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Thuamul Rampur: Relentless rain and strong winds over the past three days have disrupted normal life across Thuamul Rampur block in Odisha's Kalahandi district, with landslides, fallen trees and rising water levels cutting off several villages and damaging houses and public infrastructure. Sources said several...

Bhubaneswar: Four Left parties in Odisha Friday demanded immediate dismissal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and restoration of the voting rights of people whose names have been "wrongly" excluded during the SIR of electoral rolls. In a joint statement, CPI, CPI(M), CPI(ML) Liberation and...

Bhubaneswar: Twenty-four girl students in Odisha became pregnant while staying in hostels of residential schools run by a state government department during the last two years, a minister informed the Assembly Friday. In a written reply to a query of Congress legislator Tara Prasad Bahinipati,...

Bhubaneswar: Rising water levels in multiple rivers after incessant rainfall have triggered flood concerns across parts of Odisha, with the Jalaka already above its danger mark and the Rushikulya nearing the threshold in Ganjam district Friday. At Mathani in Basta block, the Jalaka was reportedly...

Nagoya: Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet ended an unusually long wait for a shooting gold and long-distance runner Gulveer Singh sparkled with his 10,000m silver but the first-round exit of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty from the badminton men's doubles event came as a setback for...

Nagoya: India's Manpreet Kaur clinched the bronze medal in women's shot put competition of the Asian Games with an effort of 17.17m here Friday. The gold and silver in this event were claimed by China through Song Jiayuan (19.40m) and Zhang Linru (18.14m). The 36-year-old...

Bhubaneswar: 2015-batch IPS officer Dr Saravana Vivek M Friday took charge as the new Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Bhubaneswar. Vivek was serving as Brahmapur SP before being appointed DCP September 22 in a four-officer IPS reshuffle. He replaces Jagmohan Meena, whose resignation was accepted...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Friday alleged that the safety of tourists in Odisha has become a matter of concern, with incidents of harassment and assault being reported from tourist destinations at regular intervals during the two-and-a-half-year tenure of the BJP government. In...

Baripada: Panic gripped a remote village in Mayurbhanj district after a tiger cub was found inside a house, officials said Friday. The incident took place in Khaparakhai village, adjacent to the Similipal National Park, in the Karanjia Forest Division, they said. The tiger cub was...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Congress Friday attempted to gherao the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) here as part of the party's nationwide protest demanding the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar after a newspaper report claimed disquiet within the poll panel over the SIR of electoral...