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Taking advantage of the recent Cyclone Gulab, the Andhra Pradesh government has once again installed a signboard in its local language at the disputed Kotia region in Odisha's Koraput district. The Andhra government has reportedly installed the board near Odisha's signboard at Phatusineri. Recently, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had urged Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister to take necessary steps to amicably resolve the long-standing row between the two States on claiming rights over Kotia.
Three people including a couple were killed in a lightning mishap at Badmal village under Jujumura police limits in Sambalpur on Monday. As per sources, Antaryami Sahoo and his wife Lilima along with another native of the village Paru Bag were working in farmland when a lightning struck them. All three of them reportedly lost their lives at the spot.
Police on Monday seized a huge cache of ganja weighing over 8 quintals while being transported in an auto-rickshaw in Malkangiri district. Acting on a tip-off, cops intercepted the vehicle for inspection and confiscated the contraband. Sources said the consignment was being shipped to Andhra Pradesh from Chitrakonda area in Malkangiri. After a preliminary inquiry, police have arrested as many as 7 people including a minor in connection with the smuggling of the narcotics.
Both the Bhubaneswar Club and the Cuttack Club have got new presidents with the declaration of results of elections to the clubs on Monday. More
Suresh Pujari, BJP’s Lok Sabha MP from Bargarh, has demanded Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to handover the probe of Dalit youth Gobinda Kumbhar’s death in police custody to an independent agency for free and fair investigation. More
The accused have been identified as Dibyaranjan Behera and Kaushal Pradhan. Both the accused allegedly tortured and harassed the deceased who was into a relationship with a girl, identified as Chulbul (name changed). Police said Dibyaranjan happens to be the boyfriend of the girl’s elder sister. More
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs 206 crore to the Odisha government for construction of 25 roads, officials said on Monday.
The assistance has been sanctioned under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for 25 rural road projects in 11 districts across the state, said NABARD's Odisha region office in a statement.
The projects with a combined length of 203 km will improve rural road connectivity for 20.48 lakh people in 1723 villages.
The Odisha works department will construct the roads and infrastructure projects will play a key role in supporting the rural economy by improving the livelihoods of people, it said.
This sanction is in line with the priority given by the state government for developing critical rural infrastructure for drinking water supply, irrigation and rural connectivity (roads and bridges).
(IANS)
The heavy downpour has caused inundation in several low-lying areas of the district. Following the flow of floodwater on the Raipur-Vizianagaram National Highway 26, which passes through the valley, some people have been shifted to a nearby local cooperative society building. More
The CWC has predicted a severe flood situation in Jalaka and Subarnarekha basin, above normal flood spectre sounded in the Vamsdhara basin. The good impact is Inflow will rise in upper Kolab, Machkund and Balimela reservoirs More
The Crime Branch said that the elusive female operative in the spy ring, who is said to have honey trapped five employees of the DRDO for obtaining crucial intelligence about the high security defence installation, had managed to hack the mobile phone of one arrested accused for a protracted eight month period. More
NISER has been setup at Jatni in Khordha district by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India as a unique institution of its kind offering undergraduate and post-graduate education in science combined with frontline research. More
The deep depression over south Odisha and adjoining north Andhra Pradesh has moved westwards and lies centered over south Odisha and adjoining south Chhattisgarh More
Prabhat accompanied the ODRAF team that went inside the Mahanadi River at Mundali in Cuttack to rescue an elephant which was trapped in the flood waters on Friday. More
Refuting the allegation, IOCL authorities claimed that no such wastewater was released into farmlands. More
A woman died while her husband suffered critical wounds after they were allegedly attacked by a man at Junadihi village under Sadar police limits in Sundergarh district late on Sunday night. Sources said, the couple--Madhu Oram and Bachi Oram-- were attacked by one Kartik Tiga who suspected the couple's son Bal Oram of having an illicit affair with his wife. An angry Tiga reached the house of Bal last night with an intension to kill him. Finding Bal absent in the house, the accused allegedly attacked his parents with an axe. Police along with a scientific team reached the crime spot today morning and launched an investigation. However, no arrest has been made as the accused is absconding.
In a relief to the most affected Khordha district, 81 per cent of its denizens have developed antibody against Covid-19. More
Heavy rainfall warning has been issued for the next 24 hours over some districts of south Odisha and adjoining north Andhra Pradesh under the impact of deep depression (remnant of Cyclonic Storm ‘GULAB’). More
The by-poll in the Pipili assembly constituency was necessitated following the demise of sitting MLA Pradeep Maharathy in October 2020. The voting is scheduled to take place on September 30 and the counting of votes on October 3, respectively. More
The bus services of the Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) have also been suspended from 6 am to 3 pm on Monday in the wake of nationwide strike. More
The Computer Based Test (CBT) for recruitment of 4619 contractual Hindi, Sanskrit and Physical Education Teachers will be held on October 4 and 5, 2021. More
Alleging that police excess led to the death of Gobinda Kumbhar, a resident of Tora village, his brother Jiten Kumbhar has demanded stringent punishment for the culprits. "I demand harshest of punishment even up to hanging to those who have killed my brother," said Jiten. More
The weather bureau has issued Orange Alert for the districts of Nabarangpur, Koraput and Malkangiri with a forecast of heavy to very heavy rainfall. Similarly, some other regions like Nuapada, Bolangir, Rayagada and Kalahandi have been put in Yellow zones with forecast of heavy rainfall. More
Trade and bank unions along with several non-NDA parties including the Congress have backed the strike called by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), the umbrella body of over 40 farm unions, from 6 AM to 4 PM on Monday. More
The Sub-Collector of Keonjhar presented the cheque to the widow of Das at his village Raikala in the district in the presence of other officials More
The atmospheric pressure of the Bay of Bengal will rise to 1008 Mb in the next 72 hours preventing formation of any fresh low pressure area for the next 120 hours. But monsoon is now strong over the Andaman sea. Ready to host a LOPAR during Durga Puja More
The danger for Odisha is not yet over. Heavy rain to thetune of 50mm/hr awaits Ganjam, Koraput, Rayagada and Malakangiri. No more impact on Bhubaneswar, Cuttack More
The cyclone will make landfall between Tekali and Moriguda in Andhrapradesh which is 25 km away from Kalingapatnam More
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