Flood threat grows in southern Odisha as rivers swell
The flood situation in southern Odisha has worsened after days of heavy rain, with water levels rising in all major rivers. The Water Resources Department opened five gates of the Indravati Dam…
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1,741 errors found in Odisha textbooks costing Rs 175 crore
Odisha School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond told the Assembly that 1,741 errors have been detected in new textbooks for Classes 1 to 8, which cost Rs 175 crore to print…
Odisha floods: 4 missing, car swept away in separate incidents
At least four people are missing or were trapped in separate flood-related incidents across Odisha on Friday. In Mayurbhanj, two people were trapped inside a car for nearly two hours after a…
Cyclone Arnab: 8,000 evacuated, heavy rain lashes Odisha
Heavy rain lashed parts of Odisha on September 25, 2026, as a deep depression that made landfall in Andhra Pradesh weakened into a depression. The state government has evacuated over 8,000 people…
Five orangutans found in Odisha, trafficking probe on
Five infant orangutans were found on September 8 near Bichitrapur forest in Balasore district, Odisha, thousands of kilometres from their native Indonesia. The Sumatran and Tapanuli orangutans are found only in Sumatra,…
Deep depression weakens, heavy rain alert for Odisha, Andhra
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday that a deep depression over south Odisha and adjoining Chhattisgarh has weakened into a depression and will further weaken into a well marked low…
Giant rock falls on NH-16, truck stuck at Daringbadi Ghat amid rain
A giant rock fell from Bada Ghati hillside onto NH-16 in Ganjam district on Thursday amid heavy rain, disrupting traffic between Bhubaneswar and Berhampur. Hundreds of vehicles were stranded. A joint team…
Cuttack cancer hospital flooded after heavy rain
Heavy rainfall has flooded large parts of Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Centre in Odisha's Cuttack, leaving patients and attendants wading through knee-deep water on Thursday. The waterlogging has made movement inside the…
School holidays extended in 5 Odisha districts amid rain
School holidays have been extended in five Odisha districts, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Gajapati, Koraput and Rayagada, as heavy rainfall from a deep depression continues. The India Meteorological Department has issued a red warning…
Budhabalanga River crosses danger mark as Odisha faces flood threat
The Budhabalanga River in Balasore district swelled to 7.40 metres by Thursday morning, above the danger mark of 7.21 metres, amid incessant rainfall from a deep depression. Odishatv.in reports that authorities and…
