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FB post to blow up Puri Srimandir: Odisha Police arrest accused

India, Jan. 22 -- A day after a threatening social media post claiming a bomb attack on Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri sent shockwaves across the pilgrimage town, Odisha Police swung into immediate ac... Read More


Odisha: High Court allows rape survivor to terminate pregnancy, orders fetal DNA Test

India, Jan. 22 -- In a landmark ruling, the Orissa High Court has permitted a rape survivor to undergo medical termination of pregnancy and directed that a DNA test of the fetus be conducted and produ... Read More


Celebration to chaos: Miscreants target house with bomb on Zero Night in Odisha's Cuttack

India, Jan. 1 -- In what could reflect a grave escalation of criminal behavior under the cover of festivity, miscreants allegedly hurled a bomb at a residential house during Zero Night celebrations in... Read More


Odisha horror: Parents try to poison 5 yr-old, die by suicide in Deogarh

Deogarh, Dec. 29 -- In a chilling incident of what is being alleged as a mass suicide bid, a couple tried to poison their five-year-old son before taking their own lives in Kundheigola police limits o... Read More


Odisha: Youth arrested for 'rape' after Class 10 girl found pregnant

India, Dec. 20 -- Adding to a growing list of cases where online manipulation leads to exploitation and abuse, a 23 year-old young man was arrested for allegedly raping and impregnating a Class 10 stu... Read More


Odisha: Schools closed in Soro amid elephant movement; Forest department on high alert

Balasore, Dec. 19 -- Panic gripped parts of Odisha's Balasore district after a wild elephant strayed into villages, forcing officials to declare school holidays and step up rescue efforts today. The p... Read More


Odisha: Koraput police official nabbed by Vigilance while taking bribe

Koraput, Dec. 18 -- Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday apprehended a female police personnel on the charges of bribery in Koraput district. The accused Sukma Hansdah is Inspector-in-Charge (IIC) of Dasmant... Read More


Odisha: Shock in Baripada as five yr-old 'sexually abused', accused relative held

Baripada, Dec. 17 -- Shock and outrage has gripped locals after a five year-old girl was allegedly subjected to sexual abuse in Baripada in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district. Though the incident took place... Read More


Nine poachers arrested as AI surveillance tightens grip on Odisha's Kuldiha sanctuary

Balasore, Dec. 17 -- In a major crackdown, the Forest Department has uncovered an organised hunting and illegal wildlife meat trade racket operating within the Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha's B... Read More


Odisha: Ahead of Makar Sankranti, deadly Manja makes a return to Cuttack streets

Cuttack, Dec. 16 -- With Makar Sankranti barely a month away, preparations for kite flying have already begun across Odisha. Markets across Cuttack have become hubs of illegal trade in manja, the glas... Read More