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Berhampur: A 35-year-old man was allegedly throttled to death and bobbitised by a group of villagers on the suspicion of practising witchcraft at Malasapadar in Gajapati district on Saturday night, police said.After killing Gopal Mallick near the Harabhangi dam, the accused tied a stone slab to his body and dumped it in the reservoir, police said."A police team rushed to the spot and recovered the body with the help of firefighters on Sunday," said inspector in-charge of Mohana police station, Ba
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange warning for Odisha's twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack till 5.38 pm on Wednesday. The cities are likely to experience moderate thunderstorms along with rain, lightning and gusty wind speed 30-40 kmph under the influence of a well-marked low pressure over westcentral Bay of Bengal. The weather agency has also warned of similar weather conditions at many places in the districts of Balangir, Bargarh, Gajapati, Ganjam, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Keonjhar, Khurda, Koraput, Malkangiri, Mayurbhanj, Nabarangpur, Nuapada, ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Oct 25 (PTI) The Odisha government on Saturday said it has activated its disaster readiness model in view of an impending severe cyclonic storm (SCS) likely to cross neighbouring Andhra Pradesh coast on October 28, officials said. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued the pre-cyclone watch for South Odisha coasts and said the state was likely to witness heavy rain for three days from October 27 as a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression. In its 5.30 PM bulletin, the IMD said the depression moved nearly westwards and lay centred aro ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Indian equity indices opened lower on Friday as heavyweights like Axis Bank and Bharti Airtel were among the top losers in the BSE benchmark. At 9.25 am, Sensex was down 171 points or 0.21 per cent at 82, 087 and Nifty was down 35 points or 0.14 per cent at 25, 075. In the Sensex pack, M&M, Tata Steel, Power Grid, L&T, UltraTech Cement, Infosys, Tata Motors, BEL, NTPC, TCS, Trent and Maruti Suzuki were top gainers. Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tech Mahindra , HDFC Bank, Eternal (Zomato), HUL, Sun Pharma, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, Titan and Bajaj Finserv ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI) India's gains from importing discounted Russian oil are estimated to be just USD 2.5 billion per annum, significantly lower than the previously speculated range of USD 10-25 billion, a research report said on Thursday. Stopping Russian oil imports would force India, the world's third-largest oil importer and consumer, to rely on limited alternatives, potentially driving global crude prices up to USD 100 per barrel amid rising demand and tight supply. "Benefit from Russian oil imports is way less than exaggerated media numbers," brokerage CLSA said in a report. While ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area over Bay of Bengal is expected to bring rain across Odisha today, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a yellow warning for all districts. Heavy rainfall is predicted in six districts, including Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Kalahandi, Rayagada, and Nabarangpur. The IMD has forecast heavy rainfall in these districts today, while Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, and Rayagada are expected to experience heavy rainfall tomorrow as well. The alert regarding rainfall in various districts is valid till September 18. Residents ...Read More >
BHOPAL: Will donkeys go extinct in Madhya Pradesh? The latest livestock census paints a grim picture -- the state now has just 3,052 donkeys, a sharp fall from 49,289 in 1997, marking a 94% decline in less than three decades.Nine of the 55 districts have reported zero donkeys, signalling near-total disappearance of the animal that once powered rural India's transport and trade.While there are no specific studies behind disappearance of donkeys yet, Gurgaon-based animal rights activist Naresh Kadyan had urged the Centre to declare donkeys an endangered species, warning that China's demand for d ...Read More >
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a disturbing media report highlighting a brutal atrocity against two Scheduled Caste persons in Odisha's Ganjam district. The incident, which occurred on June 26, 2025, involved the victims being brutally assaulted, forced to eat grass, and made to drink drain water by individuals from another community on suspicion of cattle smuggling. According to the report, the victims were also forcibly tonsured and their mobile phones were snatched by the attackers. Taking serious note of the reported human rights ...Read More >
Berhampur: A case has been registered against a Class IV employee for allegedly offering urine instead of water to a newly appointed engineer of the rural water supply and sanitation (RWSS) department at R Udayagiri in Gajapati district, recently."Police swung into action after an FIR was lodged by Sachin Gouda, the engineer, at R Udayagiri police station on Thursday evening," said Suresh Tripathy, sub-divisional police officer (SDPO), R Udayagiri. Police sought sample of the water which was served to the engineer for laboratory test.The employee was identified as Siba Narayan Nayak. During in ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The southwest monsoon, which has become vigorous over Odisha, along with back-to-back low-pressure areas may dump more rains in the state for 4 days. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), the low-pressure area over north Odisha and adjoining areas of northwest Bay of Bengal & Gangetic West Bengal persisted over the same region at 8.30 am. It is likely to persist over the same region and become less marked during the next 12 hours. It further stated that the cyclonic circulation formed over coastal areas of central Myanmar and adjoining eastcentral Bay of Bengal is ...Read More >
Gujarat Rain Alert: Gujarat braces for heavy rain, thunderstorms, and strong winds in several districts, with Amreli, Gir Somnath, and Diu expecting intense downpours. Meanwhile, Odisha is on high alert as Cyclone Montha approaches, potentially bringing widespread rain and gusty winds, especially to coastal and southern regions. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday warned of heavy rain, moderate thunderstorms, and strong winds at isolated places in several districts of Gujarat. Am ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Saturday reviewed the state's preparedness to tackle the possible impact of Cyclone 'Montha,' which is developing over the southeast Bay of Bengal. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari and Special Relief Commissioner Deoranjan Kumar Singh held a detailed meeting with District Magistrates to assess the readiness of all districts. Addressing media persons after the review meeting at Rajiv Bhawan in Bhubaneswar, Minister Pujari said that the deep depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal has been moving west-northwestwards at a speed of a ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Jul 2 (PTI) With official work across Odisha paralysed for two days because of a 'cease work' by Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) and Odisha Revenue Service (ORS) officers, the state government on Wednesday appealed to the agitating officers to resume duty. State government officials launched the protest on Tuesday, a day after Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Additional Commissioner Ratnakar Sahoo was allegedly dragged out of his office and assaulted by a group of miscreants. According to police, five people have been arrested so far in connection with the incident. ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Heavy rainfall is likely to occur in several districts under the influence of a well-marked low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, which is likely to turn into a depression on Tuesday, IMD said on Monday.A red warning for heavy to very heavy rain was issued for Koraput, Nabarangpur and Malkangiri districts with isolated places likely to get extremely heavy rainfall along with thunderstorm and lightning, accompanied by gusty surface wind speeds reaching 30-40kmph.An orange warning ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR/JHARSUGUDA: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday directed officials to be fully prepared to deal with the situation arising out of continuous rains due to a low pressure in the Bay of Bengal, and take all precautionary measures. Reviewing the preparations at a high-level meeting at Jharsuguda, in which 17 district collectors took part through video conference, the chief minister said due to heavy rains many districts may face flood-like situation. He directed the collectors to ensure that the control rooms at the district and block levels function around the clock and thei ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge was admitted to MS Ramaiah Hospital in Bengaluru after developing a fever late Tuesday night, sparking concern among party workers and political leaders across the country. Doctors at the hospital are closely monitoring his condition and have assured that there is no immediate cause for alarm. Kharge, 83, was reportedly brought to the renowned medical facility after he complained of persistent fever. A medical team quickly initiated a series of diagnostic tests to determine the cause. While his condition is said to be stable, doctors have kept ...Read More >
Berhampur: Residents of Baghasala in Gajapati district are living in fear after forest officials found pug marks of a suspected Royal Bengal Tiger on the outskirts of the village in Paralakhemundi forest division on Tuesday. The villagers apparently sighted a big cat early in the morning and reported it to forest officials. A forest department team went to the village and collected the animal's pug marks. "After preliminary analysis, the pug marks have been identified as that of a tiger," said S Anand, divisional forest officer (DFO), Paralakhemundi. Camera traps will be installed in the are ...Read More >
Jammu- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday reviewed the ongoing restoration work of the historic Mubarak Mandi complex, which was the power centre of the Dogra kings in Jammu, and stressed on enhancing its heritage appeal. The Mubarak Mandi Complex is one of Jammu's most significant architectural heritage sites and is envisioned as a comprehensive cultural centre, housing museums, conference venues and heritage hospitality services. Accompanied by Advisor Nasir Aslam Wani and MLA Yudhvir Sethi during the visit, the chief minister was briefed in detail on the multi-phas ...Read More >
Shimla: As rains wreaked havoc in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, officials said flash floods in River Ravi have washed away several government buildings at the remote Bada Bangal village in Kangra district. However, no loss of life has been reported, they said. "A primary and high school, the panchayat ghar, an ayurvedic dispensary and a civil supplies store that housed about 70 quintals of ration were washed away in lower Bada Bangal on Tuesday. The village has been cut off from the rest of the state as two bridges were also swept away," Baijnath Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Sankalp Gauta ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: With official work across Odisha paralysed for two days because of a 'cease work' by Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) and Odisha Revenue Service (ORS) officers, the State government on Wednesday appealed to the agitating officers to resume duty. The State government officials launched the protest on Tuesday, a day after Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Additional Commissioner Ratnakar Sahoo was allegedly dragged out of his office and assaulted by a group of miscreants. According to police, five persons have been arrested so far in connection with the incident. To resolv ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued a red warning for Odisha on October 2, coinciding with Dussehra festivities. Heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy falls along accompanied by thunderstorm/ lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph is likely in the districts of Jagatsinghpur and Puri under the influence of the well-marked low pressure over westcentral Bay of Bengal expected to concentrate into a Depression during the next 12 hours and intensify further into a deep depression, crossing South Odisha- North Andhra Pra ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Bhubaneswar centre has forecast a period of unsettled weather for Odisha, triggered by a strengthening weather system over the Bay of Bengal. The state is likely to experience light to moderate rainfall and thunderstorms over the next several days, with a Yellow Warning in effect for many districts. According to the midday bulletin issued today, a well-marked low-pressure area lies over the southwest Bay of Bengal. The system is expected to intensify into a depression within the next 12 hours and subsequently move across the coasts of n ...Read More >
RANCHI/SILLI/PURULIA/KOLKATA: "Bhagwan Krishna ne aaj bacha liya (Lord Krishna has saved us today)," said farmer Puran Chand Mahto (55) of Mardu village in Ranchi district's Silli block, still unable to believe his luck at being alive to tell the tale of how he and his family - his three daughters and a relative, who is a minor - slept peacefully while a tiger silently crouched in a corner of the same room.Around 4.30am Wednesday, Puran was getting ready for the day. As he stepped out of his thre ...Read More >
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 10 (ANI): The displaced residents of Thunag in Himachal Pradesh Mandi, where torrential rains and flash floods wreaked havoc, said they had never seen such flooding and recounted the horror they endured. Thunag in Mandi district is severely affected by the torrential rains and flash floods on the night of June 30 and July 1. That day, there was such a storm that nothing remained standing. Livestock, our cattle, everything is gone, a local resident told ANI. I had 100 goats and 4 cows, and all of them are gone. There is nothing there. Three houses are g ...Read More >
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 16 (ANI): A 19-year-old NEET aspirant, Deepak Gupta, was brutally killed by cattle smugglers in Mauachapi village under the Pipraich Police Station area in Gorakhpur on Monday night, sparking violent protests, stone pelting, and a road blockade, according to police. The incident injured SP North Jitendra Srivastava and Pipraich Police Station in-charge, Puroshattam Anand Singh. Gorakhpur SSP Raj Karan Nayyar said that the incident took place around 12:30 am Monday in Mauachapi village, Pipraich Police Station area. Smugglers arrived with three veh ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Oct 1 (PTI) The Odisha government has put on alert all districts after heavy rain lashed most parts of the state, as a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression, officials said on Wednesday. In its latest bulletin at 3 pm, the IMD said: "The well-marked low-pressure area over westcentral Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards, concentrating into a depression." Depression is a condition that follows a well-marked low pressure and precedes a cyclonic storm, typically resulting in heavy rainfall and gusty winds, according to weather experts. Sources i ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Oct 22 (PTI) Light rain and thunderstorms are likely in Odisha over the next four days under the impact of two back-to-back low-pressure areas, the IMD said on Wednesday. A well-marked low-pressure area persists over the southwest Bay of Bengal off the Tamil Nadu coast. It is likely to intensify into a depression and move northwestwards across north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh coasts during the next 24 hours, said IMD Bhubaneswar's Director Manorama Mohanty. "An upper air cyclonic circulation also lies over the south Andaman Sea and its neighbourhood. The sy ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Oct 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari on Sunday reviewed the state's preparedness in districts likely to be affected by the possible cyclonic system 'Montha' during a high-level meeting. While speaking to media persons, Pujari said that eight districts of southern Odisha, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, and Nabarangpur, which are likely to be the most affected, have been placed under the Red Zone category. He further stated that the administrations of all 30 districts -- whether in the red zon ...Read More >
Odisha is bracing itself for the force of cyclone Montha, with a robust response underway. More than 2,000 relief centers are actively supporting residents in eight southern districts as authorities prioritize safety. In a proactive maneuver, over 11,000 individuals have been safely evacuated, with a zero-casualty goal in sight. Rescue teams are fully mobilized, while tourist access has been restricted. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday said his government was well prepared to ...Read More >
Sundargarh: In a tragic incident, the body of a missing minor girl from the Talasara police station area in Sundargarh district was discovered hanging from a tree in the Lulukidhi forest near the Chhattisgarh border on Sunday. The girl, who had been missing since Friday, was found following an extensive search operation conducted by the Talasara police with the assistance of a scientific team and sniffer dogs. According to police sources, the minor was last seen on Friday when she reportedly met ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Sep 27 (PTI) A depression over the Bay of Bengal crossed the south Odisha coast close to Gopalpur in Ganjam district early on Saturday morning, bringing heavy rain in several districts of the state, IMD said. The India Meteorological Department's report comes on a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Odisha, during which he will unveil development projects worth more than Rs 60,000 crore in sectors such as telecommunications, railways and higher education, officials said. Initially, the place for the PM's public meeting was fixed at Berhampur in Ganjam dis ...Read More >