Baripada: A 50-year-old woman died and her husband was seriously injured after a wall of their kutcha house collapsed and fell on them during heavy rain in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said Tuesday. The incident took place at Chhanua village under Badampahad police station Monday...
Bhubaneswar: The depression-induced heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours has worsened the flood situation in Odisha's northern districts Tuesday as the water level of many rivers is rising, officials said. After visiting the marooned villages in Jajpur and Bhadrak districts, Chief Minister Mohan Charan...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday announced a Rs 1,000 crore relief package for areas affected by floods and free kitchens for people evacuated from inundated areas till the situation improves. As the state experienced two bouts of flooding within one month, the...
Paralakhemundi: A 48-year-old farmer died after being bitten by a snake while working in his agricultural field in Odisha's Gajapati district, sources said Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Banamali of Singipur village under Gurandi police limits. Banamali was cutting grass Monday evening in his...
Kataka: An unidentified woman’s body was recovered from the Jobra Anicut in Kataka Tuesday morning, prompting police to launch an investigation. Locals spotted the body floating near gates 41 and 42 of the anicut and alerted the authorities. A fire services team reached the spot,...
Nayagada: At least 30 people were injured Tuesday as a bus in which they were travelling fell into a paddy field after hitting a road divider in Odisha's Nayagada district, police said. The accident occurred around 2 am on the Nayagada bypass when the driver...
Jajpur (Odisha): A political row over denial of permission to BJD MLAs to accompany Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi during his visit to flood-hit areas of Jajpur district escalated, with local legislator Sujata Sahu lodging a police complaint against BJP workers. Sahu, a BJD...
Chhatrapur: Hundreds of residents of four villages under Aryapalli panchayat launched a mass agitation, locking both the main gates of Gopalpur Port to protest lack of action over worsening sea erosion that they fear could submerge their ancestral land. The protesters Monday demanded immediate measures...
Jharsuguda: Bhesamati Naik of Tileimal village in Laikera block of Jharsuguda district attended the prestigious Independence Day ‘At-Home’ Reception hosted by the President of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi Saturday, bringing recognition to Odisha. Naik, who comes from a financially disadvantaged background, began...
Jajpur/Dasarathpur: An 11-year-old boy was swept away in floodwaters overflowing on Ichhapur village road and drowned under Kayan panchayat of Dasarathpur block in Jajpur district. The incident took place Monday. The deceased was identified as Rudra, son of Saroj Sahani and a student of Class...
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