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CM Naveen Patnaik reviews flood-hit districts of Odisha, extends gratuitous relief of seven days to those affected

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday reviewed the flood-hit districts of the state and extended seven days gratuitous relief to those affected.

Eight killed as incessant rain pounds Odisha; state likely to face floods as low pressure area develops in Bay of Bengal

With more rainfall likely to batter Odisha over the next two days due to the formation of a fresh low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, the district administrations have been asked to be prepared to deal with the possible flood

Woman killed in wall collapse after downpour in Odisha's Kalahandi; Met department predicts more spells of heavy rain in state

Odisha had been pounded by a downpour in the last week too, claiming four lives and affecting at least nine districts.

Rainfall subsides in flood-affected Odisha; train services remain affected for second day, informs railway official

The situation in rain-battered south Odisha, where fears of flood loomed large, eased on Thursday as intensity of rainfall subsided and water started receding from submerged areas, officials said.

Low pressure area over Bay of Bengal triggers rain in Odisha; Met department advises fishermen not to venture into sea in parts of state

The low pressure over Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression on Tuesday triggering rains in most parts of Odisha. The depression adjoining coastal Bangladesh and West Bengal lay centred around 160 kilometres southeast of Odisha's Balasore.

BJP, Congress MLAs in Odisha seek Naveen Patnaik's resignation, allege rising cases of missing children, rape

Odisha Assembly witnessed several adjournments as opposition BJP and Congress members created ruckus demanding the resignation of Naveen Patnaik.

Odisha shelter home head held after CWC lodges complaint over 'sexual abuse' of HIV-infected minor

The superintendent of a shelter home for HIV-infected children in Odisha's Kalahandi district was arrested on Monday for allegedly sexually abusing an eight-year-old inmate.

Probe launched into sexual abuse of HIV positive minor girls in Odisha's Kalahandi district shelter home

The district administration, police, Child Welfare Committee (CWC) and District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) of Kalahandi initiated the probe after local news channels reported alleged sexual abuse of an eight-year-old HIV positive girl, who was an inmate of the centre.

Odisha Elections 2019: Voting concludes smoothly in 4 Lok Sabha, 28 Assembly seats; 66% turnout till 5 pm in phase-I

Odisha witnessed largely incident-free voting in phase-I of polling in four Lok Sabha seats — Koraput, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi and Berhampore — and 28 Assembly seats falling under them on Thursday

Lok Sabha Election 2019 Updates: Modi, Mamata in Bengal tomorrow; Amit Shah eyes over 30 seats for NDA in TN

Lok Sabha Election 2019 LIVE Updates: The battle of Bengal is all set to heat up with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Trinamool Congress president Mamata Banerjee kickstarting their campaign on Wednesday in the state that sends third largest number of Lok Sabha members to Parliament.