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Sambalpur: Two final-year MBBS students of a college drowned at the Deojharan waterfall in Odisha's Sambalpur district after a flash flood in the stream swept them away Saturday, police said. The two students of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), Burla,...

Kendrapara: Two bikers were killed after coming under the wheels of a bus in Odisha's Kendrapara district Saturday, police said. The accident took place at Madanpur Chowk under Pattamundai Rural police limits. The deceased have been identified as Saroj Dhal (62) and his brother-in-law Lambodar...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Saturday put the Balasore, Bhadrak and Jajpur district authorities on high alert and asked them to go for the evacuation of people from low-lying areas as several rivers were in spate, officials said. According to the State Flood Cell, the water levels...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday announced a welfare package for sanitation workers, including Rs 10 lakh in life insurance coverage and Rs 30 lakh in compensation in the event of death while on duty. The announcement was made during the inauguration of...

Bhadrak: Police started an investigation after it was alleged that bodies were going missing from a burial ground in Odisha's Bhadrak district, officials said Saturday. Locals alleged that the bodies of four people, who died in the last few months, have gone missing from the...

Kendrapara: A 6.3-feet-long female saltwater crocodile was netted Saturday by forest personnel from a pond in a village close to Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district, officials said. Locals informed the Forest Department upon spotting the reptile in the pond in Endulalapur village. The...

Bhubaneswar/Koraput: A forest official was arrested in Odisha Saturday for the possession of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, the Vigilance department said. Anti-corruption Vigilance sleuths arrested Deputy Ranger Rama Chandra Nepak for the possession of Rs 1.43 crore in cash, a multi-storeyed...

Baripada: Illegal stone quarrying continues unchecked in the foothills of ecologically sensitive Similipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district, causing widespread concern over its environmental toll on the much-celebrated tiger reserve. Operations involving drilling and blasting are reportedly being carried out during the night, while transportation...

Sonepur: Two master weavers from Subarnapur district will receive prestigious handloom awards from President Droupadi Murmu during a special ceremony at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi August 7. The event, organised by the Union Ministry of Textiles, will mark the celebration of National Handloom Day....

Keonjhar: Keonjhar District and Sessions Judge GC Behera Thursday sentenced Sukura Munda, 32, of Parjanpur village to life imprisonment after convicting him for murdering his wife in 2021. The judge also imposed a penalty of Rs 10,000 on the convict. Sukura was found guilty of...