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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has directed the Sundaragada district Collector to conduct a thorough probe after a physically disabled orphan alleged that serious errors in his parentage records had deprived him of essential government assistance. The rights body issued the directions on...

Bhubaneswar: The flood situation in Odisha remained grim Tuesday as over 1 lakh people in six districts are still affected, despite a fall in water levels in major rivers, officials said. A total of 79 rescue teams are working in the flood-hit districts of Bhadrak,...

Phulbani: An issueless couple died after consuming herbal medicine obtained from a traditional healer (quack) in Kandhamal district in the hope of having a child, police said. The deceased were identified as Kahnu Kahnar, 40, and his wife Lalita Kahanr, 35, residents of Nedipanga village...

Banai/Baliapal/Chandbali/Kalimela/Dhenkikote: Eight people, including six minors, reportedly died of snakebites in separate incidents across the state over the past 24 hours amid heavy monsoon rains and flooding, officials said Tuesday. Four deaths were reported in Sundaragada district. Siblings Samir Haro, 11, and Sairan Haro, eight,...

Jajpur: BJP Jajpur MP Rabindra Narayan Behera has demanded a high-level Crime Branch inquiry into a minor girl from the district who has been missing for six years. Behera Monday met Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and submitted a written petition urging a CID-Crime Branch...

Rourkela: A major fire broke out at a paint manufacturing unit in the Kalunga Industrial Area near Rourkela in Sundaragada district Tuesday, damaging a large quantity of materials and other property. The blaze reportedly started inside the factory and quickly spread through the premises, sending...

Puri: Police Tuesday recovered the body of an elderly woman encased in concrete beneath the kitchen slab in Puri's Kumbharapada area. The son of the deceased woman, Madan Dalai (45), suspected of killing her, has reportedly fled the spot. The case came to light after...

By Harshabardhan Behera, OP Jajpur: Despite various measures to improve education infrastructure, many schools in Jajpur district continue to lack basic facilities, including classrooms, toilets and drinking water. Azimabad Primary School in Sayedpur panchayat under Binjharpur block is a glaring example and a case in...

Bhubaneswar: Leaders of the INDIA bloc constituents took out a torchlight vigil and burnt effigies of Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and 20 BJP MPs from the state during a protest against the MMDR Amendment Bill. Leaders of Congress, CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML) Liberation, Forward...

Bhabanipatana: Heavy rain over the past two days has caused rivers and creeks to swell in Kalahandi district, with flood conditions reported in the Hati and Tel rivers Monday. The district emergency office said 1,494 mm of rain was recorded across the district during the...