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Bhubaneswar: Rainfall activity in Odisha will increase in the next 72 hours, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in a release on Monday. “A trough at mean sea level close to the foothills of the Himalayas runs from Punjab to…

Bhubaneswar: Human casualty in Odisha due to lightning strikes has declined by 31 percent during 2018-19 because of the effective use of Early Warning Communication system (EWCS), said Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi.…

New Delhi: The Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal on Saturday deferred the hearing of the interim application by the Odisha government to August 3. In its interim application, the Odisha government had demanded the release of 1.74 million…

Cuttack: The Board of Secondary Education (BSE) has issued a notification for the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) 2019, which will be held in the first week of August. According to the notification, the eligible candidates will have…

Angul/Malkangiri: Five persons were killed and three seriously injured in two separate road accidents in Angul and Malkangiri districts of Odisha in the wee hours on Saturday. In the first incident, three persons died on the spot and two…

Bhubaneswar: A heated debate on the rising incidents of rape of minor girls in Odisha rocked the Assembly on Friday. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Narasingha Mishra drew the Speaker's attention…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police will intensify the joint operation against Maoists very soon. This was decided at a meeting between the state’s Director General of Police (DGP) RP Sharma and the CRPF DG Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar in Bhubaneswar on…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday hiked bus fares for all categories under the automatic fare adjustment mechanism following a rise in the price of diesel in the international market. According to a notification issued by the…

Bhubaneswar: Greeting people on the occasion of World Population Day on Thursday, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik called for raising awareness for the sustainable, equitable and inclusive development for all. “When we make our people healthy…

Bhubaneswar: In the highest ever Railway allotment to Odisha, the Centre on Wednesday earmarked Rs 5,993 crore for the state in the Budget for 2019-20. This is up from the Rs 5,940 crore allotted in the interim Budget. Last year, the…