Keonjhar

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  17-Year-Old Girl Found Hanging In Odisha, Rape-Murder Suspected

  After the gang-rape of a college student in Odisha's Gopalpur on Sunday, another shocking crime has been reported from the state, this time in Keonjhar district. A 17-year-old girl was found hanging after she was allegedly sexually assaulted.

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  Graham Staines Murder Convict Released From Jail After 25 Years

  Mahendra Hembram, one of the convicts in the 1999 high-profile triple murder case of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two minor sons, was released from Keonjhar jail in Odisha on Wednesday after serving 25 years.

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  Six Killed In Odisha's Keonjhar As Car Crushed By Two Trucks

  All six occupants of the car, who were all family members, died at the scene.The bodies have been sent to the hospital for autopsy.

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  6 Killed In Road Accident In Odisha: Cops

  At least six people, including four women, died in a road accident when two trucks rammed into their car in Champua area of Odisha's Keonjhar district on Wednesday evening, police said.

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  Odisha Court Sentences 5 To Death For Politician's Murder In 2019

  A court in Odisha's Keonjhar district has sentenced five persons to death for the murder of politician Rama Chandra Behera in 2019.

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  Odisha Woman Beats Alcoholic Husband To Death, Spends 3 Days With Body

  A woman allegedly killed her husband in Odisha's Keonjhar district over a family dispute and spent three days with the corpse in her house, police said on Wednesday.

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  3 Of Family Killed In Motorcycle-Van Collision In Odisha: Cops

  A couple and their son-in-law were killed on Friday after their motorcycle collided head-on with a van in Odisha's Keonjhar district, police said.

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  Three Students Die Of Snakebite In Private College In Odisha

  At least three students including two girls died after being bitten by a poisonous snake at a private hostel run by a coaching centre in Odisha's Keonjhar district, police said on Sunday.

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  Over 200 Shops Damaged In Massive Fire In Odisha

  More than 200 shops were gutted and property worth crores was damaged after a massive fire broke out in the main market of Odisha's Keonjhar district, officials said today.

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  Mother Of 11 Opts For Birth Control Operation. Man Throws Her Out Of Home

  A tribal woman who is a mother of 11 children was driven out of the house in Odisha's Keonjhar district by her husband for undergoing tubectomy operation, a permanent method of contraception, against his wish.

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  Gang Rape Survivor Made To Wait 12 Hours For Medical Examination: Report

  A gang rape survivor in Odisha's Keonjhar district alleged that she had to wait in a police van for 12 hours for her medical examination.

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  Couple Suspected Of Witchcraft Killed In Odisha: Police

  A 45-year-old man and his wife were hacked to death by unidentified persons in Odisha's Keonjhar district with the police claiming that the double murder was committed on suspicion that they practised witchcraft, an official said.

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  Couple Killed On Suspicion Of Practising Witchcraft In Odisha: Cops

  A 45-year-old man and his wife were hacked to death by unidentified miscreants in Odisha's Keonjhar district with the police claiming that the double murder was committed on suspicion that they practised witchcraft, an official said on Sunday.

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  13 Children Die In 18 Days In Hospital, Odisha Minister Seeks Report

  Odisha Health and Family Welfare Minister NK Das sought a report from the Keonjhar district administration on the death of 13 children in a span of 18 days due to alleged negligence at a state run hospital.

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  Odisha: NMC Approves 100 Seats For New Medical College In Keonjhar District

  The National Medical Commission has approved 100 MBBS seats for a new government medical college in Odisha's Keonjhar district, an official said.