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Couple dies after allegedly consuming herbal medicine from traditional healer in Odisha's Kandhamal

India, Aug. 25 -- A couple died after allegedly consuming herbal medicine obtained from a traditional healer following years of unsuccessful attempts to have a child, in a tragic incident reported fro... Read More


Inter-district theft gang busted in Kalahandi; six arrested, gold, silver and cash seized

India, Aug. 25 -- Kesinga police in Odisha's Kalahandi district have busted an alleged inter-district theft racket and arrested six persons, including five alleged thieves and a receiver, in connectio... Read More


Jajpur MP seeks Crime Branch Probe into minor girl Pihu's disappearance, questions police's action

India, Aug. 25 -- Jajpur MP Rabindra Narayan Behera has urged Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to order an independent and time-bound Crime Branch inquiry into the disappearance of minor girl ... Read More


Suspected snakebite claims lives of septuagenarian and grandson in Sundargarh

India, Aug. 25 -- A 76-year-old septuagenarian and his eight-year-old grandson died after being bitten by a suspected snake while they were sleeping at their home in Bhuyansahi of Tileimal village und... Read More


BTech student found hanging in rented house in Gunupur

India, Aug. 24 -- The body of a 20-year-old BTech student was recovered from a rented house in Barun Nagar Lane-1 under Gunupur Municipality in Odisha's Rayagada district on Monday. The deceased has ... Read More


Maoist arms, explosives recovered from dump in forest in Odisha's Sundargarh

India, Aug. 24 -- Security forces recovered a concealed Maoist dump containing arms, ammunition, explosives and communication equipment from Silkuta Reserve Forest under K Balang police station limits... Read More


Veteran Odia writer Giri Dandasena passes away at 77

India, Aug. 24 -- Veteran Odia litterateur and former Vice-President of the Odisha Sahitya Akademi, Giri Dandasena, passed away on Monday while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Burla. He ... Read More


Around 1,500 people stranded as Indravati River swells in Odisha's Nabarangpur

India, Aug. 24 -- Continuous rainfall has triggered a rise in water levels in the Indravati and Bhaskel rivers in Kosagumuda block of Odisha's Nabarangpur district, leaving around 1,500 people strande... Read More


Heavy rainfall likely in Odisha today as low pressure area to move across north Odisha

India, Aug. 24 -- Several parts of Odisha are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall on Monday as a low-pressure area over Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining regions is expected to move nearly... Read More


Cottage cheese shortage, rising sugar prices hit Pahala rasagola traders in Odisha

India, Aug. 24 -- The Pahala rasagola market in Odisha is facing a severe slowdown following the Food Safety Department's crackdown on adulterated chhena (Indian cottage cheese), a key ingredient used... Read More