Rourkela

Balasore/Rourkela/Sambalpur: A flood-like situation is staring at Balasore with the rising level of water in Jalaka river. Sources in the district emergency operations centre (EOC) said the floodwaters of the Jalaka was flowing at a height…

Rourkela: Body of a 25-year-old youth was recovered from a field at Samara Basti near IDL police outpost under Tangarapali police limits in Sundargarh on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Sushil Oram. He belongs to Samara slum.…

Rourkela: An assistant professor of National Institute of Technology (NIT) and his wife were found dead inside a room of their on-campus quarters on Saturday morning. Police said the deceased couple—R Jaybalan (38), assistant professor of…

Sundargrah: Bodies of two hockey players were found hanging from a tree inside Uri forest in Simdega district on Sudargarh-Jharkhand border on Sunday. The minor girls have been identified as Sradha of Biramitrapur, and Sunandini of…

Rourkela: Police busted a cricket betting racket with the arrest of five persons at Basanti Colony here late on Tuesday. Those arrested during the raid around 12.30 am have been identified as Uma Singh of Udit Nagar, Manprit Singh of…

Rourkela: An orphan teen, who was abducted five years ago from a slum in Rourkela, was rescued from a house in the city on Tuesday. Police have arrested a student and another person in this connection. They were identified as Chiranjeev…

Rourkela: A 17-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped near Harpali slum in Rourkela, police said on Tuesday. Sources said the incident took place on July 8, but it only came to light on Monday when the victim's family lodged a complaint at…

Rourkela: Tension prevailed in Rourkela on Saturday after residents of Dandiapalli protested against land acquisition for the construction of second Brahmani bridge. The families to be displaced have demanded more compensation for the land…

Rourkela: Unidentified miscreants allegedly looted Rs 6.5 lakh at knife point from a contracting firm staffer at Civil Township here on Friday. The incident took place when the victim was returning home on a two wheeler after withdrawing…