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Jajpur: A fresh flood threat has emerged in Odisha’s Jajpur district as the Baitarani River continues to rise, triggering concern among residents of Dasarathpur block, which has already endured prolonged flooding this season. At around noon Sunday, the river’s water level at Akhuapada reached 17.82...

Bhubaneswar: State Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra Sunday attributed the rising sugar price to ethanol production in the country. Patra said the increase in sugar prices was being witnessed across the country and was not limited to the state. He said...

Nabarangpur: Former Odisha minister and veteran politician Dambaru Majhi (86) passed away Sunday morning at around 5 AM while undergoing treatment at the District Headquarters Hospital in Nabarangpur. Majhi remained a politician in Nabarangpur for many decades and had been elected to the Odisha Assembly...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has extended the deadline by a week for farmers' registration to participate in paddy procurement for the kharif season, a minister said Sunday. The state government had set August 31 as the last day for farmers' registration. Now, it has been...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has sent a medical team to Pallahara block of Anugola district following detection of scrub typhus cases, officials said Sunday. During the last few days, 29 people in Sanbagadri village reportedly tested positive for scrub typhus on rapid kit tests, which...

Rourkela: Odisha's Opposition Congress Sunday held a demonstration here demanding the resignation of Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram for allegedly threatening political opponents who attempted to tarnish his image and oust him from the ministry. The Union minister's statement came after Rakesh Paswan, a...

Bhadrak: A police sub-inspector was arrested in Odisha's Bhadrak district Sunday for allegedly subjecting his wife to physical and mental harassment, an officer said. Gananath Sethi, 36, a resident of Daspalla in Nayagarh district, was arrested following a complaint filed by his wife, Bhadrak Town...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will launch a membership campaign September 1 to expand the state's cooperative footprint in the state, an official statement said Sunday. Through the membership drive 'Sambandha', the Cooperation Department aims to enrol at least one person from every...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat' encourages the country's youth to contribute towards building a developed India. After listening to the programme, Majhi said the PM has been bringing the achievements and...

Kataka: Kataka-Barabati legislator Sofia Firdous is likely to contest the next Assembly election from the Odisha Janata Congress, according to her father and party president Mohammed Moquim. Moquim said Sunday that Firdous would contest the upcoming election from the OJC as a candidate for the...