State

Kendujhar: A total of 3,199 children died in Kendujhar district between 2021 22 and 2025-26, highlighting persistent concerns over maternal and child health despite government welfare schemes and substantial public spending on healthcare. Official data also showed that 131 pregnant women died during the same...

Kendrapada: Frontline health workers are risking their lives to provide medical care to marooned families in Kendrapada district, travelling by boat through crocodile-infested floodwaters and snake-prone channels to reach villages cut off by the deluge. Medical teams have been conducting door-to-door health check-ups and distributing...

Balangir: Residents of Tabalbanji village affected by Lower Suktel irrigation project blocked an eviction drive Tuesday, demanding compensation and proper rehabilitation before vacating their homes. A district administration team, accompanied by police and project officials, arrived to begin eviction but was met with protests and...

Dhenkikot/Patana: A 29-year-old man died after being attacked by an elephant while trying to drive the animal away from farmlands along with villagers at Dalangapani under Muktapur panchayat of Dhenkikot forest beat and Patana forest range in Kendujhar district, police said Tuesday. The deceased was...

Kalyansinghpur: Senior students of Government SSD High School at Rivalkana under Kolnara block in Rayagada district allegedly beat up their junior counterparts with coconut fronds and sticks over the weekend. The matter came to the fore after a video of the incident showing senior students...

Baragada: A minor patient was allegedly dispensed an expired medicine from a Niramaya drug distribution centre at the Urban Community Health Centre in Baragada district, prompting health authorities to order an investigation. Chief District Medical and Public Health Officer (CD M&PHO) Dr PK Dash said...

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast a wet spell from Wednesday even as villages in several districts remained affected by floods, officials said. Several people were still in relief camps in Jajpur, Bhadrak and Jagatsinghpur districts as floodwaters were yet to recede from their...

Bhubaneswar: Following flooding across several Odisha districts, the Higher Education Department revised the Phase-I undergraduate admission schedule for the 2026-27 academic session, giving students additional time to complete the admission process, sources said Tuesday. Under the new timeline, candidates allotted seats in the third and...

Jharsuguda: Two persons were arrested with banned cough syrups worth Rs 1 crore in Odisha's Jharsuguda district, officials said Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, a police team intercepted a truck near Tumbekela in Badmal Monday and recovered the cough syrup packed in 197 cartons, police...

Bhubaneswar/Brahmapur: President Droupadi Murmu Tuesday undertook a 170-km-long train journey from Bhubaneswar to Brahampur in Odisha's Ganjam district on the second day of her visit to the state, officials said. Accompanied by Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Murmu boarded the...