News from Odisha

Sambalpur: Government works in Kuchinda block of the district came to a grinding halt today as residents of the area staged protests demanding drought-hit status for the sub-division. Hundreds of farmers and other locals led by BJP MLA Rabi Naik stormed the streets by taking out rallies and raised slogans against the ruling-BJD government. Farmers […]

Gajapati: At a time when life is slowly limping back to normalcy post Cyclone Titli and subsequent floods in three worst affected districts including Gajapati, over a hundred persons affected by the calamity today abandoned the relief camps set up at Khajuripada protesting negligence by the administration. According to sources, as many as 102 persons […]

Bhubaneswar: In yet another case of medical apathy at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, a patient was lying unattended for several hours in front of the medicine ward of the hospital premises. However, the authorities reportedly did not pay attention to him, sources said. The patient had been under treatment in the casualty […]

Angul: After tigress Sundari was suspected to have killed humans and animals in villages close to Satkosia reserve forest, residents of Kumuri village located in close proximity to the area have been spending sleepless nights. In an exclusive OTV report from ground zero, the villagers open up about their fears and measures they have taken […]

Puri: While crime against women has been on the rise in Odisha, negligence and police apathy in some places have made things even worse for them. In one such case, report of a critically ill under-treatment woman, walking with an IV saline fitted to her body in protest of police inaction over a dowry case […]

Berhampur: After 11 days of intense search operation, body of one of the four persons, who went missing after being swept away by flood waters of Adangi river at Bhutapankal village in Bhanjanagar , was recovered today. Along with the help of some local residents, rescue team officials recovered body of the deceased near the […]

Sundergarh/Rourkela: A farmer was trampled to death by a herd of elephants at Modipara village under Rajgangpur forest division early today morning. According to sources, the man was attacked while guarding his farmland near the village. After getting information, forest department personnel rushed to the spot and recovered the body. In a separate incident, panic […]

Jagatsinghpur: At least four persons of a family were killed after one of them allegedly set their house on fire at Banapat village under Kujang police limits of Jagatsinghpur late Sunday night. The deceased have been identified as Nabaghana Sahu, his wife Kamala Sahu, daughter Rubina Mallick and son-in-law Harekrushna Mallick. While Nabaghana, Kamala and […]

Bhubaneswar: The dearness allowance (DA) for Odisha government employees and pensioners has been hiked by an additional two percent after a proposal in this regard was approved by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today. With the current hike applicable retrospectively from July 1, 2018, the DA will effectively increase from seven to nine percent. This apart, […]

Bhanjanagar: The body of a woman, who along with five others went missing after being swept away in flash flood in Adangi river in Ganjam district two days ago,was recovered by a team comprising police officials and local residents on Sunday. The rescue team officials said that the body was recovered from a bush near […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced relief package for three districts which were worst hit by cyclone Titli. After carrying out an aerial survey of the affected districts, Patnaik said he had instructed that all the affected families of Gajapati, Ganjam and Gunupur subdivision of Rayagada will be given relief for 15 days. “On […]

Delhi: The Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal constituted to resolve the Mahanadi water-sharing dispute began its hearing today and granted six weeks time to Chhattisgarh & Maharashtra governments to furnish replies on the interim plea filed by Odisha. The next hearing has been scheduled on December 15, said Surya Mishra, Advocate General of Odisha. The court […]

Bhubaneswar/Jakarta: Ace para athlete from Odisha Jayanti Behera continues to shine and bring laurels for the state by clinching a silver medal at the on-going 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta. Behera clinched the silver by clocking 59.71 seconds in the 400 m event just two days after winning a bronze medal. Former […]

Bhanjanagar: Six persons including four of a family went missing after their house got swept away by flood waters of Adangi river following heavy rain triggered by very severe Cyclone ‘Titli’ in Ganjam district today. The shocking incident was reported from Bhutapankal village under Gajalbadi panchayat in the district. According to preliminary reports,  six persons […]

Bhubaneswar: With very severe cyclonic storm Titli making landfall in Gopalpur early morning today leading to a downpour in eight districts, Odisha is now staring at a possible flood situation in its coastal belt, an official said. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places, and extremely […]