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Baripada: The mercury dropped to minus 1 degree Celsius in the Similipal National Park Friday, the lowest recorded temperature in Odisha, as a cold wave gripped the state. The observatory in Upar Barha Kamuda in the park's core area recorded a temperature of minus 1...

Kendrapara: A demonstration over the demand for an underpass at an expressway in Odisha's Kendrapara district escalated Friday, following which prohibitory orders under section 163 of the BNSS were imposed around a police station, officials said. Locals have been staging a sit-in near the Paradip-Daitary...

Balasore: A class 5 student of a state-run primary school in Odisha's Balasore district died after a cement slab fell on him at an under-construction building on the institute's premises, police said Friday. The incident took place at Badas village within Baliapal police station limits...

Joda: Allegations of unsafe and irregular mineral transportation have surfaced at a South Eastern Railway (SER) siding at Jurudi in Keonjhar district, raising concerns over compliance with safety norms. Sources said mineral loading takes place daily on five to six lines at the siding, with...

Boinda: Vigilance sleuths arrested a Revenue Inspector (RI) in Angul district Thursday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 6,000, authorities said. RI Surendra Das, posted at Tushar under the Athamallik block, was caught red-handed by an Angul Vigilance team while accepting the bribe at...

Rajnagar: As many as 300 people fell ill with diarrhoea and vomiting after they attended a wedding feast under this block in Kendrapara district, prompting health authorities to rush medical teams to the affected villages. The outbreak was reported from Endulapur, Prasannapur and Khandamara villages...

Baripada: Police arrested two persons Thursday after a youth was allegedly stripped, assaulted and paraded on National Highway-220 over his love affair with a minor of a separate community under Bahalda police limits in Mayurbhanj district. After their arrest, the two accused were produced in...

Baripada/Tensa: Mercury dipped to zero degrees Celsius at Similipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district – an eight-degree dip in the past 48 hours, officials said Wednesday, adding that Koida and Tensa areas in Sundargarh recorded snowfall. The lowest temperature was recorded at the Upper Barakamuda...

Baripada/Karanjia: In a shocking incident, a youth allegedly hacked his father and a neighbour to death in Kushapada village under Karanjia block of Mayurbhanj district Wednesday evening. The accused, identified as Mantu Patra, reportedly attacked his father, Prafulla Patra, with a sharp weapon following a...

CHHATRAPUR: A home guard died of electrocution in Chhatrapur Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Dibakar Gouda of Purunapatna village under this block in Ganjam district. Dibakar had been to his hometown to attend a feast taking place in front of his residence during the...