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Six killed, 1 falls ill during work in septic tank in Odisha village

Bhubaneswar, May 27 -- Six persons died and one fell sick on Tuesday due to asphyxiation after allegedly inhaling carbon dioxide inside an under-construction septic tank in Odisha's Kalahandi district... Read More


Madrasa teacher who spent 10 years in jail for terror acquitted by Odisha judge

India, May 26 -- A 37-year-old madrasa teacher who has been in jail under the anti-terror law since 2015 was acquitted by a Cuttack court on Tuesday, holding that the prosecution had "failed miserably... Read More


Setback for BJD as MP quits party, resigns from RS

Bhubaneswar, May 26 -- Biju Janata Dal (BJD) lawmaker Debashish Samantaray on Monday quit the party and also resigned from the Rajya Sabha, alleging that he was being "systematically belittled" in the... Read More


Setback for BJD as MP quits party, resigns from RS

Bhubaneswar, May 26 -- Biju Janata Dal (BJD) lawmaker Debashish Samantaray on Monday quit the party and also resigned from the Rajya Sabha, alleging that he was being "systematically belittled" in the... Read More


Debashish Samantaray quits BJD, Rajya Sabha; latest in series of such exits

India, May 25 -- Debashish Samantaray on Monday resigned as a Rajya Sabha member and from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD)'s primary membership, alleging systematic belittling within the organisation, ahead ... Read More


19 get life term in '16 Odisha violence

Bhubaneswar, May 24 -- A sessions court on Saturday sentenced 19 people, including a former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) functionary, to life imprisonment in connection with a 2016 triple murder and arson ca... Read More


19 get life term in '16 Odisha violence

Bhubaneswar, May 24 -- A sessions court on Saturday sentenced 19 people, including a former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) functionary, to life imprisonment in connection with a 2016 triple murder and arson ca... Read More


Odisha couple set ablaze in sleep; revenge angle under probe

India, May 20 -- A couple was battling for their lives with nearly 70% burns after unidentified attackers allegedly broke into their home and set them on fire while they were asleep at Chakrada in Odi... Read More


Odisha couple beaten on street; six detained after videos spark outrage

India, May 19 -- A young couple was brutally assaulted with hockey sticks and wooden batons in full public view on a busy road in Berhampur on Monday night, in an attack police suspect was linked to a... Read More


Bhubaneswar student alleges gang rape after kidnapping attempt to delete obscene videos surfaces

India, May 14 -- A 23-year-old engineering student in Bhubaneswar has alleged that she was gang-raped by four youths, including her boyfriend, after being drugged at a rented accommodation, police sai... Read More