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Bhubaneswar: In light of the gangrape and murder of a 27-year-old woman veterinary doctor in Telangana, Twin City Commissionerate Police has issued an advisory for women asking them not to trust or talk to strangers. The tweet said: * Don’t…

Bhawanipatna: Kalahandi police have arrested two persons for trying to extort money from an official of Vedanta Alumina Ltd in Lanjigarh. The accused were identified as Gagan Patra (28) and Prabha Dora (24). On Saturday, the two were…

Phulbani: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly raping a minor girl in Tumudibandh area of Kandhamal district. According to police, the incident happened on Thursday evening when the victim, a Class IX student, was present in her…

Jagatsinghpur: The National Commission for Scheduled Caste (NCSC) on Thursday blamed the apathy of the police for the suicide of the girl of Tentoi village in Jagatsinghpur district. Talking to mediapersons after meeting the family of the…

Jharsuguda: A married woman was shot dead in front of her house at Rohidaspada under Sarasmal police limits in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district late on Tuesday. The deceased, identified as Kanaklata Rohitas, is survived by her husband and two…

Rayagada: A wanted criminal was injured in an encounter with the police inside a forest in Odisha’s Rayagada district in the wee hours of Monday. The injured criminal, Hadapa Siba, was admitted to the district headquarters hospital and…

Sambalpur/Bargarh/Bhubaneswar: Protesting against the inordinate delay in procurement of paddy and the online token system introduced by the Odisha government, farmers on Monday staged a road blockade in Sambalpur and Bargarh districts. In…

Bhubaneswar: Two months after IIC of Chandrabhaga Marine police station Bulu Munda was transferred for taking a selfie with a murder accused, another picture of two cops with a fraud accused is reportedly doing the rounds on social media.…

Bhubaneswar: Congress criticised Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for being absent in the Assembly during a discussion on the death of Haridaspur PEO Smitarani Biswal on Thursday. During the discussion, the leader of the Congress Legislature…

Khurda: As many as 15 houses were burgled at a village in Khurda district early on Thursday. Police said a gang of looters struck Atri village near Baghamari around 1.30 am and decamped with cash, jewelleries and valuables worth lakhs. The…