Phulbani

Bhubaneswar: The former MLA of the Phulbani assembly constituency in Kandhamal district, Debendra Kanhar, resigned from primary membership of the BJD. Kanhar sent his resignation letter to the BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik. In his…

Phulbani: Three people, including a father and son, sustained critical burns after a brutal acid attack in Phulbani  on Thursday. The assailant, identified as Pramod Sahu, was apprehended by locals who thrashed him inflicting injuries.…

Bhubaneswar: Because of continuing heavy rainfall power supply was disrupted in Boudh and Phulbani divisions of TP Southern Odisha Distribution LTD (TPSODL). Boudh district recorded highest 390.6 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours. With…

Bhubaneswar: A deputy manager of the State Bank of India (SBI) posted at its Phulbani branch in Kandhamal district was arrested by the Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch of Odisha police on the charges of fraud and misappropriation…

Kandhamal: Two bike-borne miscreants allegedly looted Rs 17.5 lakh from a businessman near a private bank in Phulbani of Odisha's Kandhamal district. The businessman was identified as Ashwini Patra. According to reports, the victim along…

Phulbani: A POCSO court on Tuesday awarded 25 years of rigorous imprisonment to a minor girl rape case accused. The court also slapped the accused with a Rs 25,000 fine. The Special Pocso court and additional district judge also…

Phulbani: A female Maoist was shot and killed in an encounter with a joint team of Special Operations Group (SOG) and District Voluntary Force (DVF) in Kandhamal district’s Sindhi forested area which comes under Baliguda police's…

Kandhamal: In yet another lightning strike mishap reported from the state, on Wednesday, three students were struck by a lightning strike when they had gone to the top of a mound to attend their online class due to bad cellular service in…

Phulbani: The Special POCSO Court in Phulbani on Wednesday convicted a man for the rape of a minor girl in K.Nuagaon in 2020 and sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment. According to reports, Phulbani Special POCSO Court Judge…