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Nuapada: A patient, who had just been released from a private hospital died in the wee hours of Tuesday after the ambulance he was travelling in crashed against a divider in Boden block of Nuapada district. Three others travelling in the same vehicle suffered serious...

Rayagada: Reliance Jio Tuesday launched its 5G services in Byasanagar and Rayagada towns in Odisha. Including these two towns, Reliance Jio expanded its 5G services to 41 towns across 16 states/ union territories in this phase. The locations include Adoni, Badvel, Chilakaluripet, Gudivada, Kadiri, Narsapur,...

Bhubaneswar:  The regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar Tuesday issued Orange Warning for as many as 12 districts of Odisha. Till 8.30 AM of March 22, the weather agency predicts that thunderstorms with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph along with hailstorms...

Malkangiri: A woman reportedly faked pregnancy and exploited the benefits provided by various government schemes in Malkangiri district, a source said Tuesday. The woman was identified as Kaushalya Bhuyan who is a resident of Biranpalli village under Mathili block in Malkangiri district. According to the...

Jajpur Town: A girl student here in Jajpur district allegedly committed suicide by hanging for not performing well in the last two papers of her matriculation examination which concluded Monday. The deceased was identified as Rashmibala Pahil, a student of Jajati Keshari High School at...

Keonjhar: Movement of elephants on National Highway 49 in Keonjhar district has been seriously affected due to delay in construction of an underpass at a proposed flyover bridge at Jagmohanpur on the highway. This has sparked resentment among the locals and animal lovers. In a...

Tikiri: Frustration erupted among women over shortage of drinking water in Tikiri area as they took to the streets holding water pots and buckets to call out the administrative apathy, Monday. As per reports, for the last three months, residents of Tikiri panchayat under Kashipur...

Pottangi: The neighbouring state of Andhra Pradesh is regularly trespassing into Odisha villages on the fringes and trying to grab land by luring the locals with the benefits of various welfare schemes. Not to be left behind, the Odisha government is implementing several developmental projects...

Bhubaneswar: After a gap of more than four months, the state has reported hospitalisation of a Covid-19-infected patient, officials said Monday. According to sources, the Covid positive patient from western Odisha has been admitted to the Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research...

Berhampur: Odisha's Ganjam district administration Monday launched an app to track every pregnant woman for their timely tests and health checkups, an official said. The aim of the initiative is to ensure better health for expectant mothers as well as their children. It will also...