Crime

New Delhi: As many as 40 per cent of chief ministers in India have declared criminal cases against them, a report by the poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said. According to the report, of the 30 CMs in the country,…
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Bhubaneswar: The inspector in-charge (IIC) of Astarang police station in Odisha’s Puri district has been placed under suspension for gross misconduct and dereliction of duty during his previous posting in Koraput. Sources said the…
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Sambalpur: The authorities of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT), Burla, have suspended two professors after an inquiry into alleged misconduct. Those suspended are Prof Debabrata Dhupal of the Department of Production…
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Jharsuguda: The court of the Additional District and Sessions Judge-cum-Special POCSO Court on Wednesday handed a 54-year-old man life imprisonment for the rape of a minor blind girl in Jharsuguda. It was one of the quickest conviction…
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Bhubaneswar: A male health worker (MHW) and clerk was apprehended by Odisha Vigilance sleuths on Wednesday for allegedly taking bribe from a farmer for issuing birth certificate of his son in at Muniguda in Rayagada district. The…
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Bargarh: A minor girl, who allegedly set herself ablaze on Monday morning in Phiringimal village, under the Gaisilat police station limits of Bargarh district, succumbed to her injuries while undergoing treatment in Burla. According to…
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Bhubaneswar: In a major drug bust, the Customs Department seized hydroponic marijuana worth over Rs 30 crore from Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar. The contraband, commonly referred to as ‘hydroponic weed’, was recovered…
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance on Tuesday unearthed a multi-storey building, two flats and as many commercial outlets at Utkal Kanika Galleria and Symphony malls in Bhubaneswar, 13 high-value plots after raiding Assistant Engineer of…
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Bhubaneswar: In a dramatic twist, a drug trafficking method allegedly involving edible mixture packets has come to the fore in Khordha. The Excise Department on Friday seized brown sugar and cash from a godown in Bhatapada, triggering…
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Panaji: The Goa State Human Rights Commission has issued notice to the vice-chancellor of Goa University over an alleged incident in which male students were paraded in their underwear during a cultural festival at the institution earlier…
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