A 25-year-old man was arrested in Angul district for the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl. The accused, a daily labourer, confessed to the crime after police tracked him down while fleeing.
A devastating road accident in Odisha's Angul district has claimed five lives and left six others injured. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has expressed deep condolences over the tragic incident.
A 29-year-old woman was killed by a wild elephant in Angul's Bantala Square. Protesters blocked the Sambalpur-Cuttack NH for hours, demanding action from the forest department. Read details.