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Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain lashed Odisha's capital city Bhubaneswar Thursday, with water entering houses in several low-lying areas, officials said. Heavy rain continued throughout the night, from 11 pm to early Thursday morning. The city recorded a rainfall of around 100 mm. While Madhusudan Nagar recorded...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has directed all District Election Officers (DEOs) to take immediate steps to reactivate and expand the Electoral Literacy Clubs (ELCs) in every assembly constituency in the state. The CEO has also sought a compliance report from DEOs on all...

Balangir: The district administration here Wednesday began the displacement process in Tabalbanji village affected by the Lower Suktel irrigation project, after overcoming resistance from the residents protesting the eviction. According to locals, police removed women who had been staging a sit-in for the second consecutive...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court has acquitted a man from Odisha who spent nearly 22 years in prison for a 2004 triple murder, ruling that the prosecution’s case relied on “weak and highly unreliable” evidence and condemning the investigation. In a strong-worded observation, the top...

Kujang: Family members of a landowner have lodged a written complaint with Erasama tehsildar accusing JSW Steel of laying a pipeline through their land without prior notice or consent. According to the complaint, Late Naran Swain of Dhinkia mouza under Erasama tehsil in Jagatsinghpur district...

Kendrapada: A 19-year-old youth died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar after he was allegedly lured to a party by his friends, assaulted, and left critically injured, police said Wednesday. The deceased, identified as Amarjeet Kar of Tarajanga village under Derabish police...

Sonpur: The BJD secured 10 of the 11 seats in Subarnapur District Planning Committee (DPC) elections, while the remaining seat went to the Congress after all candidates were elected unopposed. The elections were held to fill 11 vacancies, with only one nomination filed for each...

Anugola: A special POCSO court sentenced a temple priest to life imprisonment after convicting him of raping a minor inside a temple, officials said Wednesday. The Special POCSO Court in Anugola, presided over by Ad Hoc Additional District and Sessions Judge Biranchi Narayan Mishra, delivered...

Baripada: Forest Department will install more than 500 artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled surveillance cameras across sensitive areas of the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) over the next three to four months to strengthen wildlife protection and anti-poaching efforts. STR Field Director and Regional Chief Conservator of Forests...

Udala: A portion of the ceiling collapsed in the maternity ward of Udala Sub-Divisional Hospital Wednesday morning, narrowly missing a woman who had given birth three days earlier and her newborn baby. The incident occurred at about 8:30 am on the first floor of the...