Jamankira: While patients battled for their lives, the Jamankira hospital premises under Sambalpur district became the setting for an Independence Day celebration amid mud, stagnant water and unhygienic conditions. Local representatives and government officials stood under a waterproof tent to hoist the National Flag, while hundreds of students, members of the public and programme organisers were left...

Kataka: Senior IPS officer Vinaytosh Mishra Sunday took additional charge as the interim Director General of Police (DGP) of Odisha from outgoing DGP Yogesh Bahadur Khurania at the State Police Headquarters in Kataka. Mishra is currently serving as the Director General of Police, Crime Branch. Speaking to the media, Mishra thanked the state government for entrusting him...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: Around 5.15 lakh people have been affected, while 2.37 lakh people have been evacuated to safety, during the current floods in five districts – Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar – while the state government Sunday sounded a high alert for three districts (Baleswar, Bhadrak & Jajpur) as India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast...

Kendrapada: Around 100 metres of an under-construction portion on National Highway-53, a key stretch connecting Odisha's Paradip Port with the mineral-rich areas in Jajpur, caved inSunday due to incessant rain, officials said. The incident took place near Nilachal Bazar under Marshaghai police station limits in Kendrapada district, triggering concern among locals. Three trucks parked along the under-construction...

Brahmapur: An inter-state dacoity gang was busted with the arrest of four criminals, including three from Andhra Pradesh, Odisha Police said Sunday. The police seized Rs 6.92 lakh in cash, recently robbed by them from the Golanthara area in Ganjam district, a car, 14 mobile phones along with a wifi device, and eight fake gold pieces from...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi is scheduled to visit flood-hit Bhadrak and Jajpur districts Monday as the state remains on high alert following an IMD forecast of extremely heavy rain in the wake of the formation of a fresh low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal. The state has evacuated more than 2.37 lakh people...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha BJP's youth wing Sunday lodged a complaint against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi at Kharvel Nagar police station here over alleged disrespect to 'Vande Mataram' during an Independence Day programme. BJP Yuva Morcha state president Abhilash Panda said the party sought action against the Congress leaders for allegedly disrespecting and...

New Delhi: The National Testing Agency on Sunday announced re-test for three papers of the UGC-NET examination -- English, Commerce and Sociology -- following complaints about several errors in these papers. The English paper will be held September 9 from 9 am to 12 noon in Shift 1, while the Commerce paper will be conducted the same...

Jaipur: Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot Sunday hit back at Union home minister Amit Shah for his remarks against the Congress over Vande Mataram and questioned why he had not spoken about the status of the 2022 Udaipur Kanhaiya Lal murder case during his visits to the state. Addressing a press conference at his residence here,...

Bhubaneswar: Curbing the trade of narcotic substances, including ganja, cybercrimes and road accidents are three major challenges before the Odisha Police, outgoing DGP Y B Khurania said Sunday. Addressing a press conference here on his last working day, Khurania said the Union Ministry of Home Affairs' announcement of Odisha as a 'naxal-free' state was the biggest achievement...