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Kandhamal: Odisha government Tuesday named the state-run medical college and hospital at Phulbani in Kandhamal district after VHP leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, who was assassinated in 2008, amid protest from Left parties. A notification by the Health and Family Welfare department was issued a day...

Kendrapada: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Dhenkanal District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police to submit a fresh report within four weeks clarifying whether the three workers injured in an industrial accident in April 2025 have received any monetary compensation. According to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's four districts are facing an imminent flood threat as at least three rivers have swelled to the brink of the danger mark following heavy rains induced by a deep depression, officials said on Tuesday. The state government has kept Odisha Disaster Rapid Action...

Baleshwar: Continuous rainfall has pushed the Jalaka River above the danger mark in Odisha's Baleshwar district Tuesday, inundating acres of farmland and raising concerns among residents along the riverbanks. The rising water level has led to the season's first flood in the Jalaka River, affecting...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha police's Criminal Investigation Department Tuesday registered a case and launched its probe into the disappearance of an inquiry commission's report on the killing of VHP leader Laxmananda Saraswati and subsequent communal violence in Kandhamal in 2008 when BJD was in power. The...

Baripada: Heavy and continuous rainfall triggered flooding in several parts of Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, raising the water level in the Budhabalanga River and inundating homes, farmlands in Udala area, sources said Tuesday. The worst-hit areas included Udala, where incessant rain since Monday night created a...

Raurkela: Researchers at National Institute of Technology (NIT) Raurkela have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled autonomous system that monitors and cleans solar panels only when required, a move expected to improve power generation while reducing maintenance costs and water consumption. The technology, developed by Assistant...

Bhubaneswar/Phulbani: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has announced that the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in Phulbani will be renamed after Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati in recognition of the revered saint’s lifelong service and sacrifice for the welfare of Kandhamal’s tribal communities. Paying tribute to...

Paralakhemundi: Former Paralakhemundi Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Sangram Keshari Behera has surrendered before the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) Court in Paralakhemundi in connection with the 2021 death of Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) Soumyaranjan Mohapatra. The court rejected his bail plea and remanded him to...

Chandbali: Passengers had a close shave after a motor boat got stranded for more than three hours in the Mantei River near Panchutikri Ghat in Bhadrak district. According to reports, the boat was ferrying passengers Monday, including women, children and elderly people, across the river...