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Puri: The counting of ornaments in the outer Ratna Bhandar of Lord Jagannath Temple continued for the fourth day, Saturday, officials said. The process, which began earlier this week, is likely to be completed Saturday, with nearly 80–90% of the ornaments in the outer treasury...

Dhenkanal: An ambulance attendant was killed, and the driver critically injured after a private ambulance rammed into a truck on National Highway 55 near Haladiabahal under Motanga police limits in Dhenkanal district Saturday morning. According to reports, ambulance was returning to Angul after dropping a...

Koraput: An OSRTC bus met with an accident at Sunki ghat under Pottangi block in Koraput district, leaving one person dead and several others injured. The Volvo bus (OD02DE5446) was travelling from Bhawanipatna to Visakhapatnam when the accident occurred around 2 a.m. near Panasamanagudi village,...

Cuttack: More than 30 passengers were injured after two private buses collided near Bhatapada Chhak in Salepur area of Cuttack district Saturday morning. The accident occurred on the Cuttack-Chandbali road near Bhatapada market when two buses, “Mahalaxmi” and “Rajbhat”, were heading toward Cuttack from Kendrapara....

Bhubaneswar: Temperatures have again been climbing across Odisha after a brief spell of rain and thunderstorms, with hot and humid conditions returning to the state. The regional meteorological centre has forecast six days of uncomfortable weather from 11 April to 16, with temperatures likely to...

Bhubaneswar: The central government has extended the tenure of the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal by nine months till January 13 next year, providing much-needed time to resolve issues related to the sharing of river water between Odisha and Chhattisgarh, an official said Saturday. The Centre's...

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Tihidi: More than 70,000 quintals of paddy lie heaped in the open outside mandis across Tihidi block in Bhadrak district, with continuous rain soaking the stocks and even leading to sprouting, as delayed lifting by millers leaves farmers without payments and authorities struggling to prevent...

Bantala: A woman and her eight-year-old daughter were killed in an elephant attack while returning home after watching a Danda Nacha performance late Thursday night in Angul district. The father narrowly escaped. The incident occurred near an orchard at the entrance of Madhupur village under...

Baliapal: Thousands of fisherfolk along Odisha’s coastal belt are set to face a livelihood crisis as a two-month ban on sea fishing begins April 15. Once the ban comes into force, families dependent on daily catches will face a sudden loss of income with no...