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Sold by her husband in Mumbai, Odisha mother's 7-year UAE nightmare ends in tears of freedom

Bhubaneswar, June 9 -- Shocking details have emerged in the case of Hasta Mahanand, a woman from Odisha's Titilagarh, who is set to return home from Dubai after nearly a decade. Allegations have surfa... Read More


Puri's Lokanath temple flooded by rainwater; questions raised over drainage system

Bhubaneswar, June 9 -- Heavy rain in Puri on Monday led to waterlogging inside the Baba Lokanath Temple premises. Knee-deep water reportedly entered parts of the shrine and caused inconvenience for te... Read More


Odisha horror: Minor girl allegedly abducted, raped in Sundargarh; accused behind bars

Bhubaneswar, June 9 -- A youth was arrested on charges of abducting and sexually assaulting a minor girl in Odisha's Sundargarh district. The incident reportedly took place on Monday while the minor g... Read More


Odisha Ayurveda girl student dies after 'overnight study session'; friend performs last rites

Bhubaneswar, June 9 -- A second-year Ayurveda student of Gopabandhu Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya in Puri died under suspicious circumstances on Sunday. She reportedly did not wake up from her nap, following... Read More


From Rs 6,000 salary to multi-crore empire: Odisha govt engineer in Vigilance net

Bhubaneswar, June 8 -- Baikuntha Nath Behera, who began his career as a Junior Engineer with a modest monthly salary of around Rs 6,000 in Odisha government service in 1999, has allegedly accumulated ... Read More


Cooking gas gets costlier again; Odisha households feel pinch as LPG price nears Rs 1000

Bhubaneswar, June 7 -- Price of domestic LPG cylinders was increased by Rs 29 across the country, pushing the cost of a 14 kg cylinder in Odisha to Rs 968 from Sunday. The latest revision comes barely... Read More


Hours after Kalbaisakhi, power woes persist across Bhubaneswar; residents face difficulties

Bhubaneswar, June 7 -- Power supply disruptions continued across several parts of Bhubaneswar on Sunday, hours after a Kalbaisakhi storm swept through the city. Local residents reported prolonged blac... Read More


Kalbaisakhi brings respite from sweltering heatwave in Odisha, weather pattern to continue for 4 more days

Bhubaneswar, June 7 -- Kalbaisakhi rain is expected to continue across Odisha for the next four days. The rain is likely to bring relief from the prevailing heat. Thunderstorms, lightning and gusty wi... Read More


Late-night crackdown on illegal sand mining; 5 Hyva trucks, 2 JCBs seized in Odisha's Pipili

Bhubaneswar, June 7 -- A late-night joint raid by the Puri district Mines Department and police led to the seizure of five Hyva trucks and two JCB machines allegedly involved in illegal sand extractio... Read More


Balianta murder case: Crime Branch seeks report on allegations against ADG Dayal Gangwar

Bhubaneswar, June 7 -- OdishaCrime Branch initiated a probe into allegations against ADG Dayal Gangwar in the Soumya Ranjan murder case and sought a report from the ADG, Railways and Coastal Security.... Read More