Crime

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police on Monday arrested four persons for allegedly manhandling ACP Ananya Awasthi following a dispute over bursting firecrackers during Diwali celebration in Kataka city. The arrests were made by…
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Balangir: Odisha Vigilance has unearthed assets, including two buildings, 11 valuable plots, gold jewellery weighing 263 grams and cash amounting to Rs 5.16 lakh, during searches linked to Suresh Kumar Dalabehera, Principal of Government…
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Bhubaneswar: In the wake of the arrest of a young Odisha Revenue Service (ORS) officer over bribery, Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Revenue and Disaster Management, Arabinda Kumar Padhee has written an emotional letter to all department…
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Bhubaneswar: In a major crackdown on alleged corruption and financial irregularities, three separate cases involving public officials and local governance representatives have come to light in Odisha, highlighting continued action against…
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Bhubaneswar: A youth was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Odisha capital Bhubaneswar in the early hours of Saturday. The incident took place at around 3 am in the Bomikhal area under Laxmisagar police station limits. The deceased…
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Rayagada: A team of the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has reached the Rayagada residence of former Rajya Sabha MP N Bhaskar Rao as part of an investigation into alleged financial irregularities involving the local truck owners' association.…
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Baleshwar: A 28-year-old car showroom owner was found hanging from a tree in a forest in the district on Friday morning. The circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear, while his father has alleged that he was murdered. The…
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Nabarangpur: In a shocking incident, the grave of a 27-year-old woman was allegedly dug up 42 days after her death, and her head was severed and taken away for witchcraft practice at Narsinghguda village under Nandahandi block of…
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Bhubaneswar: Taking serious note of unchecked minor mineral theft, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday issued stringent directives to the Odisha government to enforce mandatory vehicle surveillance, top-level administrative…
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Paralakhemundi: Bidya Bharati Panda, wife of deceased Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) Soumya Ranjan Mohapatra, was remanded to judicial custody after she surrendered before the SDJM Court here on Monday. The court remanded her to…
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