Odisha

The team ended India’s 44-year wait for the Asian Games women’s hockey gold and secured qualification for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Flooding has affected thousands of villages and urban wards, while rising Mahanadi waters threaten more areas in the densely populated delta region.

The woman was swept away in Jajpur and later spotted by two fishermen in Kendrapara, who pulled her from the swollen river.

Dara Singh was convicted for the murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two minor sons in 1999.

Singh is currently serving life imprisonment for burning to death Australian missionary Staines and his two minor sons in January 1999.

The orangutans are being cared for at Nandankanan Zoological Park after their rescue from Balasore district

The secured 24 MoUs and investment intents are expected to generate over 6.18 lakh jobs across sectors including green energy, mining, steel and tourism.

Nandankanan Zoo has quarantined the rescued orangutan cubs as Odisha awaits Central Zoo Authority approval to keep them at the facility.

The low-pressure area is likely to trigger heavy to very heavy rainfall in various parts of Odisha till September 4.

The MV Ocean Winner cargo ship which took off from the Paradip Coast to Singapore was carrying iron ore when it crashed.

A total of 79 rescue teams are working in the flood-hit districts of Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Keonjhar, Nabarangpur and Koraput.

The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal condemned the crash and affirmed that the rescue operations has been intensified.

The ICG has deployed three ships to conduct surface searches for the remaining crew members, it said in a post on X on Sunday.