Crime

Rourkela: None has come forward to claim ownership of two vehicle-mounted compressors and as many stone-laden tractors which were seized from an illegal stone quarry by the authorities of Rourkela forest division (RFD) three days ago. …
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Nabarangpur: The Court of Special Judge, Vigilance, Jayapur, convicted a former junior clerk and a retired primary school teacher on Friday for demanding and accepting a bribe from a widow to facilitate the sanction of her late husband’s…
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Bhubaneswar: In a major crackdown on illicit liquor and narcotics during the ongoing festival season, the Odisha Excise Department has intensified enforcement activities across the State under a special drive that commenced on October 10. …
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Balangir: A day before the students' union election in Odisha, Balangir police on Wednesday arrested Suman Nanda, president of the district unit of the Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD). Nanda has been arrested in connection with an…
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Nuapada: The bodies of a married couple were recovered from a room in Bhimkhol village under Duajhar gram panchayat in Odisha's Nuapada district on Tuesday. The deceased have been identified as Sankirtan Gahir, 23, and his wife,…
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Kendhujhar: A POCSO court in Odisha’s Kendhujhar district on Tuesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for sexually harassing his minor daughter last year. The court also directed the concerned authorities to provide compensation of…
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Bhubaneswar: Police have arrested a youth on charges of crashing his car into several two-wheelers and other vehicles on Bhubaneswar-Puri NH-316 on Monday. The accused has been identified as Soumya Ranjan Rath, the son of a city-based…
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Bramhapur: The Badabazar police have busted two fake spice manufacturing units in Odisha's Bramhapur city and seized around 3,000 kg of adulterated turmeric and chilli powder along with four milling machines. Two people have been…
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Bhawanipatna: A woman sustained critical burn injuries after her father-in-law and mother-in-law allegedly poured petrol on her and set her on fire over dowry-related harassment at Gotamunda village under Ampani police station limits in…
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Bhubaneswar: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) participated in the launch of Odisha Anti Narcotics Task Force (ANTF)'s Mission Zero Cannabis Cultivation in Kandhamal and Boudh. The two districts accounting for the majority of illicit…
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