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Jharpokharia: Six students staying at the Saraswati Sishu Mandir hostel in Sarasakana, Mayurbhanj district, fled the hostel by scaling its boundary wall late Monday night, school authorities said. Police launched an investigation after receiving a complaint from the school authorities and have been searching for...

Bhadrak: In a tale of survival, a man who went missing after being swept away by the floodwaters of the Pochara River was rescued Tuesday after he spent five days clinging to a palm tree in Odisha's Bhadrak district, officials said. The survivor, identified as...

Lanjigada: In what has once again highlighted the lack of all-weather roads in remote pockets of the state, a woman and her newborn daughter had to be carried on a stretcher for nearly half a km to reach the ambulance waiting at a distance in...

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has come to the aid of flood-hit villagers in Pattamundai block of Kendrapada district, directing the state government to ensure the immediate deployment of an adequate number of power and manual boats to restore connectivity for residents cut off by...

Malkangiri: Odisha Vigilance Department Tuesday arrested a revenue inspector for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000 from a caste certificate applicant, officials said. Suraj Bala, the revenue inspector of Jharapali circle in Malkangiri district, was apprehended while receiving the bribe amount from...

Baleshwar: A man was arrested for inflicting injuries on a woman and four of her family members by attacking them with a knife in Odisha's Baleshwar district Tuesday over unrequited love, police said. The 30-year-old accused entered the lady teacher's house and started attacking the...

Baripada: A 50-year-old woman died and her husband was seriously injured after a wall of their kutcha house collapsed and fell on them during heavy rain in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said Tuesday. The incident took place at Chhanua village under Badampahad police station Monday...

Bhubaneswar: The depression-induced heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours has worsened the flood situation in Odisha's northern districts Tuesday as the water level of many rivers is rising, officials said. After visiting the marooned villages in Jajpur and Bhadrak districts, Chief Minister Mohan Charan...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday announced a Rs 1,000 crore relief package for areas affected by floods and free kitchens for people evacuated from inundated areas till the situation improves. As the state experienced two bouts of flooding within one month, the...

Paralakhemundi: A 48-year-old farmer died after being bitten by a snake while working in his agricultural field in Odisha's Gajapati district, sources said Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Banamali of Singipur village under Gurandi police limits. Banamali was cutting grass Monday evening in his...