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Jajpur: Two breaches in the right embankment of Kani River, a distributary of Baitarani, triggered severe flooding in Jajpur district Wednesday, inundating villages, disrupting road connectivity and forcing hundreds of residents to take shelter on embankments and in schools. The breaches, measuring about 80 ft...

Korukonda: A sharp rise in egg prices has started affecting government nutrition programmes at Anganwadi centres (AWCs) and the midday meal (MDM) scheme at schools in Malkangiri district and other parts of the state. With chicken, mutton and fish prices already witnessing a spiralling rise,...

Brahmapur: A court in Odisha's Ganjam district Wednesday sentenced two persons, including a 27-year-old woman, to life imprisonment for the murder of a mother and her seven-year-old son in 2024, a government counsel said. Additional District Judge Sangeeta Pani sentenced G Devendra and D Gunnama...

Bhubaneswar: Floods triggered by heavy rainfall have claimed at least four lives and affected more than 2.03 lakh people across six districts of Odisha, official sources said Wednesday. According to the Special Relief Commissioner’s (SRC) office, 44 blocks in Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Mayurbhanj and...

Bhubaneswar: The flood situation in north Odisha remained grim on Wednesday, with incessant rain swelling major rivers and inundating villages, affecting over 1.25 lakh people across five districts, officials said. In view of the situation, schools and anganwadi centres in 10 districts have been ordered...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has launched a massive evacuation drive from low-lying areas as over 1 lakh people remained affected by floods, officials said. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari, after reviewing the situation Tuesday evening, said the next 24 hours remained crucial for the...

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Baripada: On International Tiger Day, Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) stands as one of India’s most remarkable wildlife conservation success stories. Once facing a critically low tiger population, the reserve has now emerged as the state’s strongest tiger landscape, demonstrating that protecting...

Baripada: Similipal Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj district is set to restore 500 hectares of degraded grassland as part of a major habitat improvement initiative aimed at increasing the population of herbivores and, in turn, supporting the growth of its tiger population. Forest officials said the...

Pottangi: Deputy Secretary Jitendra Kumar Patra, who was deputed from the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha, reviewed the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-2026 exercise in Kotia panchayat under Pottangi block of Koraput district Monday. Patra visited the border panchayat as part of his...

Kendrapada: In an effort to strengthen access to justice at the grassroots level, Dinabandhu Sahu Law College in Kendrapada district has launched a free primary legal aid and counselling centre at Guhalisingh Gram Panchayat in Derabish block, which has been adopted by the institution. Vice-Chancellor...