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Baripada: A one-and-a-half-year-old boy died after falling into a bucket of water while playing in the backyard of his home in Bhalupahadi village under Rairangpur Rural police limits in Mayurbhanj district, police said. The child, son of Sraban Giri, was playing near a well behind...

Bhubaneswar: Cyclone Arnab has disrupted rail and educational services in Odisha, with schools and Anganwadi centres shut in four districts and eight trains cancelled as authorities step up precautionary measures ahead of the storm. According to reports, the railway has also curtailed the Hirakhand Express,...

Buguda: Excise officials seized 100g of brown sugar and arrested a 47-year-old man near Golia Chhak in Buguda of Ganjam district, Monday morning. The accused, Arun Palai, a resident of Golia village, was intercepted during a surprise raid while Excise officials were patrolling the area....

Kamakhyanagar: An Anganwadi worker was stabbed to death by her husband following a domestic dispute in Malapura village in Dhenkanal district Monday, police said. The deceased, identified as Sasmita Khatua, was the mother of two young children. Her husband, Lalit Rana, works at a marble...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR) has expressed concern over the recent rape-murder of a minor girl in Jaleswar of Baleshwar and sought reports from the SP and the local CDPO. The commission has sought details on the progress of...

Baleshwar: The Opposition BJD and Congress have called separate shutdowns in Odisha's Jaleswar area Tuesday to protest the rape and murder of a girl earlier this month. The BJD has called a 12-hour bandh from 6 am, while the Congress has appealed for an eight-hour...

Malkangiri: A youth who was detained by Haryana Police in connection with a drug peddling case and lodged in a hotel in Malkangiri town was found dead Monday morning, triggering tension in the locality. The deceased was identified as Tanup Dey of MV-65 village in...

Bhubaneswar/Amaravati/New Delhi: The eastern coastal states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh closed schools, prohibited sea fishing and kept rescue teams on standby, stepping up precautionary measures ahead of Cyclone Arnab's expected landfall Wednesday to ensure "zero loss of life and minimal damage to infrastructure". The...

Kashipur: A pregnant woman was carried on a makeshift stretcher for about 5 km to reach an ambulance in Odisha’s Rayagada district after poor road connectivity prevented the vehicle from reaching her village. She later delivered a stillborn baby at the Rayagada district headquarters hospital....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has placed several districts on high alert and stepped up preparedness as Cyclone Arnab is forecast to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm before crossing the Andhra Pradesh-Yanam coast on the forenoon of October 28. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi...