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Baleshwar: An elderly man was killed and two others injured when an old oil storage tanker caught fire and exploded during repair work at a petrol pump in Odisha's Baleshwar district Wednesday, police said. The incident took place at Satya Sai Filling Station in Baligohiri...

Bhubaneswar: Three teachers of the Government Polytechnic College in Odisha's Jajpur district have been suspended for alleged indiscipline and misconduct, including arguments and physical altercations among themselves during a meeting, officials said Wednesday. The suspension was ordered by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, according to...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy to extremely heavy rainfall triggered by cyclone Arnab has battered southern Odisha, prompting the state government to evacuate over 30,000 people and place several districts on high alert, Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said Wednesday. The government expects the cyclone to affect all...

Amaravati/Bhubaneswar: The process of a very severe cyclonic storm ‘Arnab’ crossing the Andhra Pradesh coast continued Wednesday morning, and is likely to completely cross the shore by afternoon, the State Disaster Management Authority said. Under its influence, heavy rainfall and strong winds continue in coastal...

Parjang: Three people were killed and another critically injured in two separate road accidents in the Parjang area of Dhenkanal district, police said Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Ajit Naik, 19, Anil Naik, 23, and Sunil Sahu, 29. Sumanta Naik sustained critical injuries in...

 Nandapur: The Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border dispute has intensified ahead of the latter’s panchayat elections scheduled for November 3, with election posters appearing in villages under Panthlung panchayat in Koraput district’s Nandapur block. Candidates and their supporters have reportedly campaigned in border villages where some residents...

Daringbadi: Authorities in Kandhamal and Ganjam districts have sealed Gazalbadi Ghat road at both ends as a precaution against possible landslides amid fears over Cyclone Arnab. Acting on Kandhamal Collector Vedbhushan’s instructions, Daringbadi BDO Pritiranjan Rath, tehsildar Dhiraj Patra and police IIC Sangram Keshari Jena...

Pottangi: A Congress fact-finding team led by Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das visited Kotia panchayat in Koraput district Tuesday to assess the situation amid the long-standing boundary dispute between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. The team held a meeting at the panchayat...

SANGRAM PAIKARAY, OP Balugaon: With cyclone ‘Arnab’ posing a potential threat to Odisha’s coastal areas, the Khordha district administration has initiated precautionary measures to deal with any eventuality. A preparatory meeting was held at the Chilika block office under the supervision of block development officer...

Malkangiri: Malkangiri is among the southern Odisha districts expected to bear the brunt of the impending severe cyclonic storm, ‘Arnab’, which is set to make landfall between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam by the forenoon of October 28. Odisha government has stepped up disaster preparedness, identifying 48,010...