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Odisha Sarpanch Held For ‘Ditching’ Woman

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police on Monday arrested a sarpanch of Boudh district for allegedly ditching a woman, seven years after marriage. According to the complaint, Antaryami Sahu, the sarpanch of Mundipadar panchayat in Boudh…

Odisha Journalist Dies In Road Mishap

Bhubaneswar: Biswajit Prusty, a journalist with Kanak News, succumbed to injures sustained in a road accident near Madhapur in Athamallick block of Odisha’s Angul district. The 51-year-old died in a private hospital in Bhubaneswar late on…

Bandh Disrupts Life In Odisha’s Kantamal

Boudh: Life came to a grinding halt in Kantamal block in Boudh district following a 12-hour bandh called by Koshala Samanwaya Samiti on Friday. Samiti activists staged road blockades at several places, disrupting traffic flow from Kantamal…

Odisha Fares Worst In Swachh Survey By Centre

Bhubaneswar: More than five years after the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission, sanitation indicators in Odisha are among the worst in the country. According to the Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2019 survey undertaken by the Union Jal Ministry,…

Crocodile Spotted Near Nullah In Boudh

Boudh: Panic gripped locals after a crocodile was spotted in a nullah (canal) near a primary school at Bahira village under Sadar block in Boudh on Monday. It is suspected that the crocodile might have been coming to the canal along with…

Odisha Cop Suspended For Thrashing Youth

Boudh: A constable of the Reserve Police in Boudh district was placed under suspension on Thursday for allegedly thrashing a youth in public. According to sources, three youths of Athamallik in Angul district were allegedly passing…