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Odisha chief electoral officer Gopalan applies for voluntary retirement after SIR

India, Oct. 1 -- Chief electoral officer R Santhana Gopalan, who oversaw the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Odisha amid Opposition protests over voter deletions, has applied... Read More


Coast Guard rescues Belize-flagged tanker with 23 crew near Paradip

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 29 -- The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Sunday rescued a distressed foreign-flagged chemical tanker carrying 9,000 tonnes of palm oil after its main engine failed and ballast tanks be... Read More


Majhi, Sai set to meet Shah over mahanadi issue

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 29 -- The chief ministers of Odisha and Chhattisgarh would meet Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday to find a final solution to the long standing dispute over sharing the wate... Read More


Food threat loomed over Odisha as Mahanadi discharge may reach 800,000 cusecs: Officials

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 28 -- A flood threat loomed over several low-lying areas of Odisha on Sunday as the Mahanadi river system was expected to see a discharge of up to 800,000 cusecs of water through Mu... Read More


Odisha: Highest monsoon rainfall in 20 yrs; landslides disrupt roads, rail links

India, Sept. 25 -- Odisha reported its highest monsoon rainfall in the last 20 years as a weakening deep depression brought torrential rain, landslides and strong winds to parts of the state, disrupti... Read More


Overlaps flagged in Odisha textbook errors inquiry

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 24 -- The inquiry committee, constituted by Odisha government, that investigated 1,731 errors in school textbooks for Classes 1 to 8 has found that the process of preparing the book... Read More


Explainer: Why fewer voters were deleted in Odisha compared to several other states

India, Sept. 23 -- The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Odisha's electoral rolls concluded on Monday with Chief Electoral Officer R.S. Gopalan announcing that Odisha's electorate reduced by about 1... Read More


two heading to odisha shrine assaulted; 2 held

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 23 -- Two people travelling to a popular shiva shrine in Odisha's Dhenkanal district were allegedly stopped and assaulted by a group of men, with a video of the incident surfacing d... Read More


two heading to odisha shrine assaulted; 2 held

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 23 -- Two people travelling to a popular shiva shrine in Odisha's Dhenkanal district were allegedly stopped and assaulted by a group of men, with a video of the incident surfacing d... Read More


two heading to odisha shrine assaulted; 2 held

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 23 -- Two people travelling to a popular shiva shrine in Odisha's Dhenkanal district were allegedly stopped and assaulted by a group of men, with a video of the incident surfacing d... Read More