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Brahmapur: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday conducted an aerial survey of the affected areas of Ganjam and Gajapati districts of the state to assess the flood situation and review rescue and relief operations. Heavy downpour caused by the cyclonic storm Arnab has left...

Baripada: A court in Odisha Friday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping a 22-year-old disabled woman in Mayurbhanj district in 2025. Ad hoc Additional District-cum-Fast Track Special Court Judge S K Nayak also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on the convict, and...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday expressed grief over the deaths of three members of a family, including a nine-month-old baby, in a landslide triggered by heavy rain in Odisha’s Kandhamal district and announced an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh each for the...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu Friday enquired about the flood situation in Odisha following Cyclone Arnab and expressed concern over the well-being of people affected by the calamity. In a post on X, the President's office said, "President Droupadi Murmu spoke with Shri Mohan Charan Majhi,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Leader of Opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik Friday expressed concern over the hardships faced by the people in Ganjam due to the unprecedented flooding caused by Cyclone Arnab. LoP Patnaik spoke to the Ganjam Collector over the telephone and enquired about the...

Bhubaneswar: Three members of a family, including a nine-month-old baby, died in a landslide in Odisha's Kandhamala district Friday, a state minister said. The landslide at Dangesi village under Raikia block was triggered by heavy rain under the influence of cyclone 'Arnab', he said. Two...

Puri: A devotee from Dhenkanal district died after falling ill while waiting outside the barricades for darshan at Srimandir in Puri Friday. The deceased, identified as Debaraj Sahu, had visited the temple with his relatives in the morning. While waiting in the queue outside the...

Auckland: Centurion Glenn Phillips and Michael Bracewell gave India a taste of their own medicine with blazing knocks as New Zealand registered a massive 259 for seven in the fourth T20 International here Friday. It was the highest T20I total against India by any team....

Bhubaneswar/Brahmapur: Four defence helicopters have begun airdropping food packets at 21 identified locations in flood-hit Ganjam district, while a central team will visit Odisha November 2 to assess the damage caused by floods triggered by cyclone 'Arnab', officials said Friday. Helicopters of the Indian Navy...

Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area over the South Andaman Sea is likely to intensify into a depression around October 31 and move towards the Andhra Pradesh coast over the subsequent two days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Friday. IMD also predicted that several parts of...