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Odisha man travels 175 km to meet wife, slits her throat as bystanders record

Odisha woman attacked after estranged husband’s visit

Published on Sept 21, 2025 02:03 pm IST

Flood-like situation in 3 districts of Odisha; govt starts evacuation of affected people

Updated on Oct 07, 2025 03:26 am IST

Odisha student targeted by peers in letter defending professor

Congress workers blocked a railway track during a bandh called by several opposition parties in protest over the death of a college student in Odisha.

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Published on Jul 19, 2025 07:22 am IST

Odisha governor seeks update on why Balasore student attempted self-immolation

Members of Biju Chhatra Janata Dal stage a protest after Fakir Mohan College student attempted self-immolation for allegedly being denied justice over "sexual harassment" by a teacher.

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Updated on Jul 14, 2025 06:26 pm IST

West Bengal MLA's car rams into two-wheeler in Odisha's Balasore, 1 dead, 2 hurt

The vehicle, bearing a West Bengal registration number, was returning from Puri to West Bengal when the accident took place.

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Published on Jul 10, 2025 12:16 pm IST

Kidnapped baby boy of visually impaired beggar rescued, one arrested

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Updated on Oct 06, 2025 04:26 pm IST

Tragedy averted as train’s battery hits pole jutting out into track in Odisha

Officials said a tragedy was averted due to the alertness and presence of mind of the loco pilot.

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Published on Feb 22, 2025 09:04 pm IST

Curfew imposed in parts of Odisha's Balasore ahead of eviction drive

File photo of All Odisha Roadside Vendors Zone Association members staging a protest against the eviction drive by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), in Bhubaneswar on Thursday.

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Published on Jan 11, 2025 01:48 pm IST

Prime accused arrested in Odisha assault of women over religious conversion

The key suspect in the attack of two women in the Balasore district of Odisha was taken into custody on suspicion of trying to convert certain tribal communities to their religion.

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Published on Jan 01, 2025 10:48 am IST

Two youths run over by express train in Odisha

Representational image.

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Updated on Jul 09, 2024 01:52 pm IST

Odisha: Ambulance collides with truck, catches fire; 4 injured

Representational image: Odisha: Ambulance collides with truck and catches fire, four injured (HT File)

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Published on Jun 23, 2024 12:46 pm IST

Odisha man kills elderly parents over land dispute: Police

(Representative Photo)

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Updated on Jun 22, 2024 04:54 pm IST

Two poachers arrested for opening fire at Odisha sanctuary staff: Police

The two poachers have been arrested. (Representative file photo)

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Published on Mar 19, 2024 12:13 pm IST

Two months after Odisha train tragedy, 29 bodies yet to be identified

This aerial view shows damaged carriages at the accident site of a three-train collision near Balasore, 200 km from Odisha capital Bhubaneswar (AFP File Photo)

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Updated on Aug 01, 2023 08:34 pm IST

Railway safety commissioner flags human error in Balasore tragedy

The June 2 train accident in Odisha has left 293 dead and nearly 1,100 injured. (AFP)

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Updated on Jul 02, 2023 04:36 am IST

Vaishnaw announces ₹2 cr for development of villages near Odisha accident site

On the evening of June 2, the Coromandel Express crashed into a stationary freight train at Bahanaga Bazar station in Balasore, some of its derailed coaches then colliding with the onrushing Yeshwantpur-Howrah Express in what was India’s worst rail accident in three decades, leaving 288 dead and over 1,100 injured. (PTI)

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Published on Jun 20, 2023 05:23 pm IST

Balasore train tragedy death toll rises to 290

A 22-year-old migrant labourer from Bihar, injured in the train tragedy on June 2 in Odisha’s Balasore, succumbed to his injuries (REUTERS)

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Updated on Jun 16, 2023 11:39 pm IST

Weeks before Odisha tragedy, Railway Board warned against ‘alarming’ incidents

The letter was sent nearly two months before the tragic accident in Balasore on June 2 evening (REUTERS)

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Updated on Jun 15, 2023 04:55 am IST

‘Still haunts’: Odisha villagers observe mass tonsuring for train mishap victims

The villagers started a three-day memorial service for the train accident victims on Sunday. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 11, 2023 06:22 pm IST

Injured migrant workers face uncertain future after Balasore train accident

The train tragedy at Bahanaga Bazar railway station of Odisha’s Balasore district =killed 288 passengers and injured over 1,200 (PTI)

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Updated on Jun 11, 2023 08:47 am IST

Odisha train accident: CBI seizes mobile phones of six railway employees

A woman prays as the Coromandel Express leaves Shalimar station in West Bengal, four days after the accident, on Wednesday. (Samir Jana/HT photo)

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Updated on Jun 08, 2023 12:58 am IST

Days after Odisha train crash, Coromandel Express passes through accident site

Coromandel Express

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Published on Jun 06, 2023 11:16 pm IST

Bolster safety systems to avert rail tragedies

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With the death of at least 275 people and 1,100 injuries, this was the worst train accident in the country in nearly three decades.

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Published on Jun 06, 2023 09:11 pm IST

Odisha train crash: Audit report last year flagged many shortcomings. 10 points

A woman reacts as she is still unable to find her relatives two days after the three trains collided with one after another that left at least 275 dead and above 1,000 injured, in Balasore, Odisha, on Sunday,

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Updated on Jun 04, 2023 07:32 pm IST