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Odisha among India's top 5 inflation-hit states, records 7.17% retail inflation in October

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 13 -- Odisha recorded a retail inflation rate of 7.17 per cent in October, well above the national average of 6.09 per cent, placing the state fifth among Indian states. Rising price... Read More


Two Odisha cops killed, several critical in police vehicle-trailer truck collision in Bhadrak

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 13 -- At least two Odisha police personnel were killed and two others sustained critical injuries after a police vehicle collided with a trailer truck on the Basudevpur-Dhamra road i... Read More


Odisha weather news: Another cyclonic circulation likely to develop into LPA today; rain from Nov 17

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 13 -- Odisha may receive rainfall from November 17 as a weather system over the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a depression by November 15. A cyclonic circulation over ... Read More


Kendrapara court orders seizure of Rural Development Division-II assets over Rs 1.37 crore dues

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 13 -- Kendrapara District Rural Development Division-II is facing the prospect of asset seizure following a district court order over an unpaid contractor bill of Rs 1.37 crore. The ... Read More


Illegal morram extraction from Kandhamal hill: Odisha Mines Dept seizes excavator, dumper trucks

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 13 -- Odisha Mines Department seized an excavator and two dumper trucks during a raid in the Raikia area of Kandhamal district on Friday. The raid was conducted following allegations... Read More


Ama Bus collides head-on with school auto in Khordha, 5 students injured

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 13 -- At least five students sustained injuries after an Ama Bus collided head-on with a school auto at Pitapalli Chhak in Khordha on Friday. The five students, who sustained injuri... Read More


Odisha weather: Coastal districts get relief from cold, mercury drops to 14.2 deg C in Jharsuguda

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 12 -- Temperatures have risen across coastal Odisha which brought some relief from the cold. However, several parts of the interior continue to record chilly conditions. Most coasta... Read More


Explosion in Khallikote: Two injured, police probe suspected explosives

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 12 -- An explosion at a house in Arabindanagar Lane-2 under Khallikote NAC in Odisha's Ganjam damaged a portion of the building and uprooted its iron gate early on Thursday morning. ... Read More


Odisha signs historic agreement with Japan's Tottori Prefecture to boost investment and jobs

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 12 -- Odisha signed a historic friendship agreement with Japan's Tottori Prefecture to strengthen cooperation in industry, investment, skill development, culture and tourism. The agr... Read More


Sambalpur Excise Department seizes 2,400 Corex cough syrup bottles, 10,500 sleeping tablets; driver detained

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 12 -- Odisha Excise Department seized 2,400 bottles of cough syrup and 10,500 sleeping tablets from a pickup van during a raid near Hatibari on National Highway 55 in Sambalpur distr... Read More