The Latest Breaking News from Odisha

Accident fatalities incidence up by 24.91% in one year in Odisha

In three districts, Jharasuguda, Jajpur and Deogarh, road accident deaths had doubled during the time.

The Hindu · Jun 2, 2023

Coromandel Express derailment | PM Modi announces ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh for next of kin of deceased

Expressing distress over the train accident in Odisha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said rescue operations were underway at the site and all possible assistance was being given to those affected.

The Hindu · Jun 2, 2023

Coromandel Express derailment | List of cancelled and diverted trains

On Friday evening, at least 70 persons were feared dead and more than 350 injured in a major rail accident involving two express trains and a goods train in Balasore district of Odisha.

The Hindu · Jun 2, 2023

Several dead and 180 injured after carriages derail in horror India train crash

Two passenger trains and a goods train have collided in the Odisha state of India, with nearly 50 ambulances sent to the scene and several fatalities feared.

Daily Record · Jun 2, 2023

India train crash: More than 280 dead and hundreds more injured

More than 280 people were killed and hundreds more injured after two passenger trains collided in the eastern Indian state of Odisha on Friday.

Evening Standard · Jun 2, 2023

At least 288 killed in India’s deadliest train crash in decades

Extensive search-and-rescue operation ends as probe under way into triple train pile-up that injured more than 1,100.

Al Jazeera · Jun 2, 2023

At least 207 dead, 900 injured in massive train crash in Odisha, India

At least 207 people were killed and 900 injured when two passenger trains collided in Odisha on Friday, according to government officials in the eastern Indian state, in India's deadliest rail accident in over a decade.

Reuters · Jun 2, 2023

Medium-range ballistic missile Agni-1 test-fired in Odisha

The Agni series of missiles are the mainstay of India’s nuclear delivery options.

The Hindu · Jun 1, 2023

Odisha constitutes committee to recognise, release of traditional millet varieties

The Odisha government has constituted a ‘Landrace Varietal Release Committee (LVRC)’ for the release of traditional millet varieties as certified seed, the first State to develop a protocol for the release of millets landraces.

The Hindu · Jun 1, 2023

Focus on poor tribal households will improve health of children, study finds

Inequality in wealth among tribal families in Jharkhand and Odisha has affected poor children’s growth

The Hindu · May 30, 2023