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Kamakhyanagar: A family in Odisha's Dhenkanal district has alleged medical negligence after a doctor at Kamakhyanagar Sub-Divisional Hospital allegedly declared an injured patient dead without providing treatment, despite the patient being alive. Following complaint, the patient was later treated and shifted to the Dhenkanal District...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has alleged that despite the BJP government’s claims of development under a ‘double-engine government’, members of the primitive Juang tribal community in Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s home district of Kendujhar continue to migrate in search of livelihood due...

Dhamnagar: The ongoing protest against a proposed government liquor shop in Nadigaon panchayat under this block in Bhadrak district has now turned into a full-fledged public movement. The matter came to the fore after hundreds of women and men gathered at the district Collectorate Thursday...

Brahmapur: Ganjam police have arrested 24 persons during a week-long special enforcement drive against the illegal possession, storage, transportation and sale of explosive substances across the district. The operation was conducted in all police station areas under the provisions of the Explosives Act, the Explosive...

Baripada: A junior engineer (JE) posted at Badasahi block in Mayurbhanj district was arrested by the Vigilance department Friday for allegedly accepting a Rs 32,000 bribe to clear a contractor’s bill under the VB-G RAM G scheme. The accused, identified as Sushil Singh, was caught...

Bancho: A six-year-old girl, Kumari Payal Pradhan, daughter of Nirakar Pradhan of Dudugaon village under Tartara panchayat in Anandapur sub-division of Keonjhar district, has allegedly been deprived of disability pension despite being certified as 100 per cent permanently visually impaired. According to the disability certificate...

Brahmapur: The Odisha Forest Department has arrested two persons in connection with the killing of a leopard in Ganjam district, an official said Friday. The leopard's carcass was recovered from a tree at Jakara village under Khallikote forest range Tuesday, after the villagers spotted the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Friday directed officials to complete field verification of pending Subhadra Yojana applicants by July 25 to ensure eligible beneficiaries receive the scheme's fifth instalment on ‘Raksha Bandhan’ in August. Chairing a review meeting, Parida instructed officials to monitor...

Sonpur: Water level of the Mahanadi river has started rising in Odisha’s Subarnapur district after Hirakud Dam released the season’s first floodwater through sluice gates. Notably, the Hirakud dam authorities released floodwater through 10 gates Thursday following a rise in the water level of the...

Bhubaneswar: Several parts of Odisha are likely to witness rain, thunderstorms and lightning over the next six days, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting heavy rainfall in some districts from July 15. According to the IMD's regional centre, thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty...