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Rayagada: A local court Tuesday sentenced nine individuals, including notorious criminal Hadaapa Shiva, to life imprisonment for abduction, unnatural sexual assault, and attempted murder. Additional District and Sessions Judge Alpana Swain convicted the accused—Hadaapa Shiva, G Bangaru, Shunthi Suraj, Shunthi Prakash, Majhi Raja, Majhi Joseph,...

Bhubaneswar: Training of master trainers for the second phase of Census-2027 began in Odisha Monday, with around 40 officers participating in the programme, officials said. National-level trainers had received training in New Delhi last month. They will now train 80 state-level master trainers, who will...

Paralakhemundi: In a major development in the much-discussed (Assistant Conservator of Forest) ACF Soumya Ranjan Mahapatra death case, his wife, Bidyabharati Panda, has been sent to jail. She surrendered after her anticipatory bail plea was rejected and was subsequently sent to Paralakhemundi Sub-Jail. The case...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's southern districts witnessed light rainfall as severe cyclonic storm Murasu hit the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh Tuesday, even as the state government asked all district collectors in the region to remain prepared to handle any adverse weather conditions, a minister said. Odisha's Disaster Management...

Bhubaneswar: An eight-member central team Tuesday began a two-day visit to southern Odisha to assess the damage caused by cyclone Arnab last week and subsequent floods, officials said. Chief Secretary Anu Garg said the Inter-Ministerial Central Team, led by Ravi Shankar, Joint Secretary in the...

Bhubaneswar/Phulbani: The Odisha government on Tuesday stepped up multi-agency search and rescue (SAR) operations by engaging ground-penetrating radar (GPR) and other specialised equipment at a hilltop village on the Ganjam-Kandhamal border, where 10 people went missing after a massive landslide triggered by rain hit the...

Bhubaneswar: In a major step towards accelerating relief, rehabilitation and restoration efforts in cyclone-hit southern Odisha, the state government has deputed four IAS officers to three worst-affected districts - Gajapati, Ganjam and Kandhamal - to strengthen disaster response and ensure the speedy delivery of assistance...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government will provide Rs 30,000 laptop aid to meritorious students who passed the 2025 annual Plus II examinations under the Godabarisha Vidyarthi Protsahana Yojana. The beneficiary list for one-time financial assistance has been published on the Odisha State Scholarship Portal. Eligible students whose...

Bhubaneswar: Severe Cyclonic Storm Murasu, which was centred over south coastal Andhra Pradesh Tuesday morning, is likely to weaken into a cyclonic storm by noon and further into a deep depression by midnight, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. In its latest bulletin, the IMD...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's southern districts witnessed light rainfall as severe cyclonic storm Murasu made landfall on the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh coast early Tuesday, even as the state government asked all collectors in the region to remain prepared to handle any adverse weather conditions, a minister said....