Bhubaneswar: The flood situation in Odisha has improved considerably with water levels receding in most rivers, but the state government will continue to remain on high alert as the monsoon season is far from over, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said Sunday. “Floods are a recurring phenomenon in Odisha during the monsoon. Although the situation...

Hatadihi: Nan dipada police in Kendujhar district Sunday arrested a 28-year-old youth on charges of posting obscene and derogatory remarks against Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on social media platforms. The accused, identified as Sushant Das of Ichhapur village under Kalinga panchayat in Hatadihi block, was arrested less than 48 hours after a complaint was lodged. Police...

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Thiruvananthapuram: Widespread rainfall continued to lash Kerala Sunday, leaving several low-lying areas waterlogged and prompting district administrations to declare a holiday for educational institutions in nine districts Monday as a precautionary measure. With rain continuing across large parts of the state, the district administrations of Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Malappuram, Thrissur, Idukki, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta announced that...

Dhaka: Bangladesh police has issued a nationwide alert against possible terrorist or extremist attacks on vehicles used by law enforcement agencies, in line with intelligence reports. The Operations Control Branch (OCB) issued the internal directive Saturday without naming or specifying the source of the threat. The directive, however, coincides with the second anniversary of the ouster of...

Athens: Two firefighting helicopters collided in midair Sunday afternoon while battling a massive wildfire in Greece's western Attica, according to Greek national broadcaster ERT. The helicopters crashed near the coastal area of Psatha shortly after the collision, prompting a large-scale rescue operation. The pilot of one helicopter managed to contact the Fire Service's operations centre and reported...

Moscow: Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least five people across Russia, also hitting industrial sites and a further warehouse belonging to Russia's e-commerce giant Wildberries, local officials said. Wildberries, Russia's largest online marketplace, is sometimes described as the country's answer to Amazon. In under two weeks, Ukraine has struck over a dozen of the retailer's depots, part...

Peshawar: At least seven persons were killed, and over a dozen injured in an explosion during a peace rally in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwest Pakistan Sunday, sources said. The blast occurred when the Swat Peace Rally was in progress in Kabal Town in Swat district, district officials said. Initial reports indicate that at least seven people...

Brahmapur: A man allegedly cut off his tongue with a knife outside a temple in Odisha's Ganjam district Sunday morning, police said. The incident took place outside a Kali temple at Hansatuli village within Beguniapada police station limits. The victim, identified as Kiran Patra (36) and a father of two children, works as a labourer abroad and...

Moscow: Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin called Sunday a bomb attack on a restaurant in the capital the day before a brutal terrorist act, but did not say who was responsible. The blast Saturday evening at the Balzi Rossi, an upscale Italian establishment in central Moscow, killed three people, including the woman bomber, Russian state media said, citing...