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Cops recover headless body in pond. Find accused, missing head, and a chilling motive – 20 metres away

August 22, 2026 7:34 am

Police in Odisha's Balangir suspect the crime to be an attempt at human sacrifice carried out by the accused in a bid to get back his estranged wife

Constable ‘engaged in domestic work’, Odisha suspends senior IPS officer

June 19, 2026 4:57 am

While IPS officer was not linked to lynching of Constable Soumya Ranjan Swain, latter’s parents later accused the officer of previously ‘physically and mentally’ harassing their son

2 IRS officers stopped by Raj Bhavan security in Odisha, taken to police station

April 17, 2026 8:27 am

Officials later call it miscommunication, senior tax official says they were there on his behalf, calls incident ‘deeply distressing’.

40 police personnel among 60 injured as protests break out over bauxite mining project in Odisha

April 07, 2026 3:55 pm

Tribals have been opposing the project for the past few years and were staging a dharna against the construction of a road, which they believe will pave the way to the bauxite mine.

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‘Maintain decorum’: Seniors see ‘red’ as Odisha cop’s hairstyle goes viral

January 31, 2026 1:44 am

Numerous sarcastic posts over his hairstyle forced Inspector general (IG), Central Range, Satyajit Naik to issue a directive to the DSP to maintain decorum in public conduct.

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Deportation, and re-deportation? A family looks for 14 kin, from Odisha to Bengal to Bangladesh

January 25, 2026 11:27 am

In the dark on the whereabouts of the 14, and if they are still together, the family that claims decades-long roots in Odisha is planning to move court

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Odisha Police crackdown on cattle smugglers; identify properties worth Rs 50 crore

January 18, 2026 7:18 am

During the raids, police seized cash worth Rs 1.52 crore, gold weighing 1 kg 131 grams, silver weighing 3 kg 80 grams, 23 four-wheelers, 23 two-wheelers, 13 mobile phones and 21 wristwatches.

Security stepped up after bomb threats to Odisha courts, police chief says ‘closely monitoring’ situation

January 08, 2026 2:49 pm

CM Majhi warns against complacency in ‘matters related to public safety’

Despite the minimum qualification being Class V, many applicants held graduate and postgraduate degrees.

Postgraduates among 3,200 candidates for 5th-pass Home Guard posts in Odisha

December 30, 2025 9:48 am

The minimum qualification for the post of home guard is only fifth standard and it fetches Rs 623 daily.

Top Maoist leader Ganesh, who carried Rs 1 crore bounty and was among few remaining Naxals from Telugu states, killed in Odisha

December 25, 2025 7:50 pm

Ganesh was considered among the few remaining senior Maoist leaders from the Telugu states, with most others either killed in encounters or having surrendered.