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Bhubaneswar: Water levels in all the major rivers of Odisha have gone up following heavy rainfall in the past three days under the influence of a cyclonic circulation formed over the north-west Bay of Bengal. Meanwhile, the threat o flood…

Malkangiri: Irate villagers of Katamateru village of Korukonda panchayat in Malkangiri district on Monday severely thrashed a schoolteacher for allegedly sexually abusing a minor girl. They also kept the teacher tied to the main gate of…

Burla: Vir Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) vice-chancellor Dr Atal Choudhury on Monday suspended four teachers on disciplinary ground. The suspended teachers are Professor PK Pradhan, Prof Debabrata Dhupal, Associate…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is in talks with the owners of the Malaysian cargo ship ‘Jin Hwa 32’ for removing around 30,000 litres of oil from the stranded vessel at the earliest. The Puri district administration had expressed…

Two migrant workers from Ganjam district are reportedly stranded in Congo, Africa. The stranded workers, who are in Africa for the last 4 months, allege that they are under house arrest and their employer has taken away their passports.…

Balasore/Sambalpur: Jalaka river in Balasore and the Mahanadi have started swelling following heavy rainfall in the upper catchment areas. As informed by the district emergency operations centre (EOC), the Jalaka river was flowing at 6.42…

Sundargarh: Superstitious and blind faith proved fatal for a youth of Pamara village in Sundargarh district on Sunday. According to sources, the youth, identified as Manoranjan Podha, and his three friends were struck by lightning while…

Bhubaneswar: Drone cameras will soon monitor vehicular movement between Rabindra Mandap and Biju Patnaik International Airport in Odisha capital. "This stretch will be marked as 'No Overtaking' zone and drone will monitor and regulate it,"…

Kandhamal: A woman teacher of Kudutuli Government High School under Nuagaon police limits in Kandhamal district has accused three of her male colleagues, including the headmaster, of harassing and threatening to kill her. She has lodged a…

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday demanded better railway connectivity, banking and telecommunication facilities in Odisha districts affected by Left-wing extremism. Speaking to the media after the inter-state council…