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Flood-like Situation in Athagarh Leaves Villages Stranded After Roads Submerge

Continuous heavy rainfall has triggered a flood-like situation in parts of Odisha’s Cuttack district, leaving several villages in Athagarh subdivision cut off after key roads and bridges went under water, disrupting normal life and transport. The worsening conditions come amid an active monsoon spell that has prompted authorities to remain on alert across the state….

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Former TPSODL Lineman Convicted in Bribery Case in Kandhamala

Odisha Vigilance secured the conviction of Kalu Charan Palleyi, former Grade‑A Lineman of the TPSODL Tikabali Electrical Section, Kandhamala district.Palleyi, who was later posted at TPSODL Kotagarh, had been charge‑sheeted in Berhampur Vigilance PS Case No. 25 dated November 17, 2022 under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018. He was accused…

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Not really: Japan former minister rebukes India for delays in Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project

New Delhi, 17/7: Mere days ago, when Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was visiting India, she on behalf of her country reaffirmed support for India’s Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) corridor. However, not everyone back in Japan is happy with India’s progress.Former Justice Minister Hideki Makihara had few complaints regarding the India-Japan Shinkansen project. Taking…

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IIC Beauty Mohanty death: Police receive call records, intensify probe into evidence

Bhubaneswar, Jul 17: The investigation into the mysterious death of Inspector-in-Charge (IIC) Beauty Mohanty has gathered pace, with the Commissionerate Police receiving the call details of one of her mobile phones from the State Forensic Science Laboratory.Sharing the latest developments, Cuttack DCP Rishikesh Khilari said the call data of one phone has been analysed, while…

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Odisha: Delivery boy arrested for obscene gestures at college girls in Cuttack

Bhubaneswar: The police have arrested a delivery boy on charges of making obscene gestures towards college girls in Odisha’s Cuttack city.The arrested has been identified as Rudra Narayan Sahoo of Alam Chand Bazar under Lalbag police limits in the Silver City.As per reports, the delivery boy had allegedly made obscene gestures towards the hostel inmates…

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Amit Shah joins NDA Group of Ministers’ meeting at Rajnath Singh’s residence

New Delhi, July 17: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday joined a high-level meeting of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Group of Ministers and floor leaders at the residence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in the national capital ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament.The meeting is being held to finalise the NDA’s strategy…

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Odisha Adds 5,000 BTech Seats for 2026-27 Despite High Vacancies in Private Engineering Colleges

Odisha has expanded its engineering education capacity for the 2026-27 academic session by adding around 5,000 BTech seats, taking the state’s total intake to nearly 53,000. The increase has come despite private engineering colleges continuing to grapple with a high number of vacant seats year after year.Officials in the Department of Skill Development and Technical…

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Bomb Threat To Jagatsinghpur And Jharsuguda District Courts, Security Heightened

Bhubaneswar: Panic spread after bomb threats were sent to the district courts of Jagatsinghpur and Jharsuguda via email on Friday.As per reports, an unidentified person reportedly threatened to blow up both court premises in the email. Following the threatening email, security arrangements at both court premises were immediately tightened. On receiving information about the incident,…

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4 held in LPG cylinder theft racket in Odisha’s Udala, 14 cylinders seized

Udala: A LPG cylinder theft racket was busted and four persons, two of whom are juveniles, have been arrested by the Udala Police in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district in this connection.As per reports, the police also recovered 14 stolen LPG cylinders from the possession of the accused persons. As per police, the persons have been accused…

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Ram temple fund theft scandal could redraw UP politics ahead of polls

Ayodhya,17/7:The Ram temple theft at Ayodhya has shown up the utter ineptitude of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in running institutions. It has also damaged the credentials of its protégé, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Fissures are opening within the BJP with Yogi Adityanath signalling that responsibility for embezzlement lies elsewhere. While the RSS tirelessly…

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