Odisha

Man arrested for raping minor in Odisha

3:20 pm August 17, 2019

Jajpur (Odisha): A 51-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a minor in Bari area of Odisha’s Jajpur district, police said on Saturday. The accused, a neighbour of the nine-year-old girl, lured her with chocolates before taking her to his house in Ratnagiri area under Bari block on Thursday, a police officer said. “The […]

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Sorcerer held for biting woman to cure her fever

11:06 pm August 14, 2019

Malkangiri (Odisha): A 45-year-old witch doctor was on Wednesday arrested for allegedly biting a tribal woman several times to cure her from fever in Odisha’s Malkangiri district, the police said. The patient was bitten on her neck, back, chest, shoulders and other parts of the body as a mode of treatment, Superintendent of Police Jagmohan […]

Yaas: NDRF deputes highest-ever number of teams for Odisha, Bengal; over 10L evacuated

Odisha govt sounds flood alert oin 11 districts

10:57 pm August 14, 2019

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Government on Wednesday sounded a flood alert in 11 districts following heavy rainfall in lower catchment areas of Mahanadi river over the past few days, officials said. The situation in western Odisha eased during the day with the intensity of rains lessening and water in submerged areas receding, they said Due to the […]

SC slaps cost on 7 states for not filing responses

7:46 pm August 13, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday slapped cost of up to Rs 1 lakh on seven states for failing to file responses regarding setting up of human rights courts despite its January 2018 direction. The top court imposed cost of Rs 1 lakh each on Rajasthan and Uttarakhand while noting that neither have they filed […]

Jharkhand: Two tribal women hockey players found hanging

2:35 pm August 13, 2019

Ranchi: Two tribal women hockey players were found hanging from a tree in Jharkhand’s Simdega district, a senior police officer said on Tuesday. The two women hockey players – Sunandini Bage (23) and Shraddha Soreng (18) – went missing on Saturday and their bodies were found hanging from a tree at Biru village in Simdega […]