Crime

Balasore: Curfew was clamped in Balasore municipality area for an indefinite period on Tuesday to avoid any untoward incident after a face-off between two groups led to stone pelting and detention of traffic for several hours the previous…
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Balasore: At least five people were injured in a clash between two groups in Patrapada locality of Odisha’s Balasore town on Monday, prompting the authorities to impose prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC. Taking a strong view…
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Balangir: Newly-elected BJP MLA Laxman Bag met the family members of slain lady teacher Mamita Meher on Sunday and assured them that their demand for a CBI probe in the murder case would be taken up with the Odisha government. Bag, who…
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Paralakhemundi: A man died of bullet injuries allegedly fired by his brother-in-law while they were on a hunt for wild boars at Bhaliagani village under Mohana block in Gajapati district late on Saturday.The deceased has been identified as…
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Rourkela: Police on Saturday exhumed the body of a woman, who was allegedly buried after being killed by her husband four days back, in Rourkela city of Odisha’s Sundargarh district. According to police sources, the woman, identified as…
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Bhubaneswar: With the arrest of two persons, the Commissionerate Police on Saturday claimed to have cracked the mystery behind the murder of a youth in Chandaka area in Bhubaneswar. Police said the accused, identified as Rajendra Hansda…
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Sambalpur: A woman and her daughter sustained critical injuries after allegedly being stabbed by their neighbour over a land dispute at Danipali village under Ainthapalli police limits in Odisha’s Sambalpur district on Friday. The victims…
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Cuttack: A havildar died when firecrackers, seized by police, went off while being destroyed on the banks of Kathajodi river in Odisha’s Cuttack on Friday. The deceased havildar has been identified as Pradip Malick, a resident of Jagatpur…
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Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court on Wednesday granted regular bail to BJP leader and Khurda MLA-elect Prashant Jagdev in connection with the EVM vandalising case. “Justice Satikanta Mishra noted that the allegations are omnibus and…
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New Delhi: A jewellery shop owner duped a US national by selling her fake jewellery worth Rs 300 for a whopping Rs 6 crore in Jaipur. The local police initiated an inquiry into the case after the US Embassy’s intervention, according to a…
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