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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.

Just months after Cyclone Fani disrupted normal life in Odisha, the state government has put all districts on high alert after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast a depression in the region in the subsequent 48 hours

The trilateral meeting between PM Modi, US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the at the G20 Summit was the second Japan-America-India or JAI meeting.Tik Tok video shot inside a hospital in Odisha lands nurses in trouble as administration orders probe into the matter.For the top stories of the day, watch MyNation in 100 seconds.

Nurses in a hospital in Odisha were seen dancing in a video that was recorded in the Tik Tok app. The video has landed them in legal trouble as the medical officer has ordered a probe. 

The Odisha police rescued the two and booked 21 people from the village based on the FIR lodged by the girl

The debutant MP from Odisha wondered if those who do not believe in 'Vande Mataram' slogan have any right to live in India and asserted that "tukde-tukde" gang will not be tolerated in the country.

The weather forecasting agency has also predicted that some isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha will be hit by a dust storm. 

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Several regions in Odisha observed thunderstorm and lightning in the last 24 hours. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) also issued warning for 22 districts of Odisha.
 

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Pratap Chandra Sarangi became MLA twice. He also defeated the sitting BJD MP and industrialist Rabindra Kumar Jena by 12,956 votes in the recent Lok Sabha polls.

Kendrapara is extremely significant for the Biju Janata Dal because Odisha Chief Naveen Patnaik's father Biju Patnaik, the man after whom the BJD party was named, was elected thrice from that seat. 

The BJP had hoped to compensate for the loss of seats to the SP-BSP gathbandhan in Uttar Pradesh (UP) by breaking new ground in Odisha and West Bengal (WB)

Dutee Chand said, “I have found someone who is my soulmate. I believe everyone should have the freedom to be with whoever they decide they want to be with. I have always supported the rights of those who want to be in a same-sex relationship"

Facebook group named Rise Up Forum has already sent the first set of 200 relief packets to Odisha. They are collecting tarpaulin sheets, sleeping mats, bed sheets, sanitary napkins, candles, etc.