Crime

Bargarh: Police on Sunday arrested five persons in connection with a Rs 18 lakh loot at a private finance company in Bargarh town. Among those arrested, two are employees of the finance company, Bharat Financial Inclusion Limited. Cash to the tune of Rs...

Rourkela: Police on Sunday arrested three persons for allegedly attempting to rape a woman in Rourkela. According to a complaint lodged by the woman labourer at Plant Site police station, she was returning from work when a group of 10-12...

Bargarh: Panic gripped Pahadasirida village under Attabira Police Station limits in Odisha’s Bargarh district on Sunday morning when an old man committed suicide after killing his son. Sources said Pinki Subbarao (56) had a long-standing land dispute with his father...

Jajpur: A 14-year-old boy was arrested by police for allegedly killing a 17-year-old girl at Korei area in Jajpur district recently. According to police sources, the accused allegedly strangulated the girl to death with a dupatta and then dumped her...

Berhampur: A man and his son allegedly committed suicide at Kusapada village under Dharakot police limits in Ganjam district on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Rajendra Panda (55) and his son Kalpabata Panda (20). According to available information, Rajendra scolded his son for...

Puri: Unidentified miscreants reportedly looted cash from the donation box of Bimala temple inside Govardhan Peetha in Puri district late on Friday. The matter came to the fore after the priests found the locks of the donation box broken this morning....

Nuapada: Protesting against unscheduled power cuts, different youth organisations observed a 12-hour bandh at Komna block of Nuapada district on Friday disrupting normal life in the locality. Shops, business establishments and offices remained closed while vehicles remained off the roads at mist...

Bhubaneswar: The Air Intelligence Unit officials on Thursday seized smuggled gold worth Rs 9 lakh at Biju Patnaik International Airport here and detained a person in this connection. Noticing suspicious activities of an Indian-origin passenger, who arrived from Bangkok on...

Cuttack: A contractor was found dead with bullet injuries in his head at his house at Postal Colony in Kalyani Nagar of Cuttack district on Wednesday. A revolver was found near the body. The deceased was identified as Biswabhusan Singh (45). Singh was...

Puri: Headless body of a woman was recovered from a toilet of Gunupur-Puri train on Wednesday morning. A passenger spotted the body lying in a pool of blood around 6:30 am when the train was in Puri and immediately alerted...