Rivers in spate, administration on ‘high alert’ as Odisha reels under floods

2 min readBhubaneswarJul 30, 2026 10:19 PM IST A temple remains submerged in floodwater in Odisha’s Keonjhar district on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. Schools and anganwadi centres in 10 districts have been ordered to remain closed due to the flood situation. (PTI Photo)Over seven lakh people have been affected as floods t

A medium-level flood is expected in the Mahanadi river system as its upper catchment has received heavy rainfall in the past 24 hours

NEW DELHI: A special fast-track court on Wednesday listed the CBI's chargesheet in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case for consideration on August 3 and granted the agency three more days to file the remaining annexures, according to news agency ANI.The court noted that the chargesheet filed on Tuesday was not accompanied

Seven more deaths pushed the toll in the Assam floods to 75 on Tuesday, though the number of affected population came down to 3.32 lakh across seven districts, an official bulletin said.