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Odisha schoolboy found chained in hostel room; video goes viral, parents defend move

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 4 -- In a disturbing scene of events, a Class IV student was found chained by the leg inside a government school hostel in Nilagiri block of Balasore district. The incident came to l... Read More


Friend-turned-foe masterminds Rs 20 lakh heist; Bhubaneswar Police crack case

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 4 -- Bhubaneswar police on Wednesday arrested two persons, including the complainant's close friend, for allegedly plotting and executing a Rs 20 lakh robbery near the Pahala area. ... Read More


Class 9 girl student found dead near drain in Sambalpur; Odisha police begin probe

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 4 -- A Class 9 student was found dead under suspicious circumstances near a drain in the Shanti Nagar area of Sambalpur on Wednesday night, prompting a police investigation into the ... Read More


15 Maoists gunned down in major anti-Naxal operation near Odisha border; three security personnel martyred

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 4 -- Fifteen Maoists were killed, and three security personnel lost their lives during a large-scale anti-Naxal operation in the Keshkutul forest ofChhattisgarh's Bijapur district, n... Read More


Ind vs SA T20 at Cuttack Barabati: Offline ticket sale to begin on Dec 5; serpentine barricades to manage crowd

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 4 -- The Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Twin City Commissionerate Police held a personnel briefing on Thursday at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, a day before the offline ticket sales begin. W... Read More


Odisha govt officials to lose 1 month's salary for failing to detect and stop river pollution

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 3 -- Odisha will hold departmental officers directly responsible if river water in their jurisdiction is found polluted, Forest, Environment & Climate Change Minister Ganesh Ram Sing... Read More


Green cover shrinks in Odisha: Over 4,609 hectares of forest lost to wildfires in 17 months

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 3 -- Odisha has lost 4,609.347 hectares of forest land to wildfires between July 2024 and December 2025, Forest, Environment & Climate Change Minister Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia inform... Read More


Over Rs 1 crore govt funds siphoned off from Odisha veterinary schemes: RTI report

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 3 -- A concerning development regarding a large-scale fraud has surfaced in Bolangir district's Loisingha block, where government funds meant for veterinary schemes were allegedly si... Read More


Odisha man beaten to death by nephew in Puri over land dispute; accused absconding

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 3 -- A land dispute in Toriabandha village under Balanga police limits in Puri district escalated into a fatal assault on Tuesday after a man was allegedly chased and beaten to death... Read More


BJD leader Pradeep Majhi 'threatens to shoot' DWO in Odisha's Nabarangpur; FIR filed

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 3 -- Odisha police on Tuesday registered a case against former MP Pradeep Majhi after the District Welfare Officer (DWO) of Nabarangpur alleged that the BJD leader threatened to shoo... Read More