balasore: A nine-year-old tribal student was found tied to his bed in a state-run school hostel in Odisha's Balasore district, triggering public resentment after a video of the incident went viral on social media. The authenticity of the video, however, could not be verified by...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government terminated the empanelment of an IT firm, which was allegedly involved in the sub-inspector recruitment scam, according to a notification. The Tier-1 empanelment of Bhubaneswar-based Silicon Tech Lab Pvt Ltd was terminated by the Electronics & IT Department for "violation of...

Rayagada: As many as 3,882 beneficiaries are now out of the ambit of PM POSHAN (POshan SHAkti Nirman) due to lack of Aadhaar-mobile number updation, while they could not be traced during the facial recognition drive, according to Women and Child Development department officials. Officials...

Boinda: The body of a man, who was ostracised for marrying outside his caste three decades ago, was left unattended to for nearly 30 hours, prompting the police and panchayat officials to intervene and conduct his last rites. According to sources, Pandei Bhoi, 64, of...