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Bhubaneswar: A total of 35.95 lakh people in Odisha have been impacted by Cyclone Dana and subsequent flooding in 14 districts, the state's Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said Sunday. Pujari also said as many as 8,10,896 people were evacuated to 6,210 cyclone...

Bhubaneswar: Delivering a special address at the conclave on ‘Opportunities and Challenges in Regional Media’ organised by the Editors Guild of India at the Press Club of Odisha here Saturday, former Supreme Court Judge Justice Ananga Patnaik said political power is such that the entire...

Bhubaneswar: Dharitri and OrissaPOST Editor Tathagata Satpathy said the concept of ‘national media’ is a misnomer given the fact that every newspaper, or media, is based in some part of the country or the other. In his welcome address at the opening session of the...

Bhubaneswar: President of the Editors Guild of India (EGI) and Editor of ‘The Caravan’ Anant Nath called for collective efforts to ensure the safety of journalists from vengeful government actions. Recounting some recent victories of the EGI in protecting journalistic freedom, including the withdrawal of...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has launched an evacuation drive in Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts due to flooding in some areas and risk of more localities getting inundated owing to rise in water level in Budhabalang River caused by heavy rain triggered by Cyclone Dana, Chief...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 28 people, including 13 women and a doctor, were hospitalised after being bitten by snakes during Cyclone Dana, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Saturday. Briefing the media after taking stock of the post-cyclone situation in the state, Majhi said all...

Bhubaneswar/ Balasore: After successfully managing Cyclone Dana with zero-casualty goal, the Odisha government is now focused on restoration efforts following significant destruction to crops, thatched houses and public infrastructure. The cyclone made landfall on Friday but has since weakened into a low-pressure system over northern...

Debadurllav Harichandan, OP Bhubaneswar: The concerns of journalists in India that their jobs will be replaced by Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) which has already been impacting job markets across the globe is completely exaggerated, noted journalist and former Editor-In-Chief of ‘The Hindu’ N Ram said...

Bhubaneswar: The Editors Guild of India, in collaboration with the Press Club of Odisha, convened a conclave on 'Opportunities and Challenges in Regional Media – Odisha Edition' Saturday, attracting prominent journalists, legal experts, and media professionals. In his welcome address, Editor of Dharitri and OrissaPOST...

Bhubaneswar: The opposition BJD in Odisha Saturday alleged that the ruling BJP's claim of “zero casualty” after Cyclone ‘Dana’ struck the eastern state was false and the government failed to handle the natural calamity in a proper manner. BJD spokesperson Lekhasri Samantsinghar also claimed that...