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Brahmapur: Farmers in Odisha, whose crops were damaged in floods caused by heavy rain triggered by Cyclone Arnab last week, are now worried about the impact of Cyclone Murasu, which is approaching the coast of adjoining Andhra Pradesh. Standing crops in Ganjam, Kandhamal and Gajapati...

Bhubaneswar: With a cyclone and heavy rainfall looming over Odisha, the State Government has stepped up precautionary measures to regulate reservoir levels, create adequate storage capacity and minimise the risk of flooding. Simultaneously, post-cyclone relief, restoration and emergency response operations have been intensified in affected...

Paralakhemundi: Bidyabharati Panda, wife of deceased Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) Soumya Ranjan Mohapatra, surrendered before the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) court in Paralakhemundi Monday, days after the Orissa High Court rejected her anticipatory bail plea. The High Court rejected her application October 31. The...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has announced a relief package for people affected by Cyclone Arnab, covering households, farmers, fishermen, livestock owners and traders. The package followed a high-level review meeting chaired by CM Majhi Sunday at the office of the Special Relief...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Monday expedited the evacuation of people from vulnerable areas after Murasu intensified into a severe cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal, officials said. Southern Odisha is likely to receive heavy rainfall under the impact of the storm, which is expected...

By ABHIMANYU NAYAK. OP Balipatana: Biswanathpur Government Upper Primary School in Balipatana block of Khordha district, established in 1892, has entered its 134th year but continues to grapple with inadequate infrastructure, staff shortages and other basic facilities. The century-old institution, which offers classes from Sishu...

Jharbandh: A Booth Level Officer (BLO) engaged in Special Intensive Revision (SIR) work was allegedly attacked by a youth at Badaanki village under Jharbandh block in Baragada district Sunday. Krupa Sindhu Bariha, a teacher at Badaanki School, was working as a BLO in the area....

Korukonda: A couple was hacked to death and their 12-year-old son sustained critical injuries after a man allegedly broke into their house and attacked the family with a sharp-edged weapon while they were asleep late Saturday night in Malkangiri district. The incident took place in...

Paralakhemundi: Six tribal families in Saura Sabara village under Sabara panchayat in Gosani block of Gajapati district were forced to spend five days and nights in dilapidated houses during Cyclone Arn ab, having been deprived of government housing benefits despite repeated appeals to the authorities....

Nayagada: The decomposed body of a man who had been missing for three days was recovered from a buried site near Dabakhola stream, close to Kutibari village under Tumandi panchayat in Nayagada district, Sunday. The deceased, identified as Biranchi Naik, belonged to Asanibere na village...