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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday conducted an aerial survey of areas in Ganjam and Koraput inundated by rivers flowing in spate following heavy rain that has badly hit 13 districts, where local authorities have started moving people to safety. The Hirakud Dam Sunday...

By Jayanarayan Menduli, OP Sundaragada: The century-old PM-Shri Bhawani Shankar Government High School in Sundaragada, one of the district’s oldest educational institutions, is facing a shortage of basic infrastructure and hostel facilities, with boys currently staying in the school’s old classrooms. Established in 1907 as...

Balangir: Nearly two years after Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced plans to establish the state’s second All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Sambalpur, an RTI query has brought to the fore the communication between the Chief Minister and the Centre casting a...

Baripada: A tiger cub rescued from Khaparakhai village under Thakurmunda range in Mayurbhanj district is showing gradual improvement in its health, forest officials said. The seven to eight-month-old cub, rescued after it strayed into a cowshed Thursday night, has been kept in isolation at a...

Bahanaga: The carcasses of two more dolphins were recovered from the coast of Baleshwar district, taking the number of dead dolphins found along the shoreline to three in the past six days. The latest carcasses were found at Talapada and Ataspur beaches. Local residents spotted...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said the designation of Paradip Port as a ‘Mega Port’ under the Indian Ports Act, 2025 marks a significant recognition of the state’s growing strength in India’s maritime economy. With the new status, Paradip Port has become the only...

Lanjigada/ Kuanrmunda: Two men, including a farmer, were killed in separate elephant attacks in Kalahandi and Sundaragada districts, forest officials said. In Kalahandi district, 55-year-old farmer Drimba Majhi was trampled to death Saturday by a tusker while visiting his cotton field at Bethiapada village under...

Baleshwar: Six firefighters were injured after coming into contact with an 11-kV power line during flood rescue operations in Darji Pokhari of Baleshwar, officials said. A fire services team was conducting rescue operations Saturday using a power boat when the boat came into contact with...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha police is planning to set up special units in all districts to deal with organised and sensitive crime cases, DGP Vinaytosh Mishra said Saturday. Speaking to media persons in Sambalpur on the sidelines of a passing-out parade of constable trainees, Mishra said, "We...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 47 lakh saplings were planted at more than 14,000 locations across Odisha in a single day under the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 3.0' programme, the state government said Saturday. The plantation drive was held Friday as part of the 'Seva...