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Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police on Wednesday arrested three persons in connection with the brutal murder of one Amaresh Naik near Sunderpada under Airfield Police limits here on Diwali night (October 27). Deputy Commissioner of…

Bhubaneswar: Two accused - Raghav Barik and Shankar Bastia - in the murder of a youth near Sundarpada here on Diwali night have been arrested. According to sources, they were nabbed from the outskirts of the city and currently being …

Do you know how it feels like smoking 50 cigarettes? No, we are not telling you to smoke. Just step into Delhi a day after Diwali on Monday and you will know. The pollution level shot up on Diwali night with the Air Quality Index (AQI)…

Bhubaneswar: A day after Diwali, cases of deaths and injuries were reported from several places in Odisha on Monday. In Balasore district, a 5-year-old child was swept away in Kansabansa river at Agira village near Soro. Police said the…

Aska: A criminal was injured after a shootout with police in Ganjam district on Sunday night. Earlier, the criminal, P Sivashankar Dora alias Tingiri, had barged into a Diwali revelry at Pandiapathara village near Aska, police said. Tingri…

Bhubaneswar: A youth was hacked to death in a group clash in the city's Airfield police area on Diwali night on Sunday. Police identified the deceased as Amaresh Nayak. According to witnesses, two groups of youth had an altercation over…

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will celebrate Diwali with the children at SOS village here on Sunday evening. Naveen has also advised his officials to visit child care institutions and celebrate Diwali with children. All…

Bhubaneswar:  The Commissionerate Police has allowed two-hour window (8 pm and 10 pm) for bursting crackers on Diwali while restricting sound limit to 125 decibels in the twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar. There is also a prohibition…

Apart from the usual air pollution woes, Diwali also has many other unpleasant side effects. www.odishabytes.com highlights the problems associated with bursting crackers: 1. Eye And Other Injuries Post-Diwali 101 eye-related injuries…