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Brahmapur: A special court in Odisha's Ganjam district Friday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a 15-year-old girl. The 30-year-old man lured away the class 10 student from her house October 7, 2020, on the pretext of marriage...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi is scheduled to undertake an aerial survey of several flood-hit northern districts Saturday, amid allegations by Opposition parties that he had been "feasting in Delhi" when the state people are reeling under the deluge. The recent flood has...

Jayapur: A Class-X student died after he was allegedly stabbed by two non-students near his school in Koraput district Friday, prompting his family to block a national highway and demand the immediate arrest of the accused. The victim, Mahesh Bagh of Bariniput village, was attacked...

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of allegations of question paper leaks in the recently held Post Graduate medical MD/MS examination, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Friday alleged that the repeated incidents of question paper leaks in Odisha reflect the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government's failure...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha DGP YB Khurania Friday directed authorities to ensure strict adherence to protocols laid down in the Blue Book for VVIP security during President Droupadi Murmu's scheduled three-day visit to the state from August 3, officials said. "The DGP directed that all units concerned...

 Brahmapur: A five-member committee of MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Brahmapur has begun an inquiry into the alleged circulation of photographs of a question paper of the Odisha medical postgraduate examination on a social media platform while the test was underway, officials said Friday....

Bhubaneswar: Floodwaters continued to disrupt normal life across several parts of Odisha Friday as swollen rivers inundated villages, snapped road connectivity and forced evacuations in multiple districts following heavy rainfall and increased discharge from upstream reservoirs. The worst-hit areas were reported from Kataka, Bhadrak, Puri...

Bhubaneswar: A high-level review meeting was held at Lok Seva Bhavan to assess the flood situation in Odisha. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari reviewed the flood situation and held discussions with the collectors of the affected districts. The meeting was attended by the...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rains in the upper catchment triggered the Hirakud Dam to discharge a huge amount of water into the Mahanadi, swelling the river and impacting seven lakh people in 20 of the state's 30 districts as low-lying areas got inundated. The rise in the...

Jajpur: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered a probe into allegations of water pollution and health hazards in Odisha's Sukinda mining region by constituting a joint committee to verify the claims and recommend remedial measures. The Eastern Zone Bench of the NGT, comprising Justice...