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Odisha: Tribal woman’s family forced to shave heads after inter-caste marriage
Around 40 members of a woman’s family were forced to shave their heads as part of a “purification” ritual after she married a man from a different caste in Odisha’s Rayagada district.…
- India
Declined Trump’s invite to US for coming to land of Lord Jagannath: PM Modi
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he declined an invitation from US President Donald Trump to visit Washington, and instead chose to come to Odisha, the sacred land of Lord…
- India
College student gang raped in Odisha; 10 including 6 minors held
A 20-year-old college student was gang-raped on Odisha’s Gopalpur beach by three men. The incident occurred in Ganjam district on Sunday evening, June 14. Police have arrested 10 people, including four adults…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh: Three top Maoists killed in encounter with police
Visakhapatnam: Three top leaders of CPI(Maoist) were killed in an exchange of fire with police in Andhra Pradesh’s Alluri Sitarama Raju district on Wednesday. The exchange of fire between the personnel of…
- Hate Crime
Odisha Dalit family ostracised for resisting child marriage; police denies claims
A Dalit family in Balia Pati village, located in the Balasore district of Odisha, is allegedly facing a social boycott by the villagers for the past three years for refusing to marry…
- India
CRPF official killed in IED blast during anti-Naxal operation in Odisha’s Sundergarh
Bhubaneswar: A CRPF official was killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast during an anti-Naxal operation in Odisha’s Sundergarh district on Saturday, officials said. ASI Satyaban Kumar Singh (34) of 134th…
- India
Odisha women take revenge, kill alleged rapist, burn body
Bhubaneswar: A group of women, who were allegedly sexually assaulted by a 60-year-old man over a period of time, killed him and burnt his body in Odisha’s Gajapati district, police said on…
- India
Ban on non-veg food, liquor near Jagannath temple: Odisha minister
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will ban the sale of non-vegetarian food and liquor within a 2-km radius of the Jagannath temple in Puri, Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan said on Sunday. Speaking to…
- India
Odisha begins process to identify undocumented Bangladesh nationals
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Law minister Prithiviraj Harichandan on Monday, May 19, said the government has already started the process of identifying Bangladeshis staying illegally in different districts of the state. The government has…
- India
Odisha: Madrasa teacher attacked with wooden pieces in eyes; 1 held
A madrasa teacher was allegedly attacked with pieces of wood in his eyes by a group of four men in Odisha’s Sambalpur district. The attack took place on April 29. Qari Mohammad…
- India
Nepalese student found dead in hostel room on KIIT campus in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: An 18-year-old Nepalese student of the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar was found hanging from the ceiling fan of her hostel room on Thursday, May 2, police…
- India
Odisha: Woman gang-raped, stabbed multiple times by auto driver
Jajpur: A woman was allegedly kidnapped by the driver of an auto-rickshaw, which she hailed while returning home from work, gang-raped and then stabbed multiple times, police said. The incident happened in…
- India
SMVT Bengaluru-Kamakhya express train derailment: 1 killed, 7 injured
Cuttack: One person was killed and seven others injured as an express train derailed in Odisha’s Cuttack district on Sunday, officials said. Eleven coaches of the SMVT Bengaluru-Kamakhya AC Express derailed at…
- India
SMVT Bengaluru-Kamakhya express train derails in Odisha’s Cuttack
Bhubaneswar: An express train derailed in Odisha’s Cuttack district on Sunday, an official said. Eleven coaches of the SMVT Bengaluru-Kamakhya AC Express derailed at Nirgundi near Manguli at 11.54 am, Chief Public…
- Hyderabad
Odisha man arrested in Medchal for smuggling 3.5 kg ganja
Hyderabad: The Medchal prohibition and excise team arrested one person from Odisha for allegedly transporting ganja to the city. The team seized. 3.5 kilograms of the contraband from his possession. Acting on…
