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People reached the Mundali, Naraj, and Jobra barrages in Cuttack district over the past two days and stood on the two sides of the bridges, looking at swollen Mahanadi. Cuttack:  The Mahanadi, which has caused misery for many across several districts of Odisha due to floods in the wake of incessant rainfall, has turned into a tourist attraction for some who are making a beeline to see the mighty river in spate. The situation is reminiscent of a popular scene in the 2020 Oscar-winning South Korean film ‘Parasite’, where a woman was talking over the phone about how last night’s rain “was such a blessing” as a chauffeur, whose semi-basement house was devastated by the floods, drove the car. Hundreds of people reached the Mundali, Naraj, and Jobra barrages in the Cuttack district over the past two days and stood on the two sides of its bridges, gazing at the Mahanadi, which continued to surge. Children, schoolchildren, couples and women with babies in arms were among the people of all ...

The DRDO-developed quick reaction surface-to-air-missile was test launched from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur. India Tuesday successfully flight tested the indigenously developed new Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile from Odisha coast here, Defence Reserach and Development Organisation (DRDO) said. The DRDO-developed quick reaction surface-to-air-missile was test launched from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur near here at about 3.08 pm, an official of the organisation said. To monitor the missile's trajectories number of tracking instruments were used. The missile has an operational range of 50 to km distance and features mid course inertial guidance through fiber optic gyroscope and active radar homing in terminal phase, he said. The DRDO in its official twitter post said, "Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile for @IndianNavy was flight tested from ITR Chandipur. The missile was tested against an electronic target at a low altitud...

  A proposal to set up 34 such police stations - one in each police district - was approved by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who is also in charge of the Home Department in the state. Bhubaneswar:  The Odisha government on Tuesday decided to set up 34 child-friendly police stations across the state in a bid to reduce mental pressure on children who need to visit police stations for some reason, an official statement said. A proposal to set up 34 such police stations - one in each police district - was approved by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who is also in charge of the Home Department in the state. Each child-friendly police station will have beds, chairs, tables, toys and first aid kits for children. Wall paintings and informative pictures will be drawn on the walls of them, a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said. Children's books, magazines and newspapers will be available there, while special logos and posters on child rights and Do's and Don...