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Keonjhar: Police arrested a 34-year-old man from Puri district on Saturday night for allegedly raping his 35-year-old woman and then blackmailing her with obscene photographs and videos. He was arrested on Saturday night based on a complaint lodged by the woman. Source link

Keonjhar: Police arrested a 34-year-old man from Puri district on Saturday night for allegedly raping his 35-year-old woman and then blackmailing her with obscene photographs and videos. He was arrested on Saturday night based on a complaint lodged by the woman. Source link

Forest officials in Ratanei area Berhampur: Forest officials on Sunday arrested three people on the charge of beating a spotted deer to death at Khaparaganda village, which falls under the Central range of Ghumusar North forest division in Ganjam district on Saturday. Preliminary probe revealed accused Udaya Naik (51), Ramesh Swain (60) and Rajesh Nayak…

Berhampur: Panic gripped Jakara village in Ganjam district after some people allegedly spotted a leopard on nearby Chikiti-Digapahandi road by the side of Ratanei forest area on Sunday. The officials of Digapahandi forest range, under which Ratanei falls, rushed to the area to monitor the big cat’s movement, after a video of it roaming on…

Olive Ridley turtles near Rushikulya Berhampur: Centre for Ecological Science, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), along with a Bengaluru-based not-for-profit organisation, will conduct a study to determine the sex ratio of the hatchlings of Olive Ridley turtles, which emerged from the sandy beach of river Rushikulya. The forest department has allowed the organisations to conduct…

Bhubaneswar: Family members and villagers of lynch victim Soumya Ranjan Swain on Saturday demanded a polygraph test on the woman who accused him of attempting rape on a busy road in Balianta area on Thursday, an allegation that triggered the fatal attack.A wave of anger and grief has engulfed Swain’s Maujpur village, located about 27…

Bhubaneswar: CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday ordered a Crime Branch investigation into Thursday’s brutal mob lynching of railway constable Soumya Ranjan Swain in Balianta area on Thursday.Swain was tied to a pole and beaten mercilessly in full public view like an animal after being accused of sexually harassing a woman on a busy road.Reviewing…

Koraput: In response to Andhra Pradesh govt’s reported move to conduct Census activities in the disputed villages of Kotia panchayat under Pottangi block of Koraput district, Odisha revenue minister Suresh Pujari on Saturday said the neighbouring state was making a “futile attempt” in a region where the Odisha govt had already completed the enumeration exercise.“Census…

Keonjhar: Keonjhar police arrested two accused from different places in connection with smuggling of metal chips in Bandha village under Dhokotha gram panchayat of Ghasipura police station. The arrested were identified as Surendra Patra and Sushanta Patra from Bandha village under Ghasipura block. The duo had joined the BJP to escape arrest in the presence…