Crime

Balangir: In a fresh crackdown on drug smuggling, police seized 13 quintals of ganja and apprehended three persons in Lathore area of Odisha’s Balangir district on Sunday. According to sources, the seizure was made at Jhalialiti Chhak…
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Berhampur: A trader from Kolkata was allegedly robbed of 17 kg silver and Rs 5 lakh in cash while travelling to his hometown in a private bus near Bhejiput Chowk on NH-16 at Khallikote in Ganjam district on Friday night. The victim has…
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance sleuths on Thursday unearthed two multi-storey buildings in Bhubaneswar, 2 flats in Puri and 34 plots during simultaneous searches at nine places in connection with alleged possession of disproportionate…
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance sleuths on Wednesday apprehended Sujeet Kumar Padhy, Assistant Executive Engineer of Patnagarh RW Sub-Division in Balangir district while allegedly accepting Rs 50,000 bribe. According to a Vigilance…
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Keonjhar: A youth, who was allegedly kidnapped over non-repayment of loans from Nandipada village, was rescued by police from Tolankapada forest in Odisha’s Keonjhar on Sunday . A police team is questioning the alleged kidnappers and…
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Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate of Police have set up a special unit of female officers and personnel for women facing harassment or eve-teasing while commuting or over phone and messages. Police Commissioner Sanjeeb Panda said, “An…
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Jeypore: Koraput police have arrested 13 people, including three women, for their alleged involvement in abduction of a rice mill owner, A Ramesh Patra, last week. They have been identified as Jeet Mahuria (28), Tutu Khosla (25), Rahit…
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Jharsuguda: A day after Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said that illegally occupied land by rich and influential will be freed on priority, a bulldozer was seen in action in Bandhabahal area of Jharsuguda on…
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Cuttack: Enforcement squad of the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) busted an adulterated tea manufacturing unit at Jagatpur on Thursday. The unit was discovered by the squad while clearing a government land of encroachment in Ward No.…
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Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an Action Taken Report (ATR) from the Collector and Superintendent of Police of Odisha’s Bhadrak district on alleged murder of three tribal women. The NHRC passed the…
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