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.
The incident happened at Ratnakar Sanskrit College in Saudia when the first-semester examination, conducted by the Shree Jagannath Sanskrit University, was underway, they said.
The parents of the tribal girl had gone from Bhaluhuruda village under the Udala police station limits to Bhubaneswar for some work after requesting the neighbour to look after her in their absence.
The arrested persons are Sandeep Anil Indrekar, a trader, and Vishal Kandugadgi, a driver, both from Pune in Maharashtra. The absconding person is Laxman, a drug peddler from Odisha.
The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) will take out a rally in Puri on October 16 to demand the reopening of all the four gates of Jagannath temple for devotees.
Naveen Patnaik launched the ‘Ama Odisha Nabin Odisha' scheme with an outlay of Rs 3,397 crore to boost rural infrastructure and promote Jagannath culture.