Briefs

Bhubaneswar: Lingaraj Police on Saturday admitted three members of a family to the Capital Hospital with severe burn injuries. According to police, a quarrel ensued among members of the family...

Sambalpur: A minor girl was gang raped allegedly by four persons at Kuchinda in Sambalpur district. According to sources, the minor girl was kidnapped by the youths when she was...

Jajpur: Tension prevailed at Chhanchina in Jajpur district on Friday following the death of a man in a road accident. The deceased has been identified as Sashikanta Behera (50) of...

Jeypore: Police has busted a fake spices manufacturing unit at P R Petta lane here on Thursday night. A team from Jeypore Town Police conducted raid at one Harihar Patra’s...

Rayagada: Unidentified miscreants allegedly looted an Astadhatu idol from Manikeswari temple near Khedapada in Rayagada on Thursday night. According to sources, miscreants broken into the temple and decamped with the...

  Bhadrak: A man died allegedly after consuming spurious liquor at Chardia village under Bangshada police limits in Bhadrak on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Maheswar Majhi (36)....

Phulbani: A Class-X student allegedly raped a Class-IV girl at a village under Tumudibandha police limits in Phulbani on Thursday. According to sources, the accused called the minor girl to...

Balasore: A special POCSO court here on Thursday sentenced two persons to 20-year imprisonment in connection with a gang rape case in Balasore district in 2016. judge Ajanta Sarangi found...

Malkangiri: A youth was stabbed to death at MPV-38 under Kalimela police limits in Malkangiri on Wednesday night over an alleged extramarital affair. The deceased has been identified as Niranjan...

Puri: The annual dolphin census began in Chilika Lake at 7 am on Thursday. The counting is being carried out by 80 enumerators grouped into 11 teams. Students from Orissa...