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Three held for `honour killing` in Odisha

Last Updated: Monday, June 23, 2014, 13:05

The father and two minor brothers of a 19-year-old woman were arrested on the charge of murdering her in a case of suspected "honour killing", police said Monday.

Fisherman drown in sea, another missing due to high tidal wave

Last Updated: Sunday, June 22, 2014, 21:13

A fisherman drowned while another went missing in the sea when their fishing boat capsized due to high-tidal wave in the Bay of Bengal near Gopalpur in Ganjam district on Sunday, police said.

Six Maoists surrender in Odisha

Last Updated: Sunday, June 22, 2014, 20:10

Six Maoists, including a woman carrying a reward of Rs 100,000 for her capture, Sunday surrendered in Odisha, police said.

Four killed in road mishap in Odisha

Last Updated: Sunday, June 22, 2014, 18:00

Four labourers were killed and seven others injured, four of them critically, when the auto rickshaw in which they were travelling collided with an iron ore laden truck in Odisha`s Sundargarh duistrict, police said on Sunday.

Dharmendra Pradhan slams Odisha Govt over Chariot climbing issue

Last Updated: Saturday, June 21, 2014, 23:03

Odisha government should have gracefully accepted the advice of Puri Shankaracharya banning climbing of the chariots by devotees during Lord Jagannath`s rath yatra instead of confronting on the matter, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Saturday.

BJD names candidates for Rajya Sabha by-polls

Last Updated: Saturday, June 21, 2014, 13:50

Odisha`s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday named its candidates for the Rajya Sabha by-elections for two seats from the state.

Odisha Assembly "ban" on Hindi shocking: Shiv Sena

Last Updated: Friday, June 20, 2014, 15:55

BJP ally Shiv Sena on Friday jumped into the controversy ignited by the Union Home Ministry issuing directives on use of Hindi language, saying reports of Hindi being "banned" in Odisha Assembly are shocking.

Newborn girl child rescued from Cuttack railway station

Last Updated: Friday, June 20, 2014, 14:46

A newborn girl child has been rescued from the premises of the Cuttack railway station, railway police sources said.

Homoeopathy shops raided in Odisha

Last Updated: Friday, June 20, 2014, 13:33

Raids were conducted in homoeopathy medicine shops jointly by the Drug and Excise officials in Ganjam district to crackdown on illegal sale of medicines with high alcoholic content, official sources said.

Orissa High Court seeks urgent govt reply on chariot impasse

Last Updated: Friday, June 20, 2014, 01:22

The Orissa High Court on Thursday issued notice to the state government asking it to file its reply within 24 hours to a PIL which sought its intervention to resolve the impasse of people climbing chariots and touching deities during Rath Yatra at Puri.