Fresh floods triggered by heavy rainfall have affected six Odisha districts, with over 41,000 people relocated from 429 villages. Authorities deployed 79 rescue teams and opened relief centres as rivers crossed danger levels, while the IMD forecast more heavy rainfall
A probe into the Keonjhar incident found possible bank staff non-cooperation after a tribal man carried his sister’s skeleton to claim funds. Officials suggested procedural confusion and banking ignorance, while the Odisha government and parties demanded action, relief, and deeper investigation
In Keonjhar, a tribal man exhumed his sister’s skeleton to prove her death at a bank, sparking outrage over alleged insensitivity, though Indian Overseas Bank said officials only sought valid documents for withdrawal
