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Bhubaneswar/Balasore/ Baripada: At least 48 gram panchayats in Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts are marooned by floodwaters Monday, as major rivers in north Odisha are in spate following incessant rains in the upper catchment areas. The state government has started evacuating people from low-lying areas and...

Kendrapara: Launching a crackdown on illegal immigrants, Odisha police Monday detained around 18 suspected Bangladeshi nationals, residing illegally at different locations of coastal Kendrapara district. As part of the drive to identify foreign nationals infiltrating into the district, at least 18 individuals were found staying...

Puri/Bhubaneswar: A day after the stampede in Puri in which three persons were killed and 50 others injured, Odisha's Development Commissioner (DC) Anu Garg Monday started the administrative probe into the incident. Garg, who is also the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), has been entrusted with...

Bhubaneswar: Concerned over the death of three persons and injury of about 50 people in a stampede during the Rath Yatra festival in Puri, the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) Monday asked the district administration and the police to take appropriate measures to prevent the...

Bhubaneswar: A group of unidentified youths allegedly assaulted Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Additional Commissioner Ratnakar Sahoo in his office Monday. The incident occurred while Sahoo was attending a grievance redressal meeting. According to reports, six unidentified men barged into his chamber without authorisation and allegedly...

Puri: A day after Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi issued an apology to the devotees of Lord Jagannath for the “unpardonable” negligence leading to the death of three people in a stampede, the entire state administration was gearing up to ensure smooth conduct of...

Phulbani: Two Maoists were gunned down by Odisha Police in Kandhamal district Monday and arms and ammunition were seized from their camp, an official statement said. The deceased Maoists were identified as Manku and Chandan. While Manku was an Area Committee Member (ACM) in the...

Bonai: A minor girl and a man died after being bitten by venomous snakes in separate incidents in two villages under Narendra panchayat in Odisha’s Sundargarh district, a source said Monday. Rashmi Oram, 12, of Katuridhua village, was sleeping on the floor when she was...

New Delhi/Puri: Congress general secretary Randeep Surjewala Monday demanded that accountability be fixed for the loss of lives in Puri Rath Yatra stampede and suggested measures like country-wide standard protocols for crowd management and the setting up of crowd safety task force by states. Three...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra Monday warned that ration cards of beneficiaries who fail to complete e-KYC verification by the end of the day will be suspended for three months. Addressing the media, Patra said that around 20.58 lakh...