Crime

Bhubaneswar: A day after the arrest of former Director of State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) Manoj Padhi in connection with alleged irregularities in school textbooks, two owners of a private printing firm linked to…
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Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police, probing the alleged disappearance of two important inquiry commission reports from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), has summoned former IAS officer Rajesh Verma and ex-IT Secretary Manoj Mishra. …
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Anugola: In a gruesome murder, a man was allegedly hacked to death by a group of attackers at Baluakata Talasahi village in Odisha’s Anugola district. The brutal killing, which took place in the middle of the village on Saturday night,…
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Bhubaneswar: A 22-year-old woman from Odisha’s Ganjam, who had allegedly attempted self-immolation after accusing her father of sexually abusing her for years, succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Bhubaneswar. …
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Nuapada: Forest officials of Komna division in Nuapada district have arrested four hunters accused of poaching a wild boar using electric wires. Acting on a tip‑off, a special forest team raided Bhalukona village and caught the accused…
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Sundargada: A minor girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by a group of seven men in a forest in the district on Saturday night. Five accused have been detained by Talsara police for questioning. According to the complaint, the girl, a…
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Bhubaneswar: A man was arrested by Kharvel Nagar Police here for allegedly duping several people by impersonating an Additional Superintendent of Police (SP) in the city. The accused has been identified as Rajnikanta Mohanty. According…
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Bhubaneswar: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), in coordination with the Customs Department, seized around 11 kg of suspected marijuana at Bhubaneswar Airport, foiling an international drug smuggling attempt on Tuesday. …
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Bhubaneswar: A youth has been arrested by the Cyber Police of Bhubaneswar for allegedly posting abusive, indecent and objectionable remarks against Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The accused,…
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Cuttack: After detection of eight cases in Odisha capital’s Jharpada jail, five inmates of Choudwar Circle Jail Kataka district have tested HIV-positive during routine medical screening. According to sources, the five HIV-positive…
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