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Berhampur: Odisha Police has arrested a 26-year old man from Surat city in Gujarat for allegedly raping a girl from Berhampur several times over the last eight months, police said Wednesday. The accused Karmaraj Dubey, also known as Subalak, 26, who hails from Uttar Pradesh’s...

Bheden: Seven youths were arrested Wednesday after allegedly circulating an obscene photograph of a 17-year-old girl under Bheden police limits of Bargarh district. The arrested were identified as Basant Patel, 24, Chhabil Melli, 23, Jibardhan Behera, 24, Prakash Pradhan, 24, Subrat Pradhan, 26, Tosabanta Pradhan,...

Bhubaneswar: In a move to promote environmental sustainability and uphold religious sentiments during the upcoming Ganesh Puja celebration in Capital city, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has launched a special initiative to convert flower and puja waste into eco-friendly incense sticks. At thousands of puja...

Bhadrak: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, on a two-day visit to Bhadrak district, Wednesday urged bankers to implement welfare schemes more proactively and ensure broader participation of beneficiaries. On the second day of his visit, the Governor interacted with the lead bank manager and heads of...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha unit of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) Wednesday launched the ‘Campus Chalo Abhiyan’ to raise awareness among students about student union elections. The NSUI alleged that the state government is planning to withhold the elections, fearing defeat in the wake...

Berhampur: Odisha Police have arrested a 26-year-old man from Surat city in Gujarat for allegedly raping a girl from Berhampur several times over the last eight months, police said Wednesday. The accused, who hails from Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur district, was arrested by a team of...

Bhubaneswar: Claiming that the Polavaram project in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh "poses an existential threat" to tribals in Odisha's Malkangiri district, opposition BJD Wednesday asked the Centre to immediately issue a "stop-work" order on construction of the project till basic issues are resolved. A delegation of...

Sambalpur : Eminent Sambalpuri playwright, poet and lyricist, Padma Shri awardee Binod Kumar Pasayat died in Odisha's Sambalpur Wednesday. He was 91. Pasayat was suffering from cancer. He breathed his last some time after being admitted to the district headquarters hospital in Sambalpur this morning,...

New Delhi: The Opposition parties Wednesday alleged that the Modi government is attempting to turn India into a "dictatorship" with the introduction of three Bills that seek to provide for the removal of the prime minister, chief ministers and ministers arrested on serious charges, and...

Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday sought a detailed report from Odisha DGP within two weeks on the self-immolation death of a 19-year-old woman college student, after her FIR against her ex-boyfriend was allegedly not accepted by local police. The rights panel took...