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Truck Driver Burnt Alive As Vehicle Catches Fire After Hitting Divider In Odisha: Cops

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Truck Driver Burnt Alive As Vehicle Catches Fire After Hitting Divider In Odisha: Cops

The driver was charred to death and he is yet to be identified, a police officer said. (Representational) Balasore: The driver of a container truck was burnt alive after the vehicle caught fire when it rammed into a road divider at Laxmannath area here on Sunday, police said. Personnel from Jaleswar police station and fire…

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Woman Gang-Raped, Videographed By 3 In Front Of Fiance In Odisha: Cops

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Woman Gang-Raped, Videographed By 3 In Front Of Fiance In Odisha: Cops

“The process to record the statement of the victim is underway,” police said (Representational) Bhubaneswar: A 21-year-old woman has been allegedly gang-raped by three unidentified persons in front of her fiance in a forest in Odisha’s Nayagarh district, police said on Friday. Though the incident took place on October 20, it came to light when…

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696 Leopards Found In Odisha After First State-Sponsored Census

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696 Leopards Found In Odisha After First State-Sponsored Census

The population of leopards in the state was 760, as per the 2018 NTCA census. (Representational) Bhubaneswar: The first state-sponsored leopard census conducted in Odisha has revealed the presence of 696 leopards in different forest areas of the state, officials said. The census report was released by the state’s Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister…

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Ex Army, CBI Chiefs Clash Over Alleged Torture Of Woman At Odisha Police Station

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Ex Army, CBI Chiefs Clash Over Alleged Torture Of Woman At Odisha Police Station

According to the victim’s account, she was allegedly thrashed and sexually assaulted. New Delhi: Retired Army Chief General VK Singh and former CBI Director M Nageswara Rao have clashed over the alleged torture and sexual assault of an Army officer’s fiancee at a police station in Odisha. The incident took place in Bhubaneswar on the…

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Odisha Teen Dies After Consuming Poison, Family Alleges Harassment By School

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Further investigation is underway. (Representational) Jajpur: The death of a 17-year-old boy, while undergoing treatment for consuming poison, has triggered an uproar with his family alleging mental harassment by his school in Odisha’s Jajpur district. Ashish Kumar Panda, a Class 12 student of a residential school, allegedly consumed poison in his home on Monday evening….

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5 Assault, Rape Woman Over Monetary Dispute In Odisha, Arrested: Cops

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5 Assault, Rape Woman Over Monetary Dispute In Odisha, Arrested: Cops

The woman was rescued by police personnel and undergoing treatment, cops said (Representational) Berhampur (Odisha): Five people were arrested for allegedly gang-raping a 30-year-old woman in Odisha’s Ganjam district, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred on Tuesday night in an area near Khairapalli under the Kabisurya Nagar Police Station limits when the accused assaulted…

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Boy, 8, Suffers Burns After Falling Into Boiling Rice Pot In Odisha School

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Boy, 8, Suffers Burns After Falling Into Boiling Rice Pot In Odisha School

The incident took place at the government-run Ananat Narayan Upper Primary School (Representational) Kendrapara: An eight-year-old boy sustained severe burn injuries after accidentally falling into a pot of boiling rice being prepared as part of the midday meal scheme at a school in Odisha’s Kendrapara district on Thursday. The incident took place at the government-run…

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Talks With Naveen Patnaik’s Party Stall, BJP Eyes Solo Contest In Odisha

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Talks With Naveen Patnaik’s Party Stall, BJP Eyes Solo Contest In Odisha

According to sources, the alliance talks hit hurdles primarily over seat-sharing ratios. New Delhi: The much-anticipated pre-poll alliance and seat-sharing talks between Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have hit a roadblock, raising the prospect of both parties contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha and state assembly elections independently. The…

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Naveen Patnaik’s BJD Hints At Pact With BJP, 15 Years After Quitting NDA

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Naveen Patnaik’s BJD Hints At Pact With BJP, 15 Years After Quitting NDA

The BJP-BJD alliance collapsed in 2009 following failed seat-sharing talks. New Delhi: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha has hinted at a potential alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. On Wednesday, leaders of the BJD convened for an extensive session at Naveen Niwas, the official…

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