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Bhubaneswar: More than 37.43 lakh people in 26 districts of Odisha have so far been affected by the floods this year, while seven people died in the deluge, state minister Suresh Pujari informed the assembly Thursday. Replying to a question from BJP legislator Tankadhar Tripathy,...

Koraput: A school teacher went missing when the boat in which he and a friend were fishing in the backwaters of the Kolab reservoir in Koraput district capsized Thursday, an official said. Koraput tehsildar Sayeed Sabir Saha said the missing teacher was identified as Bhimadhar...

Baripada: Forest department has arrested two poachers using an AI-enabled camera in Odisha's Similipal National Park, officials said Thursday. According to officials, the two poachers were arrested separately Wednesday while they were caught on camera roaming in the jungle with guns. They were nabbed in...

Kataka: A customer has lodged a police complaint against a restaurant in Jagatpur area of Kataka district, as he suspected beef was served to him instead of mutton he had ordered, officials said Thursday. While having lunch with his family in the restaurant Wednesday, Smruti...

Aichi: India’s Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Parinaaz Dhaliwal clinched the bronze medal in the skeet mixed team event at the 2026 Asian Games after a closely fought final at Aichi-Nagoya Thursday, making it India's first-ever medal in the Skeet Mixed Event at the continental event....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly was adjourned till 4 pm Thursday as Opposition BJD and Congress members created a ruckus demanding immediate repeal of the MMDR Amendment Act, which was passed in the Parliament last month. The pandemonium started as soon as the House assembled for...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday approved 27 industrial projects worth over Rs 2.47 lakh crore, which have the potential to generate employment for more than 50,000 people, officials said. The project proposals were approved at a High Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) meeting chaired by Chief...

BHUBANESWAR BARIK, OP Balangir: Students of the Government Nodal Project Upper Primary (UP) School at Lathor in Balangir district’s Khaprakhol block are facing severe infrastructure shortages, with many forced to eat their midday meals in verandahs, under a temporary pandal or in the open. Established...

Ganjam: A minor boy in Ganjam district, formally declared a released bonded labourer earlier this month, has been rescued again after his parents alleged that his employer forcibly took him back into bonded labour. The child was rescued from the employer's premises Tues day evening...

Baleshwar: A 65-year old man was killed and his eight-year-old son critically injured after a mud wall of their house collapsed amid incessant rain at Kharidamukhura village under Remuna police limits in Baleshwar district Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Gajendra Singh, 65, while...