Man hacks aunt to death over sorcery suspicion, surrenders
Baripada: Superstition has cost a woman, Gumi Murmu, her life at Thakurasahi village under Kaptipada police limits in Mayurbhanj district. She was allegedly hacked to death by her nephew,…
Villager electrocuted, locals block road in Kalahandi
Dharmagarh: Traffic on Sinapali-Tumara road in Kalahandi district was disrupted as locals staged a blockade following the death of a farmer after an 11 KV wire snapped and fell on him.
The…
National cities chess tourney begins in Kalarabank
Jagatsinghpur: The 18th National Cities Team Chess Championship was inaugurated by founder of KIIT and KISS Dr. Achyuta Samanta at Kalarabank in Jagatsinghpur district on Sunday.
Jointly…
Bandhan chit fund firm chief nabbed from Cuttack
Cuttack: Police on Sunday arrested chief of chit fund firm Bandhan Financial Services Pvt Ltd Debi Prasad Maharana, who had been on the run.
A resident of Chhatia, he was nabbed from…
Sambalpur police arrests impersonator from Jharkhand
Sambalpur: In a major breakthrough, Sambalpur police on Sunday arrested an impersonator, identified as Jamatdar, from Jharkhand for his alleged involved in a cheating case.
According to a…
Police foil robbery bid, nab 5
Bhubaneswar: Twin cities commissionerate police on Sunday foiled a robbery bid in the state capital with the arrest of five members of a gang.
The arrested were identified as Bighneswar…
Swine flu: Hospitals asked to set up isolation wards
Bhubaneswar: A day after the death a 52-year-old man infected by H1N1 virus, the state government on Sunday issued an advisory asking all government and private hospitals to open special…
Woman found dead near railway tracks in city
Bhubaneswar: The Government Railway Police (GRP) recovered a body from railway tracks near Kalpana overbridge here on Sunday.
The identity of the woman aged about 40 years is yet to be…
Infant branded with hot iron succumbs in Keonjhar
Keonjhar: A 25-day-old infant, who was allegedly branded with hot iron rod on July 29, succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment at Keonjhar district headquarters hospital on Sunday.…
Amit Shah to visit Odisha again in Sep
Bhubaneswar: BJP National President Amit Shah will be again touring Odisha from September 6 as a part of the party's strategy to expand its base in the state.
At a media conference held at…