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Balangir: Rising water levels in the Lower Suktel reservoir following heavy rainfall in the upstream catchment areas inundated several houses in Kumiapali village, forcing vulnerable families to move to safer locations and prompting authorities to release the season’s first floodwater from the dam. Water entered...

Purushottampur: A 28-year-old youth sustained critical injuries after being attacked with a sword by three assailants in an alleged murder attempt linked to a long-standing rivalry near Kali Mandir Square here in Ganjam district Sunday. The victim, Banti Barik of Badakharida Bananai village under Kabisuryanagar...

Umarkot: A girl student of Batibeda Government Ashram School in Nabarangpur district was found hanging from a tree near the school campus, police said Sunday. The deceased was identified as Jaba Santa, 14, a resident of Daldali village in Umarkot block. According to officials, she...

Paikmal: A 23-yearold youth was arrested in Bargarh district for allegedly establishing a physical relationship with a widow on the promise of marriage and refusing to marry her after she became pregnant. The accused, Nirmal Bentkar of Kechhodadar village under Paikmal police limits, was arrested...

 Balasore: Railway officials detected smoke in a coach of the Dhauli Express at Markona Railway Station in Odisha's Balasore district Sunday, but there was no report of any casualty, officials said. The affected rake was detached from the train before it was allowed to leave...

Kamakhyanagar: A farmer and his son were killed after being struck by lightning while transplanting paddy saplings in a field in Dhenkanal district Sunday, police said. The deceased were identified as Santosh Dehuri and his son, Satyanarayan Dehuri, of Balipada village under Kamakhyanagar police limits....

Baripada: The state government has approved the establishment of five new speciality departments at Pandit Raghunath Murmu (PRM) Medical College and Hospital in Baripada, along with the creation of 20 faculty and senior resident posts to strengthen specialised healthcare services in northern Odisha. The approval...

Boinda: A person was seriously injured after being attacked by a bear in a forested area of Anugola district Sunday. The victim was identified as Dushmanta Behera, a resident of Padmapur village under the Bamur forest range in Kishorenagar block. According to local sources, Behera...

Rayagada: A small tribal village in Rayagada district has transformed its degraded forests into a thriving ecosystem, restoring water sources, improving livelihoods and strengthening community resilience through sustainable forest management. Laktiguda village, home to 38 Scheduled Tribe families, is surrounded by 567 acres of Community...

Bhubaneswar/Anandapur: In a bid to restore the natural habitat of elephants and other wild animals, a large-scale bamboo seed ball plantation drive was carried out in the Atei Reserve Forest near Arjunbania village under Kolimati Gram Panchayat in Anandapur Sunday. Led by environmentalist Trilochan Sahoo,...