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Bhubaneswar: Alleging that Odisha's BJP government has failed to meet the fertiliser requirement of farmers, the Opposition BJD on Friday said it will stage a protest near Raj Bhavan on September 15. The BJD's announcement came a day after Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi claimed that there was no shortage of fertiliser for the ongoing kharif crop cultivation in Odisha. The BJD vice-president Sanjay Das Burma and Opposition chief whip Pramila Mallik, at a press conference here, however, reject ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: IMD forecast on Saturday said that a yellow warning for heavy rainfall would continue in eight districts over south and interior Odisha over the next two days. The affected districts are Nawarangpur, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Ganjam and Gajapati. Light to moderate rain is also expected at several other places until Monday. The rainfall is being caused by a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, which is likely to move west-northwestwards across south ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public meeting at Chhatrapur in Ganjam district on September 27, marking a significant political moment for the BJP in southern Odisha. The announcement was made by revenue and disaster management minister Suresh Pujari here on Saturday.Pujari confirmed that preparations for the mega event are already underway, following the Prime Minister's formal consent to visit the state later this month. "The PM's love and affection for Odisha, and hi ...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: A well-marked low pressure area formed over the west central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal and north Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha coasts is likely to move west-northwestwards and concentrate into a depression within the next 12 hours, informed the India Meteorological Department. The system is expected to cross the south Odisha-north Andhra Pradesh coasts around forenoon on August 19, 2025. Under its influence, several Odisha districts are likely to experience very heavy to ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to experience extremely heavy rainfall on Monday under the influence of a well-marked low-pressure area over west central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal and north Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha coasts. The system is likely to move west-northwestwards and concentrate into a depression during the next 12-hours and cross south Odisha-north Andhra Pradesh coasts around the forenoon of August 19. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red warning fo ...Read More >
Puri, August 4: A shocking incident has come to the fore from Odisha, where a 35-year-old man was brutally killed and his genitals mutilated by a group of villagers in Malasapadar in Gajapati district on Saturday night, August 2. According to a report, the victim was allegedly attacked over suspicions of practising witchcraft. His body was later dumped in the nearby Harabhangi Dam. The victim was identified as Gopal, and his body was recovered by police on Sunday morning, August 3, according to ...Read More >
In a tragic incident at a Bapatla district quarry in Andhra Pradesh, six migrant workers from Odisha died and three were injured when a granite rock collapsed on Sunday. Police suspect water seepage caused the accident during mining operations. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has ordered a thorough investigation and directed officials to provide medical assistance to the injured. Six migrant workers were killed and three injured after a massive granite rock fell on them at a quarry in Bapatl ...Read More >
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, B ...Read More >
MUMBAI: After the transfer of Mahadevi, an elephant belonging to a Jain shrine in Kolhapur, to Vantara, an animal rescue and rehabilitation initiative by the Reliance Foundation in Jamnagar, those who were unwilling to let go staged a march on Sunday. Thousands of locals and leaders from the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Kolhapur marched for 45 km from the shrine to the collector's office, demanding that Mahadevi be brought back, following which CM Devendra Fadnavis said he would hold a meeting on ...Read More >
Addanki: Six migrant workers died and more than eight were injured when a massive granite slab fell on them in a quarry run by Sathya Sai Krishna Granites at Konidena village in Ballikurava mandal of Bapatla district on Sunday. According to fellow workers and the Bapatla district police, heavy rain on Saturday night destabilised the heavy granite block which fell on a group of workers on duty at around 11:00 AM on Sunday. The boulder killed four workers on the spot and injured several people. T ...Read More >
Ballikurava/Berhampur, Aug 3 (PTI) Six migrant workers from Odisha were killed and at least three others injured after a massive granite rock fell on them at a quarry in Andhra Pradesh's Bapatla district on Sunday. According to the police, the accident occurred around 10.30 am when 10 to 15 workers were engaged in mining works. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi expressed grief over the accident and announced an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh for the next of kin of each deceased. "All victims a ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR/KORAPUT: Three persons were killed and one sustained serious injuries following a head-on collision between a car and an SUV on National Highway-26 in Koraput district late on July 19. Police said the accident took place at about 11 pm near TTS Gate in Sunabeda. The three deceased are identified as Vikas Patra of Ganjam Colony, Divya Ranjan Patra of DP Camp, and Ashutosh Rana of AEF Colony. They were reportedly returning to Sunabeda from Semiliguda in their car when they had a head ...Read More >
A 22-year-old woman in Gurugram fell to her death after climbing onto her terrace ledge while playfully asking her husband if he would catch her, only to lose her balance and slip from his grasp as he tried to save her, police said on Friday. Preliminary investigation has ruled out any foul play in the death, police added. The victim was identified as Boringi Parvati. Her husband was identified as Pati Duryodhan Rao, 28, police said. The couple were from Ganjam, Odisha, and lived in a two-room ...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 Wan ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Statewide shutdown call by eight political parties led by Congress over the tragic death of a female student of Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore crippled normal life across Odisha on Thursday. Hundreds of vehicles were seen stranded on National and State highways due to the shutdown in major cities of the State. Business establishments, petrol pumps and educational institutions were also closed in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela and Balasore owing to the dawn-to-dusk ' ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: It was a proud moment for Odisha as its urban areas received Swachh Survekshan Awards 2024-25 from President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday in recognition of the commitment to urban cleanliness. The state continued to shine in Swachh Shehar 2024-25 national cleanliness rankings as the Notified Area Council (NAC) of Aska in Ganjam district was awarded for winning second rank in the 20,000 to 50,000 population category. Similarly, the NAC of Chikiti, also in Ganjam, received the award f ...Read More >
Berhampur: An upper primary school at Bhabinipur in Ganjam district has introduced a new seating system for students which attempts to ensure there is no front- or back-bencher.Instead of traditional seats or benches placed one after another in a row, the school authorities made the students sit in a semicircle, while the teacher is in the centre of the classroom."With the direction of Rangeilunda block education officer (BEO) Debendra Behera and assistance from sarpanch (Bhabinipur) Ranjit Sahu ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, July 13: In a shocking incident, a female student of Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore district of Odisha on Saturday attempted self-immolation, alleging harassment by the Head of the Department (HoD). A second-year integrated BEd student set herself ablaze after pouring petrol on herself in front of the college gate. The student with severe burn wounds was rushed to Balasore Medical College, but was later shifted to AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, for advanced treatment. The principa ...Read More >
Rayagada (Odisha): The sight was disturbing. A tribal man and his wife were bent under the burden of the plough in place of oxen, and forced to till the land as a punishment for getting married within the family blood relation on Wednesday, highlighting how moral vigilantism is spread in the remote pockets of Odisha even today. The decision on this was taken by the Kangaroo court in Kanjamajodi village under Shikarpai panchayat in Kalyansinghpur block of Rayagada district 'to teach them a lesson ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR, Jul 11: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday alleged that the BJP-led central government was attempting to omit secularism and socialism from the Constitution, and weakening legislations meant to protect the poor and tribals. Addressing the party's 'Samvidhan Bachao Samavesh' here, Kharge also said that tribals, dalits, women and youths of the country will have to learn to fight for their rights under the BJP rule. "The saffron party has a mission to change the Constitu ...Read More >
Berhampur: Three people, including a father-son duo, were killed in a tragic head-on collision between two motorcycles at Thanagaon under Jarada police station limits in Ganjam district on Thursday.The victims have been identified as Dhau Gouda (55) and his son Sunil Gouda (25), both farmers from Samantarapur village, and Rajesh Panigrahy (25), a photographer from Bijipur, Berhampur. Police said the accident occurred when the Goudas, who were travelling towards their village, collided with Panig ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The outbreak of diarrhoea at a village in Ganjam district is "now under control", with one patient undergoing treatment in hospital, a Health department official said on Tuesday. The first case of diarrhoea was reported from Ustapalli village in Digapahandi block of the district on July 6. Till Monday, 11 villagers were hospitalised with diarrhoea, while no new patient was admitted on Tuesday, said Nilakantha Mishra, Director, Public Health. Of the 11 patients, five were admitted t ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, July 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The diarrhoea outbreak reported from Ustapalli village in Digapahandi block of Ganjam district has been brought under complete control through coordinated field-level interventions and awareness drives, informed the state health department on Tuesday. The department claimed that the infection, which had started sporadically on July 6, was contained before it could spread further, thanks to door-to-door surveillance and swift medical response. As per an offi ...Read More >
Berhampur: Health officials on Wednesday said the situation in Ganjam district's Ustapalli and S Mardarajpur villages, where several suspected diarrhoea cases were reported, is under control.While at least 20 people allegedly suffered from the water-borne disease and two died in Ustapalli since Saturday, eight were affected by suspected acute diarrhoeal disease (ADD) in S Mardarajpur on Tuesday. "Except six persons from Ustapalli, who are undergoing treatment in MKCG Medical College and Hospital ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Jul 8 (PTI) The outbreak of diarrhoea at a village in Odisha's Ganjam district is "now under control", with one patient undergoing treatment in hospital, a health department official said on Tuesday. The first case of diarrhoea was reported from Ustapalli village in Digapahandi block of the district on July 6. Till Monday, 11 villagers were hospitalised with diarrhoea, while no new patient was admitted on Tuesday, said Nilakantha Mishra, Director, Public Health. Of the 11 patient ...Read More >
Koraput (Odisha) [India], July 6 (ANI): Congress MP from Assam's Koraput, Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, said that a resident of Hinjili in Ganjam district, Odisha, who has been kidnapped in the African country of Mali is out of communication and requested the External Affairs Ministry to take cognizance of the matter. An al-Qaeda abducted three Indians linked terrorist group in West Africa's Mali. 'A resident of Hinjili in Ganjam district, Odisha, has been kidnapped in the African country of Mali. A ...Read More >
Koraput (Odisha) [India], July 6 (ANI): Congress MP from Assam's Koraput, Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, said that a resident of Hinjili in Ganjam district, Odisha, who has been kidnapped in the African country of Mali is out of communication and requested the External Affairs Ministry to take cognizance of the matter. An al-Qaeda abducted three Indians linked terrorist group in West Africa's Mali. Also Read | Bangkok-Bound Thai Lion Air Flight TLM242 Grounded at Kolkata Airport With Technical Fault, ...Read More >
Ganjam (Odisha) [India], July 6 (ANI): Brother in law of P Venkataraman, a resident of Odisha's Ganjam district who is among the three Indians abducted by an al-Qaeda linked terrorist group in West Africa's Mali has said that the terrorists are demanding ransom. The brother-in-law told ANI on Saturday, 'Venkat last called me on June 30. He worked in a cement factory in Mali, West Africa. He said his company had stopped them from going out as terrorists were present. This kidnapping incident hap ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The death toll of workers from Odisha in the explosion at the chemical factory in Telangana rose to nine, with authorities confirming the identity of one more person using DNA-based analysis, an officer said on Saturday. The latest victim of the factory blast was identified as Purna Chandra Sahu, a native of Sukarpada in Cuttack district, said Pritish Panda, Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Directorate of Odisha Parivaar. With his death, a total of nine persons from Odisha were kill ...Read More >
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