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Bhubaneswar: BJD Friday criticised the Centre for the passage of the MMDR Amendment Bill, which seeks to restrict states' powers to levy taxes on mineral rights and mineral-bearing land parcels, asserting that "Odisha will suffer immense revenue losses" due to the legislation. The opposition party...

Kendrapada: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Superintendent of Police, Jagatsinghpur, and the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) to submit a report on whether compensation has been paid to a minor rape survivor under the Victim Compensation Scheme. The Commission has asked...

Nandapur: A pregnant woman in Koraput district had to be carried on a stretcher for 3 km after an ambulance failed to reach her village Thursday owing to poor road conditions. The incident occurred in Srigamput village under Atanda panchayat in Nandapur block. The 108...

Baleshwar/Baripada: The flood situation worsened in Baleshwar and Mayurbhanj districts Thursday as incessant rain caused several rivers to swell, inundating villages, farmland and roads and disrupting communication. The Jalaka river at Mathani crossed its danger level of 6.5 metres, rising from 6.24 metres at 6am...

Bhubaneswar/Baragada: An Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer was sentenced to three years’ rigorous imprisonment by a Special Vigilance Court in Baragada Thursday in a bribery case. The convict, Govinda Dandasena, a former additional tehsildar of Bijepur in Baragada district and currently Executive Officer of Rajgangpur...

Nandapur: A 14-year-old boy was killed after lightning struck while he was listening to music on earbuds and charging his mobile phone at Darengba village in Koraput district Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Rati Sisa, son of Jagannath Sisa of Darengba village under...

Kolkata: Former TMC MLA Nirmal Ghosh was arrested from Baleshwar in Odisha Thursday over his alleged involvement in the “hurried cremation” of the doctor, who was raped and murdered at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata in 2024, police said. Ghosh,...

 Jagatsinghpur: Odisha Vigilance has cracked down on a major financial fraud case involving government officials over the alleged misappropriation of public funds to the tune of Rs 3.02 crore in Jagatsinghpur district, officials said. In this connection, two former officials of Tirtol block in Jagatsinghpur...

Bhubaneswar: The IMD has issued a red alert for parts of Odisha Thursday as a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal moves northwestward, bringing the threat of very heavy rainfall over the next 24 hours. According to the weather office, heavy to very heavy...

Nandapur: Deficient rainfall in the upper catchment areas has caused water levels to plunge at Jolaput reservoir in Koraput district. The drop has triggered widespread concern over impending shortages for power generation, Kharif crop cultivation, and local drinking water supplies. While heavy monsoon rain has...