Crime

Dhenkanal: A man allegedly committed suicide after hacking his wife to death at Khalapala village under Balima police limits in Dhenkanal district on Thursday. According to available information, Sudhakar Badia had a heated argument with his wife Sili Badia over a...

Balasore: A youth sustained critical injuries after being shot at by miscreants at Goshalapada under Sahadevkhunta police limits in Balasore district late on Tuesday. The victim has been identified as Amit Kumar Singh. A violent clash broke out between two groups in the...

Bhubaneswar: Excise sleuths on Tuesday seized brown sugar worth over Rs 10 lakh during multiple raids in and around the Odisha capital. Simultaneous raids were conducted at Unit-3, Unit-4 and Balianta areas from where a huge cache of brown sugar and...

Berhampur: Unidentified miscreants allegedly looted gold ornaments from a woman in the guise of police here on Sunday. The victim, Sanjukta Padhi, has lodged a complaint in this regard at Gosani Nuagaon police station. According to the FIR, four miscreants on a...

Bhadrak: A businessman was robbed of jewellery worth several lakhs of rupees at Dhamnagar area in Bhadrak district on Saturday night. According to available information, three motorcycle-borne miscreants intercepted the vehicle of Ratnakar Sahoo, the owner of Kanak Durga Jewellery shop, soon...

Bhawanipatna: Forest officials have seized a huge quantity of Siris wood at Padepadar village under Thuamul Rampur block in Kalahandi district. Two persons identified as Sundar Singh and Sashidhar Nayak were arrested in connection with the seizure. According to sources, a...

Cuttack: Body of a youth was recovered from the premises of SCB Medical College and Hospital here on Saturday. The identity of the deceased, however, has not yet been ascertained. According to available information, some locals spotted the body lying in...

Malkangiri: Notwithstanding awareness programmes like 'Pari Pain Katha Tiye' and 'Kanya Kiran', incident of rape involving small children continues to rear its ugly head now and again . A nine-year-old minor girl is currently battling for life after being raped...

Rourkela: Four persons have been arrested for allegedly gang raping a minor girl at Ratakhandi area under Bisra police limits in Rourkela city on Thursday night. The victim was returning home from her neighbour’s house when the four persons kidnapped the girl,...

Sambalpur: A woman was allegedly kidnapped and raped for about 10 days at gunpoint in Kunchinda area of Sambalpur district. The accused was identified as Somya Ranjan Dharua (28). According to police sources, the 22-year-old woman was abducted by Dharua on July...