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Jharsuguda: Prolonged heatwave conditions across the state have triggered a growing water crisis, with several rivers drying up in Odisha. The situation has worsened for Mahanadi River, with reduced flow affecting livelihoods in border areas. Residents allege that multiple dams and barrages constructed upstream in...

Bhubaneswar/Ahmedabad: After successful roadshows in Hyderabad and Kolkata, Odisha is now set to take its investment momentum to Gujarat, with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi embarking on a three-day visit to the western state Tuesday. Building a strong industrial bridge between east and west, the...

Athamallik: A woman died after being attacked by an elephant while collecting kendu leaves in a forest near Nuagaon village under Madhapur forest range and Athamallik forest division of Angul district, officials said. Jyotsna Biswal, 40, of Madhapur area was attacked by the elephant Monday...

Baripada: A two-and-a-half-year-old boy was killed after being run over by a private bus at Baripada bus stand in Mayurbhanj district Monday, police said. The child, identified as Lipun Hansda of Andhari village under Kuliana police limits, died while undergoing treatment at the district headquarters...

Nandapur/Padua: Three women were killed and another person was critically injured after a tree got uprooted and fell on them during a Kalbaisakhi storm at a weekly market in Peda Baaili on the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border Monday afternoon. The deceased have been identified as Seetama...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD and Congress Monday came down heavily on the state government following a broad daylight attack on a 35-year-old man in Kanas of Puri. BJD president Naveen Patnaik and OPCC chief Bhakta Charan Das expressed deep concern after a video went viral showing...

Bhubaneswar: A 48-year-old woman, who was travelling with her husband on a motorcycle, died Monday afternoon after a container truck crushed her near Palasuni foot over bridge under Mancheswar police station. Her husband sustained minor injuries. The deceased was identified as Namita Raula. Police said...

Mumbai: Lucknow Super Giants rode on a whirlwind 20-ball 63 from Nicholas Pooran to survive a mid-inning slowdown and post a par 228 for five against Mumbai Indians in their must-win Indian Premier League match here Monday. Pooran cashed in on poor line and lengths...

Jajpur: At least five people, including two women, were killed and seven others injured when an SUV in which they were travelling rammed into a truck in Odisha's Jajpur district Monday, police said. The accident took place near Barada Chhak on the Daitary-Paradeep express highway...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday said the BJP's stupendous performance in West Bengal, where the saffron party was inching towards a massive win, showed the transition from 'bhay' (fear) to 'bharosa' (trust). Majhi issued a series of social media posts hailing the...