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Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has launched a massive evacuation drive from low-lying areas as over 1 lakh people remained affected by floods, officials said. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari, after reviewing the situation Tuesday evening, said the next 24 hours remained crucial for the...

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Baripada: On International Tiger Day, Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) stands as one of India’s most remarkable wildlife conservation success stories. Once facing a critically low tiger population, the reserve has now emerged as the state’s strongest tiger landscape, demonstrating that protecting...

Baripada: Similipal Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj district is set to restore 500 hectares of degraded grassland as part of a major habitat improvement initiative aimed at increasing the population of herbivores and, in turn, supporting the growth of its tiger population. Forest officials said the...

Pottangi: Deputy Secretary Jitendra Kumar Patra, who was deputed from the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha, reviewed the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-2026 exercise in Kotia panchayat under Pottangi block of Koraput district Monday. Patra visited the border panchayat as part of his...

Kendrapada: In an effort to strengthen access to justice at the grassroots level, Dinabandhu Sahu Law College in Kendrapada district has launched a free primary legal aid and counselling centre at Guhalisingh Gram Panchayat in Derabish block, which has been adopted by the institution. Vice-Chancellor...

Riamal: A three-year-old boy was killed after the wall of his house collapsed amid incessant rain in Debagada district Tuesday, police said. The incident occurred at Belmunda village under Dudhianali gram panchayat in the Kansar outpost area of Riamal police station. The deceased was identified...

Udala/Kuchinda: Three persons died in separate suspected murder cases in Odisha Tuesday, with a woman and her disabled minor daughter found dead under suspicious circumstances in Mayurbhanj district and a man arrested for allegedly killing his father in Sambalpur district. In Mayurbhanj, the bodies of...

Kandhamal: Odisha government Tuesday named the state-run medical college and hospital at Phulbani in Kandhamal district after VHP leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, who was assassinated in 2008, amid protest from Left parties. A notification by the Health and Family Welfare department was issued a day...

Kendrapada: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Dhenkanal District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police to submit a fresh report within four weeks clarifying whether the three workers injured in an industrial accident in April 2025 have received any monetary compensation. According to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's four districts are facing an imminent flood threat as at least three rivers have swelled to the brink of the danger mark following heavy rains induced by a deep depression, officials said on Tuesday. The state government has kept Odisha Disaster Rapid Action...