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Bhubaneswar: The state government has stepped up measures to safeguard farmers’ interests ahead of cyclone Arnab, which is likely to make landfall on the morning of October 28 along the coast between northern Andhra Pradesh and southern Odisha, with Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh...

Chhatrapur: Ganjam district administration has stepped up preparations and taken precautionary measures ahead of impending cyclone ‘Arnab’ and probable heavy rainfall. A district-level preparatory meeting was held Saturday at the OSWAN Hall in the Collectorate under the chairmanship of Ganjam Collector V Keerthi Vasan. According...

Nilagiri: Two Class X students of Ratnakar Town High School in Nilagiri of Baleshwar district, who went missing October 15, were rescued by their family members from Chennai Saturday morning, bringing relief to their anxious parents after a search spanning over nine-days. The students were...

Jayapur: Vigilance officials Saturday arrested a former gram rozgar sevak (GRS) and a village assistant for allegedly misappropriating more than Rs 12.33 lakh government funds meant for development projects in Banuaguda gram panchayat under Kundura block of Koraput district. The accused were identified as former...

Tihidi: Tihidi police Saturday arrested a youth for allegedly duping 19 job seekers of Rs 7.16 lakh promising them employment at Dhamra Port and in the Railways. The accused, identified as Kamalakanta Ojha of Saraga village under Bania panchayat in Sabarang police limits, was produced...

Sundaragada: A 63-year-old man from Ujjwalpur village under Tangarpali block in Sundaragada district allegedly died of scrub typhus Friday, triggering concern among residents. However, Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) Dr Suresh Chandra Mohanty denied the claim. The deceased’s family members and local residents claimed the...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Manohar Lal Saturday said urban mobility must be integrated with city planning from the outset, calling transport infrastructure a key driver of economic growth. Addressing the valedictory session of the two-day Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference and Exhibition 2026 in Bhubaneswar, the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s investment priorities must focus on meaningful employment, sustainable resource use and environmental protection—not merely corporate investments that primarily benefit corporations, said former Union minister Srikant Jena in a letter to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi seeking clarification over the proposed Rs 1.04 lakh...

Puri: Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) will introduce a special darshan facility for differently-abled devotees on a trial basis after the holy month of Kartik allowing 20 devotees daily through online slot booking. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Administrator...

Kendrapada: The carcass of a seven-foot-long female saltwater crocodile was found in the Brahmani River in Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapada district Saturday, officials said. Locals spotted the carcass in the morning and alerted forest officials, who retrieved it and sent it to the...