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Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Wednesday issued a yellow warning for heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and gusty winds in several Odisha districts, including Puri, ahead of the Bahuda Yatra Friday. According to the weather office, till 8.30 am of Friday, heavy...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has revised the delegation of financial powers for Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) along with Bhubaneswar and Raurkela smart cities, officials said Thursday. The revised framework, notified by the Housing & Urban Development Department, comes into force with immediate effect, superseding all previous...

Ganjam: Two persons were found positive for COVID-19 in Odisha, raising the total number of infected to three, officials said Thursday. All the three cases have been reported from the Ganjam district, they said. Director of Public Health Rabindranath Mishra said the two new patients...

Dhenkanal: Five persons were killed, and two others injured as their car plunged into a roadside pond in Odisha's Dhenkanal district in the early hours of Thursday, police said. The accident happened around 3 am near Indipur village in the Dhenkanal Sadar police station area,...

Kashinagar: A severe staff shortage and crumbling infrastructure at the Kashinagar Community Health Centre (CHC) in Gajapati district have laid bare the gaps in state health services. With local facilities falling short, patients are routinely compelled to seek treatment in nearby districts or across the...

Athagada: Fresh rainfall triggered by a low-pressure system has once again raised the water levels of Sapua and Kantia rivers, disrupting road connectivity and inundating vast stretches of farmland in Kataka district. Floodwaters flowing over the Puruna Kataka-Sambalpur road near Dhaurang bridge have snapped communication....

Kendrapada: Tucked away at Habeli (Pati Sahi), about 12 km from Kendrapada town and 1.5 km from Indupur market, stands a nearly 300-year-old Shri Jagannath Temple that continues to preserve unique traditions and historical mysteries. Home to the Chaturdha Murti of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra,...

Phulbani: A young artist from Kandhamala district has claimed to have created the world’s smallest Rath, using mustard seeds to recreate the three chariots for the annual Rath Yatra. N. Pratyush Kumar Choudhury, a resident of Nadikhandisahi in Phulbani town, crafted a 1.5-cm-high Nandighosha, a...

Hatadihi: Incessant rain has led to the collapse of Banchha bridge near Balibarei village in Hatadihi block. The bridge collapse has cut off Bidyadharpur-Mahulapankha road, an important route linking Kendujhar with Baleshwar, Bhadrak and Mayurbhanj districts. The bridge was built in 1970 and had remained...

Sambalpur: Hirakud dam authorities Wednesday opened two more sluice gates of the dam as rising inflows from heavy rainfall in the upper catchment continued to push up the reservoir's water level. Floodwater is now being discharged into the Mahanadi river through a total of 12...