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Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday alerted district collectors in coastal and southern parts of the state after the IMD forecast the formation of a cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal around the evening of November 16. Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said the India Meteorological...

Jajpur: Nearly 40 tourists from neighbouring West Bengal were injured, two of them critically, when the bus in which they were travelling rammed into a stationary truck on National Highway 16 in Odisha's Jajpur district Friday, police said. The incident took place near the Badachana...

Bhubaneswar: The cyclonic circulation over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining south Andaman Sea intensified into a low-pressure area Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The system is likely to move northwestwards and develop into a well-marked low-pressure area Saturday before intensifying into...

Khordha: At least five students were injured Friday after an Ama Bus collided head-on with a school auto at Pitapalli Chhak in Khordha district. The injured students were rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) for treatment. Police rushed to the spot after being alerted...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has accorded administrative approval to five in-stream storage structure (ISS) projects worth Rs 625.47 crore in four major rivers to strengthen water security and climate resilience, officials said Friday. The projects in Rayagada, Kalahandi, Ganjam, Balangir and Sonepur districts are expected to...

Bhadrak: Two policemen died, and two others were injured after a truck hit their vehicle in Bhadrak district early Friday, police said. The accident took place around 12.30 am near Biras Chhak in the Basudevpur area under the Naikanidihi Police Station limits after an iron...

By BANCHHANIDHI DEY, OP Baleshwar: Teaching has been severely affected at Government Upgraded Upper Primary School in Koilisahi village under Kuradiha panchayat of Sadar block in Baleswar district due to a shortage of classrooms, teachers and basic facilities. Established in 1961, the 65-year-old institution continues...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) questioned the credibility of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Odisha, alleging that residents of disputed border villages in Koraput and Malkangiri districts continue to hold voter identity cards issued by both Odisha and Andhra Pradesh....

Bhubaneswar: With the winter session of the State Assembly set to begin November 18, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari Thursday invited all political parties to a comprehensive discussion on Odisha’s disaster management preparedness, tracing the journey from the 1999 Super Cyclone to the...

Sambalpur: The Sambalpur district Excise Department Wednesday seized a large consignment of contraband cough syrup and intoxicant tablets being smuggled from Kataka to Sambalpur and arrested a 30-year-old man in this connection. The accused was identified as Rajen Tirkey, 30, of Dang village under Baragada...