According to officials, Laxmikant Pradhan, a most wanted interstate drug kingpin and his co-associate, Bidhadhar Pradhan, were arrested from Odisha in an 1820 kg ganja case worth Rs 3.85 crore.
After declaring their innings at 503/7 in their first innings with the help of Arbaz Baig’s century, Hyderabad dismissed Odisha for 481 to take a slender 22-run first innings lead
Five southern Odisha districts - Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, and Ganjam - were put on alert as the IMD issued Yellow Warning (be updated) of 7 cm to 11 cm rainfall on Monday and the intensity of rain (orange warning) is likely to increase in these areas on December 5.
The casualties occurred on the first day of the ‘Zero Fatality Week' which is being observed by the state government aiming at reducing the number of road accidents in early winter.
CPI(M) district unit secretary Gayadhar Dhal said that the 'Brahmins only' crematorium violates fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution to people of all castes.
The Indian traditional month of Kartik is considered holy and large number of devotees flock to the 12th century temple to pay their obeisance to Lord Jagannath.
According to railway officials, the four wheels of a coach of 08169 Jharsuguda-Sambalpur MEMU Passenger Special derailed at around 6.25 pm following a cattle runover near Sarla.
On being interrogated, the four confessed to smuggling to earn money and that they procured the ganja in Odisha to sell it to youngsters of Adilabad town.
The collisions involved two passenger trains and a goods train. At least 14 passengers were killed and over 50 injured in Sundays collision between Visakhapatnam-Palasa passenger and Visakhapatnam-Rayagada passenger near Kantakapalli junction in Kothavalasa mandal (block).
The Odisha government has set a target to complete 20 ongoing mega-piped water supply projects by the end of March 2024. The government has undertaken 207 mega-piped water supply projects worth Rs 35,920 crore.
