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Koraput: Three women died and another was injured after a giant tree fell on them following thunderstorms in Odisha's Koraput district, police said Tuesday. The incident took place Monday evening when they were in a market at Pedabayalu in Nandapur block near the Andhra-Odisha border....

Koraput: A Special Vigilance Court Tuesday sentenced a retired teacher of a government-run Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes Development High School in Odisha’s Rayagada district to two years' rigorous imprisonment in a disproportionate assets (DA) case. Unna Rajendra Patro, former teacher of SSD (ST &...

Bhubaneswar: India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an Orange Warning for several districts of Odisha, forecasting thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, heavy rainfall, hailstorm and gusty surface winds Tuesday. According to the latest forecast, adverse weather conditions are likely to affect multiple districts between May 5...

Khurda: Khurda district administration has made life jackets mandatory for all passengers travelling in boats in Chilika Lake Tuesday, warning of strict action, including cancellation of registration, for violations. The directive was issued by District Collector Amrit Ruturaj, who has written to motor boat associations,...

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...