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Satara Nala demarcation October 3

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has rescheduled the joint demarcation and verifi cation of the old Satara Nala bridge in Pandara’s Abdulnagar area to October 3 after heavy rainfall disrupted the exercise planned for September 23. In a letter issued by the BMC Land...

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Mahanadi in spate; over 1 lakh evacuated

Bhubaneswar/Baleshwar: The state government has shifted around 1.4 lakh people to safer locations over the past four days, as a fresh wave of fl ood affected several districts, officials said Monday. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said the government has evacuated 1.4 lakh...

200-year-old building collapses in Odisha’s Baleshwar

Baleshwar: A two-storey building, believed to be around 200 years old and having links with noted Odia litterateur Vyasa Kabi Fakir Mohan Senapati, collapsed in the Barabati area of Baleshwar town Sunday night. According to sources, the building was constructed during the British era by...

Odisha: Jolaput opens two gates to release floodwater

Nandapur: The Jolaput reservoir in Bilaput panchayat of Nandapur block in Koraput district released the season’s first floodwater after authorities opened two gates Monday. The reservoir’s water level rose following incessant rain triggered by the low-intensity cyclonic storm Arnab. As the level approached the danger...

Odisha’s per capita debt burden at Rs 26,037.70: CM Majhi

Bhubaneswar: The state’s per capita debt burden currently stands at Rs 26,037.70, while its total debt is projected to rise to Rs 1,48,187.82 crore by March 31, 2027, the Odisha Assembly was informed Monday. The per-capita debt refers to the state’s current debt burden divided...

Odisha floods: Brahmani, Baitarani breach danger marks in different parts; Mahanadi basin floods

Odisha: Five districts in flood grip

Bhubaneswar/Sambalpur: Floodwaters have inundated several rivers, including the Mahanadi, following incessant rainfall triggered by a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal. Kataka, Puri, Khordha and Jagatsinghpur districts have been particularly affected, while large parts of Kendrapada district are also under the impact of the...

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74 more Odisha coastal villages declared ‘tsunami ready’

Bhubaneswar: Seventy-four more coastal villages in Odisha were Monday declared "tsunami ready" under a UNESCO-IOC programme, taking the total number of such villages in the state to 100, officials said. The recognition was announced at a meeting of the National Tsunami Ready Board (NTRB) and...

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Police rescue three missing boys in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Three school students of Bhubaneswar, who went missing on Sunday evening, were rescued from Jagatsinghpur district within 24 hours, a police officer said. The police traced them with the help of CCTV footage and rescued them on Monday. Two class IX students and a...

 

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