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 Nandapur: The Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border dispute has intensified ahead of the latter’s panchayat elections scheduled for November 3, with election posters appearing in villages under Panthlung panchayat in Koraput district’s Nandapur block. Candidates and their supporters have reportedly campaigned in border villages where some residents...

Daringbadi: Authorities in Kandhamal and Ganjam districts have sealed Gazalbadi Ghat road at both ends as a precaution against possible landslides amid fears over Cyclone Arnab. Acting on Kandhamal Collector Vedbhushan’s instructions, Daringbadi BDO Pritiranjan Rath, tehsildar Dhiraj Patra and police IIC Sangram Keshari Jena...

Pottangi: A Congress fact-finding team led by Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das visited Kotia panchayat in Koraput district Tuesday to assess the situation amid the long-standing boundary dispute between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. The team held a meeting at the panchayat...

SANGRAM PAIKARAY, OP Balugaon: With cyclone ‘Arnab’ posing a potential threat to Odisha’s coastal areas, the Khordha district administration has initiated precautionary measures to deal with any eventuality. A preparatory meeting was held at the Chilika block office under the supervision of block development officer...

Malkangiri: Malkangiri is among the southern Odisha districts expected to bear the brunt of the impending severe cyclonic storm, ‘Arnab’, which is set to make landfall between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam by the forenoon of October 28. Odisha government has stepped up disaster preparedness, identifying 48,010...

Boinda: A 10-year-old tusker was electrocuted after getting caught in an electric snare allegedly laid to hunt wild boars in the Jhillimunda forest area under the Handapa forest range in Anugola district Monday night. Following the incident, forest officials conducted raids and arrested three of...

Baleshwar: Normal life was affected in Jaleswar town Tuesday as the opposition BJD and Congress called separate shutdowns to protest the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl earlier this month. The BJD called a 12-hour bandh from 6am, while the Congress called an eight-hour...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Monday warned of legal action against those spreading false or speculative cyclone forecasts, cautioning that unverified warnings could trigger public panic, disrupt economic activities and hamper disaster preparedness. In an advisory, the Office of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) expressed concern...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rains, accompanied by strong winds, lashed parts of Odisha Tuesday as very severe cyclonic storm Arnab moved towards the east coast, with landfall expected along the Andhra Pradesh shore within the next 24 hours, the IMD said. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued...

Pottangi: Tensions between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh over the disputed Kotia panchayat in Koraput district have intensified as the Andhra government deployed police personnel and established a police outpost within 24 hours of Odisha setting up police camps at three locations along the border. According...