Crime

Rayagada: A 55-year-old woman was allegedly hacked to death by her neighbour, who accused her of practising witchcraft, at Koilapada in Odisha’s Rayagada district on Monday, police said. The incident...

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police has issued a set of restrictions barring employment of private security personnel, known as bouncers, by the bar owners in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack without prior verification...

Berhampur: Tightening the noose around gamblers, police arrested 15 persons for allegedly indulging in an illegal racket at a village in Odisha's Ganjam district. Acting on a tip-off, a team...

Bhubaneswar: After issuing advisory to people on fake app loans and online part-time job offers by cyber criminals, Odisha Police has alerted about SIM swap scams. In a tweet, the...

Jajpur: A 15-year-old girl, who went missing after tuition class, was found dead in a pond at a village in Odisha’s Jajpur district, with her family alleging that she was...

Berhampur: A 36-year-old man has been sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for life by a court in Odisha’s Ganjam district for killing his wife over dowry around six years ago. Additional...

Jajpur: A 40-year-old man allegedly killed a tantric at a village in Odisha’s Jajpur district for failure to bring back his estranged wife as promised by the deceased, reports said....

Mumbai: Fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim’s brother Iqbal Kaskar will be undergoing open heart surgery soon. Iqbal was admitted to JJ Hospital on Friday after complaining of chest pain. Lodged in Thane...

Bhubaneswar: Police have arrested the prime suspect in the death of Subhashree Mohapatra in Odisha capital. Subhashree was found hanging at her residence in Shastri Nagar under mysterious circumstances on...

Bhubaneswar: With cyber criminals targeting the people seeking online part-time jobs, the Odisha Police has issued an advisory cautioning about the scamsters. In a tweet, titled “Don’t be an easy...