Odisha

Two minor girls missing from shelter home rescued from Bengaluru & Chennai

9:50 pm October 29, 2019

Bhawanipatna (Odisha),: Two minor girls who were missing from a shelter home in Odisha’s Kalahandi district since last month have been rescued from Bengaluru and Chennai, a police officer said on Tuesday. A 24-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly prompting the two girls, aged around 15 years, to escape from the shelter home run […]

Yaas: NDRF deputes highest-ever number of teams for Odisha, Bengal; over 10L evacuated

Odisha rain toll increases to six

6:01 pm October 26, 2019

Bhubaneswar: The toll in the heavy rains in Odisha has mounted to six with three fresh deaths reported from the districts, officials said Saturday. The state has been battered by heavy rains since October 23 under the impact of a low pressure area over Bay of Bengal. It claimed human lives, caused extensive damage to […]

Heavy rain batters Odisha, 3 killed

9:25 pm October 25, 2019

Bhubaneswar: At least three persons were killed and four others injured as heavy rain triggered by a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal lashed Odisha for the third day in a row throwing life out of gear at several places, officials said on Friday. The rain battered coastal, southern and central Odisha for the […]

Odisha govt to construct new buildings for MLAs

8:07 pm October 19, 2019

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly Speaker S N Patro on Saturday asked the legislators to vacate their quarters in the MLA Colony for construction of multi-storied buildings for their accommodation. “Both the sitting and ex-MLAs were asked to vacate their quarters for construction of multi-storied buildings in the colony. The sitting MLAs will be given alternative accommodations. […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Monsoon withdraws from Odisha

9:14 pm October 15, 2019

Odisha: IMD Tuesday declared that south west monsoon had completely withdrawn from Odisha but predicted thunderstorm in the state on October 17 and October 18. The state received about seven per cent more rainfall than normal this time, the IMD said. “The south west Monsoon has further withdrawn from the remaining parts of Odisha and […]