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Baripada: A propylene gas leak from a tanker near the Odisha–Jharkhand border Tuesday triggered panic and paralysed movement on National Highway 49, prompting the imposition of Section 144 to ensure public safety. The incident occurred near the Jio petrol pump at Jamshola in Mayurbhanj district....

Govindpali/Khairaput: Two farm labourers drowned in a swollen river in Malkangiri district Monday after being swept away by strong currents while returning from a paddy field. The deceased were identifi ed as Sampati Laba Dora, 46, and Shukri Pataka, 40, residents of Naliguda and Patakaguda...

Keonjhar/Champua: Two scooterists were killed while another sustained critical injuries after a speeding truck hit the two-wheeler they were riding near Taduabahal in Keonjhar district Tuesday morning. The deceased were identified as Niranjan Mallick of Karan Sahi in Bileipada and Jagannath Mahakur of Dampur area....

Chhatrapur/Berhampur: Two ghastly murders at separate locations rocked Ganjam district Tuesday. A youth was killed and four of his kin and friends sustained critical injuries in an organised attack at Goba village under Chhatrapur police limits, while a jilted lover killed his girlfriend by slitting...

Bhubaneswar: A total of 363 graduate students have been admitted to IIM Sambalpur for MBA courses for the academic year 2025-27, an official said Tuesday. In the latest admissions cycle for the academic year (2025-2027), the IIM has reported a slight increase of 5 per...

Ganjam: Eight members of a family in Satuli village under Ganjam block in Odisha’s Ganjam district were hospitalised Monday after allegedly consuming poisonous mushrooms collected from a nearby forest, a source said. The affected individuals -- identified as Surath Sahu, Sushanti Sahu, Amara Sahu, Raja...

Berhampur: Police arrested a man Tuesday in connection with the alleged rape of minor girl in Ganjam district, the latest in a series of sexual violence cases reported in the southern Odisha district. Authorities identified the suspect as Bhubana Pradhan, aged 19, a cousin of...

Baripada: Communications to three gram panchayats in Similipal National Park were disrupted due to a landslide inside the wildlife sanctuary in Mayurbhanj district following incessant rainfall Sunday night triggered by a low-pressure. The landslide occurred near the Mahubhandar village near the main road connecting Kalikaprasad...

Keonjhar: A truck collided head-on with a school vehicle on National Highway 20 near the Nuagaon petrol pump in Anandpur subdivision Monday morning, killing the driver and injuring 10 others, including students and a teacher. According to police, the incident occurred under Ramchandrapur police station...

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...