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Mayurbhanj, Balasore affected as river water level swells, relief operations underway

India, June 30 -- Heavy inflow of water from Jharkhand's Chandil Dam into the Subarnarekha River due to low pressure area-triggered heavy rainfall has created flood situation in northern Odisha. Howev... Read More


Odisha Soil Conservation and Watershed Development Joint Director under Vigilance scanner

India, June 30 -- Soil Conservation and Watershed Development Joint Director Dayanidhi Bagh fell under Odisha Vigilance scanner for allegedly possessing disproportionate assets (DA). The Vigilance o... Read More


On-duty BMC official assaulted at Bhubaneswar civic office

India, June 30 -- Additional Commissioner of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), Ratnakar Sahoo, was allegedly assaulted by a group of youths at the BMC office while he was conducting a griev... Read More


Two Maoists killed in exchange of fire in Odisha's Budaguda forest

India, June 30 -- Two Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces during an anti-Naxal operation in the Budaguda forest area of Kandhamal district. Acting on intelligence inputs, a joint... Read More


Puri stampede: OHRC serves notice on District Collector, SP

India, June 30 -- The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has served notice on the Puri District Collector and Superintendent of Police (SP) in connection with the stampede near Srigundicha temple a... Read More


Puri Ratha Jatra: Senior IPS officer Saumendra Priyadarshi to oversee police deployment

India, June 29 -- Senior IPS officer Saumendra Kumar Priyadarshi has been given the responsibility of police arrangement for the Ratha Jatra at Odisha's Puri town. The office of Director General of P... Read More


Odisha's Nandankanan Zoo welcomes birth of 7 yellow anacondas

India, June 29 -- The Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) welcomed the birth of 7 yellow anacondas here today. They were born to parents brought from the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust, Chennai, on October... Read More


Six-member criminal gang nabbed under Operation 'Yatri Surakshya'

India, June 29 -- In a major breakthrough under Operation 'Yatri Surakshya', the Detective Wing of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) apprehended a six-member criminal gang at the Coaching Complex in ... Read More


IPS officer Parag Jain appointed as RAW chief

India, June 28 -- The Union Government has appointed IPS officer Parag Jain as the new chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). Jain, a 1989-batch Punjab cadre IPS officer, will succeed incumbe... Read More


Ratha Jatra: Chariot pulling resumes amid sea of devotees in Puri

India, June 28 -- The chariots of Lord Jagannath and Holy Siblings began rolling on the Grand Road towards the Gundicha Temple today, an evening after being halted midway due to 'unknown' reasons duri... Read More