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Bhubaneswar: Odisha is prepared with its personnel and disaster mitigation machinery as a possible third cyclone in three weeks brews over the Bay of Bengal, state Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said Saturday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the low-pressure area over the Bay...

Bhubaneswar/Balangir: BJD Saturday hit back at Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan over his allegation that”the previous government in Odisha worked for land, sand, coal and mining mafias instead of the people,” calling his remarks “misleading and unfortunate”. In a statement, the BJD accused the BJP...

Thuamul Rampur (Kalahandi): Deprived of the benefits of a government housing scheme, Manjukala Nayak (56) of Odisha’s Kalahandi district struggles to live in a house that offers little protection from rain, snakes and other insects. A resident of the Thuamul Rampur area, Manjukala said she...

Brahmapur: A tantric was arrested in Odisha's Ganjam district for allegedly duping people by claiming he could cure diseases, settle disputes and control opponents through rituals, police said Saturday. The accused, identified as Krishna Muni (24), a resident of D Singpur, was arrested under various...

Malkangiri: Forest officials in Odisha's Malkangiri district rescued a live pangolin weighing around 15 kg and arrested a person on charges of wildlife smuggling, officials said Saturday. The staff of Malkangiri Forest Range arrested the accused while he was allegedly carrying the pangolin on a...

Bhubaneswar/Balangir: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday launched the distribution of houses among beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) across the state. He also inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for development projects worth Rs 911 crore in Balangir district. The programme...

Kendrapada: Two juveniles were booked Saturday for their alleged involvement in the sexual assault of a seven-year-old girl in Odisha's Kendrapada district, police said. The incident took place Thursday evening in a village under the jurisdiction of Pattamundai police station when the girl was alone...

Bhubaneswar/Balangir: Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Saturday accused the previous BJD government in Odisha of working for land, sand, coal and mining mafias instead of the people, alleging that thousands of poor families were deprived of pucca houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)....

Thuamul Rampur: Hundreds of villagers from Badaba Phala village in Odisha’s Kalahandi district have accused officials and other functionaries of large-scale corruption in the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), alleging that fake muster rolls and bills were used to...

Kendrapada: A court in Odisha's Kendrapada district attached the property of the Rural Development Department's Division-II office here over non-payment of Rs 1.37 crore dues to a contractor. A special team carried out the attachment at the department's office in Shyamagudia, on the outskirts of...