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Gopalpur: Long Air Defence Course conducted at the Army Training Command’s Army Air Defence College in Odisha's Gopalpur culminated Tuesday, marking the successful completion of an intensive 44-week training programme aimed at enhancing technical and tactical expertise in modern air defence systems. The course saw...

Amaravati/Rayagada: Centre has issued a gazette notification establishing the South Coast Railway Zone, with Visakhapatnam as its headquarters. The new railway zone, which will come into effect from June 1, 2026, comprises Guntakal, Guntur, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam divisions. The Ministry of Railways included some of...

Kalahandi: Armed robbers allegedly threatened a couple at knifepoint and looted cash and valuables from their house in Odisha’s Kalahandi district late Monday night. The incident occurred in Jagannathpur village under Lanjigarh police limits, where five to six miscreants broke open the front gate and...

Bolangir: Amid complaints of irregular drinking water supply, BJD councillors led by chairperson Lika Sahu Tuesday gheraoed the office of the Public Health Department’s superintending engineer in Bolangir. As a novel form of protest, councillors entered the engineer’s office and placed earthen pots on the...

Bhawanipatna: A panchayat executive officer in Odisha’s Kalahandi district was caught by Vigilance while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 6,000 from a beneficiary to facilitate a house under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. The accused has been identified as Debendra Sahu, Assistant Development Extension...

Koraput: Three women died and another was injured after a giant tree fell on them following thunderstorms in Odisha's Koraput district, police said Tuesday. The incident took place Monday evening when they were in a market at Pedabayalu in Nandapur block near the Andhra-Odisha border....

Koraput: A Special Vigilance Court Tuesday sentenced a retired teacher of a government-run Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes Development High School in Odisha’s Rayagada district to two years' rigorous imprisonment in a disproportionate assets (DA) case. Unna Rajendra Patro, former teacher of SSD (ST &...

Bhubaneswar: India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an Orange Warning for several districts of Odisha, forecasting thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, heavy rainfall, hailstorm and gusty surface winds Tuesday. According to the latest forecast, adverse weather conditions are likely to affect multiple districts between May 5...

Khurda: Khurda district administration has made life jackets mandatory for all passengers travelling in boats in Chilika Lake Tuesday, warning of strict action, including cancellation of registration, for violations. The directive was issued by District Collector Amrit Ruturaj, who has written to motor boat associations,...

Jharsuguda: Prolonged heatwave conditions across the state have triggered a growing water crisis, with several rivers drying up in Odisha. The situation has worsened for Mahanadi River, with reduced flow affecting livelihoods in border areas. Residents allege that multiple dams and barrages constructed upstream in...