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In a shocking case of job fraud that has left a family devastated, police in Bhubaneswar have arrested the main accused in a racket that cheated a local man of more than 25 lakh under the pretext of providing employment. The case was registered at Laxmisa

A shocking discovery aboard the Tamil Nadu Express has exposed a brutal murder that stretches from Chennai to Agra and ties together people from Odisha and Assam. On the morning of 5 August, railway staff at Agra Cantonment station found a suspicious red

In a significant organisational overhaul aimed at energising its base among Scheduled Caste communities and the working class, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has completely reconstituted its SC Cell and the Biju Shramik Samukhya, the party's labour wing. Both

In a major push to combat the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance, the Odisha government is set to roll out a dedicated digital prescription application under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). The new feature, integrated into Arogya Setu

The long-dormant Cooperative Society of Odisha's legislators is poised for a fresh lease of life. A council meeting of the society, held on Sunday at the MLA Guest House, unanimously resolved to reactivate the body and take concrete steps forward. Former

A shocking video of a violent street fight near Papudia on Puri's iconic Badadanda has gone viral on social media, leaving locals, traders and devotees shaken. The clip shows several people lifting a young man and hurling him to the ground in the heart of

In a dramatic breakthrough, Puri police have cracked the mysterious death of Parshuram Pradhan, whose charred body was discovered at his home in Mandarbasta under Kanas police station limits. On Sunday, Superintendent of Police Prateek Singh confirmed the

A simmering personal dispute rooted in a decade-long relationship ended in tragedy on Sunday when a 27-year-old woman was killed in her home in Nahada village under Gangpur police station limits in Belaguntha block of Ganjam district. The victim, identifi

Commissionerate police have swung into action against a spate of gold chain snatchings, arresting four suspects in two separate incidents reported over the past few days. In both cases, stolen mangalsutras were recovered, and the accused have been produce

The sacred Jhulan Yatra, the monsoon-season Raas festival of Lord Jagannath, commenced with great devotion in Srikhetra on Sunday, marking the start of Shravana Shukla Paksha Ekadashi. Across the Srimandir and numerous maths and temples in Puri, elaborate