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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...

Brahmapur: A 24-year-old woman was hospitalised with over 75 per cent burn injuries after she allegedly tried to end life by setting herself on fire at her in-laws’ house in Basudevnagar third lane under Nimakhandi police limits in Ganjam district Thursday. The woman, identified as...

Bhubaneswar: Expressing deep sorrow and strong concern over ISKCON’s rejection of Puri Gajapati Maharaja Shri Dibyasingha Deb’s request to organise Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra abroad in accordance with the traditional Vedic date observed at the Puri Srimandir, the King of Khandapada estate, hereditary trustee of...

Buguda: At least 20 girl students of Sri Raghunath Swamy Girls’ High School at Balipadar here in Ganjam district were unable to secure admission to higher secondary courses Thursday after they failed to obtain their transfer certificates because the school’s suspended headmistress had not handed...

Hatadihi: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Abhimanyu Sethi Wednesday alleged that members of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were damaging the image of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi by organising protests targeting the state government, police and administration in the CM’s home district Kendujhar....

Tikiri/Rayagada: A minor girl consumed toxic wild fruit to end life after she was allegedly abducted and raped in the Bhalumaska area of Kashipur block in Rayagada district, police said Thursday. The incident occurred when she had gone to a nearby jungle to collect wild...

Dabugaon: A four-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a minor boy under these police limits in Nabarangpur district, police said Thursday. Police detained the minor boy in this connection and sent him to a Bal Sudhar Gruha (correction facility) in Bhabanipatana after he was produced...

Brahmapur: A man was arrested in Odisha's Ganjam district Thursday for allegedly killing a 60-year-old man over the non-payment of dues for the blood he donated to the victim's daughter, police said. The incident took place in Gopalpur area Wednesday. The accused has been identified...