Odisha  

Over 200 people have lost their lives due to catastrophic monsoon. Torrential rains across Gujarat,  Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, parts of Tamil Nadu and Odisha have left thousands stranded

While Odisha is witnessing a massive rain, the officials from the Met department has warned the fishermen not to venture into the sea till Wednesday (August 14) as the sea would be rough to sail

According to Odisha food supplies and consumer welfare minister Ranendra Pratap Swain, shifting the Central Warehousing Corporation office from Odisha to Patna would jeopardise the state's interests

The CPI(Maoist) celebrate "martyrs' week" in memory of their leader Charu Majumdar, who was allegedly killed in police custody in West Bengal on July 27, 1972.

Odisha minister in the Assembly said that the state does not have enough water in its reservoirs for irrigation, leading to the death of three farmers. Expressing displeasure, Congress members walked out of the House.

According to reports, the MeT Centre has advised the fishermen not to venture into the sea along and off the Odisha coast on Saturday (July 27) and Sunday (July 28)
 

A special team has been formed by police to identify and trace the killers behind three murders in Odisha’s Cuttack.

Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and his Cabinet colleagues were present during Biswabhusan Harichandan's oath-taking ceremony in Vijayawada

A minor girl who was infected with HIV two years back, got raped in a shelter home in Odisha. Reports said Saroj Kumar Das, the head of the shelter home raped the minor in Bhawanipatna of Kalahandi district
 

An estimated 12% of the over 2.44 lakh electorate exercised their franchise during the first two hours of polling, an official report said

Discussion about the “sports policy” came about while the Sports and Youth Services minister was replying to questions in the state Assembly.

The 84-year-old veteran BJP leader, Biswa Bhusan Harichandan was earlier elected five times to the Odisha Assembly from Chilika and Bhubaneswar constituencies. Now, he is all set to take over as the new Governor of Andhra Pradesh.

Speaking to reporters in Hyderabad, Telangana principal chief conservator of forests PK Jha said that their state government has taken feedback from Karnataka, which has done geo-referencing of their forest boundaries

In the Lok Sabha election, the BJP managed to bag eight out of 21 Lok Sabha seats, up from one in 2014, while the Patnaik-led party secured 12 seats.
 

Odisha’s chief minister Naveen Patnaik has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention in the Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh. The state government has been opposing the project for its design which could pose a danger for Odisha.