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Bhubaneswar: Flash floods were reported in the embankments of the Hati River in Odisha's Kalahandi district Sunday amid low-pressure-triggered heavy rainfall across the state that also prompted the administrations of two other districts to announce school holidays the next day, officials said. Under the impact...

Bramhapur: BJP's youth wing president in Odisha's Ganjam district, B Somanath Patra, has been arrested for allegedly obstructing police personnel from performing their duty and verbally abusing them during a child labour rescue operation, police said Sunday. According to officials, a police team from Integrated...

Thuamul Rampur(Kalahandi): Heavy rain in Odisha’s Kalahandi district has disrupted normal life in Thuamul Rampur block, with the area recording 345 mm of rainfall as the Indravati River swelled and floodwaters disrupted road connectivity, sources said Sunday. The incessant rain, which began Friday night, triggered...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rainfall lashed several parts of Odisha under the influence of a low-pressure area in northwestern Bay of Bengal, with the IMD issuing a 'red warning' for five districts Sunday. Under the impact of the system, heavy rainfall is expected in several districts of...

Riamal: A female elephant was found dead in a protected forest near Jharabereni village under the Kundheigola section of Riamal forest range in Debagada district, forest officials said. The carcass was discovered in the forest under the jurisdiction of Chadheimara gram panchayat. The Kundheigola section...

By BIRA KISHORE DASH, OP Patana: Seventy-seven-year-old Gopinath Narayan High School in this block headquarters town of Kendujhar district is in a dilapidated condition, with students forced to attend classes under leaking roofs. The school, established in 1949 through the efforts of residents and named...

Jharsuguda: Police arrested four people, including a cash executive of Radiant Cash Management Services Ltd., for allegedly staging a fake robbery to misappropriate money collected from customers in Jharsuguda district, officials said Saturday. Jharsuguda Superintendent of Police Gundala Reddy Raghavendra said during a press conference...

Baripada: A serving sub-inspector of Baripada Town police station has been arrested for allegedly torturing his newly-wed wife over dowry and attempting to kill her by strangling her, police said. The accused, SI Pravat Kumar Nayak, a native of Baniapat in Kendujhar district, was arrested...

Nilagiri: Two college students went missing Saturday while bathing in the Blue Lake near Mitripur and Machhua villages on the Swar nachuda foothills under Nilagiri police limits in Baleshwar district. The unsafe man-made lake has reportedly claimed several lives in recent years. Three friends, all...

Nabarangpur: Farmers in rain-dependent areas face recurring droughts because of inadequate and erratic rainfall when the monsoon fails, farmlands dry up and crop production is severely affected. To address the problem, a pilot project has been launched in Kosagumuda block of Nabrangpur district under the...