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Athamallik: A woman died after being attacked by an elephant while collecting kendu leaves in a forest near Nuagaon village under Madhapur forest range and Athamallik forest division of Angul district, officials said. Jyotsna Biswal, 40, of Madhapur area was attacked by the elephant Monday...

Baripada: A two-and-a-half-year-old boy was killed after being run over by a private bus at Baripada bus stand in Mayurbhanj district Monday, police said. The child, identified as Lipun Hansda of Andhari village under Kuliana police limits, died while undergoing treatment at the district headquarters...

Nandapur/Padua: Three women were killed and another person was critically injured after a tree got uprooted and fell on them during a Kalbaisakhi storm at a weekly market in Peda Baaili on the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border Monday afternoon. The deceased have been identified as Seetama...

Jajpur: At least five people, including two women, were killed and seven others injured when an SUV in which they were travelling rammed into a truck in Odisha's Jajpur district Monday, police said. The accident took place near Barada Chhak on the Daitary-Paradeep express highway...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Monday disbursed financial assistance of over Rs 61 crore to more than 79,000 beneficiaries, who had earlier missed receiving the first, second, or third instalments of the 'Subhadra' scheme due to various reasons, officials said. Parida released the...

Bhubaneswar: The impact of Nor’wester storms continues in several districts of Odisha as the regional centre of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of heavy rain and strong winds over the next three days. Rainfall is likely across several districts Monday, with orange warnings...

Berhampur: Disability has not deterred the visually and hearing impaired students from the path of success as all 25 students from the two special schools for the blind and deaf here in Odisha's Ganjam district cleared the annual Class X state board examination this year,...

Jajpur: At least five people, including two women, were killed and seven others injured when an SUV in which they were travelling rammed into a truck in Odisha's Jajpur district Monday, police said. The accident took place near Barada Chhak on the Daitary-Paradeep express highway...

Muribahal/Bolangir: The mysterious death of a 42-year-old woman triggered tension and a road blockade in Bolangir district Sunday, with villagers alleging foul play and demanding a thorough investigation. The body of the deceased, identified as Ranjita Sahu of Chitramunda village under Muribahal police limits, was...

Keonjhar: Days after Jitu Munda carried his elder sister’s skeleton on his shoulders to a bank to withdraw money on her behalf, sparking national outrage, the incident has quietly transformed the fortunes of his remote village. As aid poured in for Munda, administrators and political...