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Raurkela: An elderly couple was killed after a mud wall of their house collapsed on them while they were sleeping in Ranto Birkera panchayat under Brahmanitarang police station in Sundargarh district Friday, police said. The deceased were identified as Tenga Kispatta, 70, and his wife...

Bhubaneswar/Baleshwar: The flood situation in Odisha improved Friday, with the water level in all major rivers receding, though nearly 2 lakh people in 303 villages are still affected in two districts of the state, officials said. As many as 1,90,974 people of 241 villages in...

DWARKA PRASAD PATNAIK, OP Chhatrapur: Chhatrapur police have arrested four people, including the alleged mastermind, for allegedly defrauding job seekers on the pretext of providing employment. Three of those arrested are women, Chhatrapur IIC Sabyasachi Malla said at a press conference Friday. The arrested people...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Friday launched a scathing attack on the BJP's "double-engine" government in Odisha after state Supplies Minister KC Patra expressed concern over the delay by Food Corporation of India (FCI) in lifting custom-milled rice from the state. The BJD alleged that Patra's remarks...

Baleshwar: Flood-hit areas of Baleshwar district continued to face hardships Friday, with several villages in Baliapal and Bhograi blocks reportedly remaining waterlogged despite the Subarnarekha river falling below the danger mark. The river was reportedly flowing at 9.60 metres at Rajghat Friday morning, below its...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday disbursed over Rs 833 crore as the fifth installment of financial assistance to more than 41 lakh farmers under the CM-KISAN scheme. CM Majhi said all eligible beneficiaries -- mostly small, marginal and landless farmers and those...

New Delhi/Raurkela: Researchers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela have secured a patent for a hybrid energy-storage system to improve the efficiency and lifespan of batteries used in electric vehicles, officials said. India is among the largest automobile markets in the world. Dwindling...

By ANATHA TARAI, OP Ganjam: Puintola Upper Primary School near the entrance to Puintola village under Ganjam Notified Area Council (NAC) has long suffered from inadequate infrastructure and administrative neglect. The block-grant school, established in 1994, currently has 46 students enrolled in Classes VI and...

Bhubaneswar: The state government will disburse the fifth instalment of financial assistance under the CM-KISAN scheme for the 2026-27 Rabi season Friday, official sources said Thursday. According to the Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Department, more than 49 lakh small and marginal farmers, Particularly Vulnerable Tribal...

Baleshwar: A minor college student was allegedly raped by her boyfriend and his friends in Odisha's Baleshwar district, police said Thursday. The incident took place Wednesday when she went out with her boyfriend. She was taken to a secluded place where her boyfriend's friends were...