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Bhubaneswar: The state government has stepped up measures to safeguard farmers’ interests ahead of cyclone Arnab, which is likely to make landfall on the morning of October 28 along the coast between northern Andhra Pradesh and southern Odisha, with Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh...

Chhatrapur: Ganjam district administration has stepped up preparations and taken precautionary measures ahead of impending cyclone ‘Arnab’ and probable heavy rainfall. A district-level preparatory meeting was held Saturday at the OSWAN Hall in the Collectorate under the chairmanship of Ganjam Collector V Keerthi Vasan. According...

Nilagiri: Two Class X students of Ratnakar Town High School in Nilagiri of Baleshwar district, who went missing October 15, were rescued by their family members from Chennai Saturday morning, bringing relief to their anxious parents after a search spanning over nine-days. The students were...

Jayapur: Vigilance officials Saturday arrested a former gram rozgar sevak (GRS) and a village assistant for allegedly misappropriating more than Rs 12.33 lakh government funds meant for development projects in Banuaguda gram panchayat under Kundura block of Koraput district. The accused were identified as former...

Tihidi: Tihidi police Saturday arrested a youth for allegedly duping 19 job seekers of Rs 7.16 lakh promising them employment at Dhamra Port and in the Railways. The accused, identified as Kamalakanta Ojha of Saraga village under Bania panchayat in Sabarang police limits, was produced...

Sundaragada: A 63-year-old man from Ujjwalpur village under Tangarpali block in Sundaragada district allegedly died of scrub typhus Friday, triggering concern among residents. However, Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) Dr Suresh Chandra Mohanty denied the claim. The deceased’s family members and local residents claimed the...

Kendrapada: The carcass of a seven-foot-long female saltwater crocodile was found in the Brahmani River in Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapada district Saturday, officials said. Locals spotted the carcass in the morning and alerted forest officials, who retrieved it and sent it to the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Saturday activated its disaster response and mitigation machinery as the well-marked low-pressure area was likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm and make landfall between the northern Andhra Pradesh and southern Odisha coasts on the morning of October 28. The India Meteorological...

Kataka/Paralakhemundi: Orissa High Court has declined to grant interim protection from arrest to Bidyabharati Panda, wife of late Assistant Conservator of Forests Soumya Ranjan Mohapatra, in connection with the case relating to his death. Panda had sought interim relief while her anticipatory bail application was...

Jajpur: A woman stopped her husband’s second marriage Saturday while their divorce case was still pending in a court in Jajpur district. According to reports, the incident took place at Trinath Temple in Jarka under Dharmasala block, where Bibhudendra Padhi was reportedly preparing to marry...