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Kendrapada: Derabish Block Development Officer (BDO) Namita Barik collapsed and was rushed to SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, in critical condition Friday following an alleged confrontation with a group of BJP leaders and supporters at her office. According to sources, around 30 BJP supporters,...

Sambalpur: A fresh tender process has been initiated at the Sambalpur District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) for engaging a new agency to prepare and supply food to patients, a day after a dead lizard was reportedly found in a curry served as part of breakfast in...

Baripada: A three-year-old boy died and a woman suffered injuries in separate elephant attack incidents in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, officials said Friday. A herd of 27 wild elephants from Jharkhand entered Odisha and created havoc in Karanjia forest area in the district, they said. The...

Brahmapur: A jail warder was found dead in his official quarters in Odisha's Ganjam district Friday, police said. The deceased was identified as Sibanand Swain, 35, a resident of Nuapalli near Asika. He had joined the Digapahandi sub-jail August 5 after being transferred from Puri,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management (R&DM) Department has directed field-level revenue officials in six districts to intensify vigilance against illegal cannabis cultivation on government land, particularly in areas identified as ganja cultivation hotspots. The Additional Chief Secretary of the (R&DM) department, Dr Arabinda Kumar...

Puri: A Puri-Talcher passenger train derailed while entering platform No. 3 at Puri railway station Friday, triggering panic among passengers, though no injuries were reported. The incident took place as the train was entering the station with passengers on board. One of the train's wheels...

Bhubaneswar/Baleshwar/Baripada: At least five districts of Odisha have been affected by fresh floods following two days of heavy rainfall, prompting the administration to evacuate people from low-lying areas and open relief centres, officials said. Baleshwar, Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Jajpur and Kendhujhar districts have been affected by...

Anugola: A fast-track court in Odisha's Anugola district sentenced a 23-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping a girl in May last year, an official said Friday. The Ad-hoc Additional District & Sessions Judge-cum-Fast Track Special Court Thursday pronounced its judgment and imposed a fine...

Bhubaneswar: BJD Friday criticised the Centre for the passage of the MMDR Amendment Bill, which seeks to restrict states' powers to levy taxes on mineral rights and mineral-bearing land parcels, asserting that "Odisha will suffer immense revenue losses" due to the legislation. The opposition party...

Kendrapada: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Superintendent of Police, Jagatsinghpur, and the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) to submit a report on whether compensation has been paid to a minor rape survivor under the Victim Compensation Scheme. The Commission has asked...