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Bhubaneswar: Parts of Odisha were lashed by heavy rain under the influence of a deep depression which made landfall in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh Thursday, officials said. Amid fears of floods and landslides in south Odisha due to the downpour, the state government sent two senior...

BHUBANESWAR BARIK, OP Balangir: Students of the Government Nodal Project Upper Primary (UP) School at Lathor in Balangir district’s Khaprakhol block are facing severe infrastructure shortages, with many forced to eat their midday meals in verandahs, under a temporary pandal or in the open. Established...

Ganjam: A minor boy in Ganjam district, formally declared a released bonded labourer earlier this month, has been rescued again after his parents alleged that his employer forcibly took him back into bonded labour. The child was rescued from the employer's premises Tues day evening...

Baleshwar: A 65-year old man was killed and his eight-year-old son critically injured after a mud wall of their house collapsed amid incessant rain at Kharidamukhura village under Remuna police limits in Baleshwar district Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Gajendra Singh, 65, while...

Kendujhar: A couple was killed after a speeding trailer hit their motorcycle from behind on National Highway 20 near Dhrupada under Kendujhar Town police limits Wednesday, police said. The deceased were identified as Kahnu Charan Mohanta, 48, and his wife, Rajanirani Mohanta, 42, of Binj...

Kendujhar: Police arrested a 28-year-old man Wednesday for allegedly raping his pregnant sister-in-law while she was alone at her in-laws' house in Patana block of Kendujhar district, officials said. The accused, identified as Lokanath Mohanta, was produced in court following his arrest. Police registered a...

Bantala: A 22-year-old hunter was arrested, and three sambar antlers and a country-made gun were seized during a forest department patrol in the Satkosia Wildlife Division in Anugola district, officials said Wednesday. The accused, identified as Sri Krishna Naik of Bipradiha village under Thakurgada police...

Baleshwar: Forest officials recovered the carcass of a male dolphin from Talapada beach under Remuna block in Baleshwar district Wednesday, after fishermen spotted it near the shore, officials said. The fishermen noticed the carcass at about 9am and informed the Talakurunia Forest Beat House by...

Baripada: A court in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Wednesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for murdering his mother over a domestic dispute in March 2025. Second Additional District Sessions Judge Suman Kumar Mishra found the accused, Kanhu Kisku (31), guilty of murder and sentenced him...

Bhadrak: A 21-year-old woman working as a data entry operator at a private hospital in Bhadrak was found dead on the hospital premises Wednesday, with her family alleging that she had faced mental harassment from some employees. The deceased was identified as Seema Sahu of...