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Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast thunderstorms in several districts of Odisha Monday. According to the Bhubaneswar centre of the IMD, thunderstorms with lightning are expected in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, and Jagatsinghpur districts. In its Sunday evening bulletin, the weather office said...

Berhampur: Odisha Police Sunday registered a case of animal cruelty against unidentified persons for allegedly assaulting a stray dog with sharp weapons in Berhampur city in the early hours of Saturday, an official said. The case was registered against unknown persons under different sections of...

Bangiriposi: A visit by two Odisha ministers to assess hailstorm damage in Bangiriposi turned chaotic Sunday as angry locals staged protests and pelted stones at their convoy, injuring a police constable, a source said. The source added that Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari...

Bhawanipatna: A tragic incident was reported from Junagarh town in Kalahandi district, where a pregnant woman lost her life after a tree fell on her house Saturday afternoon. The deceased, identified as 26-year-old Kaushalya Behera from Lakshmisagar locality, was inside her house when a massive...

Keonjhar: In the cool climate of the Keonjhar district, crops like tea, coffee, grapes, and apples have already seen successful cultivation. Now, for the first time, commercial strawberry farming has begun in the tribal-dominated Harichandanpur block of Keonjhar district where the tribals have reaped success...

Bhawanipatna: A suspended Panchayat Executive Officer (PEO) in Odisha's Kalahandi district was arrested by the state Vigilance for allegedly embezzling government funds of over Rs 3 crore for cricket betting and online gaming, an official said. The arrested PEO was identified as Debananda Sagar. He...

Bhubaneswar: At least two persons were killed, 67 others injured and over 600 houses damaged due to rain, thunderstorms and lightning in separate places across Odisha in the last 24 hours, officials said Saturday. Two persons died due to lightning strikes in Ganjam and Puri...

Berhampur: The second phase of mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles began in the Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha's Ganjam district Saturday, officials said. The unique phenomena of these endangered sea species were witnessed after a gap of seven years in the Rushikulya rookery, they...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has reported at least three child marriage cases every day during the last six years, despite several initiatives taken by the administration, according to government data. Activists working in this field attribute tribal practice, dowry, migration of labourer families and parents' fear that...

Baripada: The Similipal National Park will remain closed for tourists for two days from Saturday due to heavy rain and the forecast of thunderstorms in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, an official said. Regional Chief Conservator of Similipal and Field Director of STR Prakash Chand Gogineni said...