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Bhubaneswar: The state government Sunday intensified preparedness for Cyclone Arnab across five vulnerable southern districts, deploying 24 Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) teams and six National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast a possible landfall between southern Odisha...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday reached Odisha to inaugurate the Reserve Bank of India's Rs 169-crore data centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute in Bhubaneswar, officials said. Modi landed at Biju Patnaik International Airport here at 4.15 pm aboard a special Indian Air Force aircraft,...

Bhubaneswar/Bhabanipatana: In a major crackdown against corruption, Odisha Vigilance Sunday arrested another senior clerk of the State Forest Department for “embezzling” government funds amounting to over Rs 2.60 crore. The accused was identified as Babulu Suna, Senior Assistant-cum-In-Charge, Establishment Section, Office of the Divisional Forest...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Sunday stepped up preparations, mobilising personnel and equipment in vulnerable areas, as a severe cyclonic storm is likely to hit the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh coast October 28, officials said. The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its latest bulletin, said a depression over...

By Prabhat Panigrahi, OP Khordha: More than 25 students from Madhapur, a tribal-dominated village under Begunia block in Khordha district, risk their lives every day by walking along narrow field embankments to reach school, highlighting the difficulties caused by the closure of their village primary...

Pottangi: Andhra Pradesh officials have reinstalled the Telugu-language signboards within 24 hours of their reported removal by a Biju Janata Dal (BJD) delegation in the disputed Kotia panchayat area of Koraput district. A team of BJD representatives had visited border villages under Kotia panchayat in...

TRINATH MOHANTY, OP Bhubaneswar: Instead of concentrating on education and preparing for a brighter future, an increasing number of minors in Odisha are becoming involved in criminal activities. This disturbing trend is putting their future at risk and raising concerns among law enforcement agencies, parents...

BANDANA SETHI, OP Bhubaneswar: Giving greater priority to passenger safety, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has strengthened enforcement of railway rules in accordance with the Jan Vishwas Act. Between June 19 and October 20, East Coast Railway collected a total fine of Rs 1,00,68,125 from more...

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...