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Kendrapara: The Odisha Police Wednesday arrested a 72-year-old man from Kendrapara district for allegedly raping his minor granddaughter multiple times, officials said. The 12-year-old girl had been living with her grandfather and other family members in a village in the district, they said. The accused...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly proceedings could run only for 11 minutes Wednesday, as the House witnessed ruckus and repeated adjournments following the Opposition's demand for School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond's resignation over errors in new textbooks for school children, and the amended mining...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's opposition BJD Wednesday constituted a team to ascertain the facts behind the assault and sexual harassment of a young tourist couple near Kapilash Temple, a hilltop shrine, in Dhenkanal district. The party blamed the state's BJP government for the rise in crimes against...

Bhubaneswar: The export value of fish, shrimp and other seafood items from Odisha to the Middle East region declined by 14.57 per cent in 2025-26, resulting in a loss of approximately Rs 23.40 crore compared to the previous year's export earnings, a minister told the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) has announced a statewide bandh and a seven-day economic blockade after Dussehra to protest the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Amendment Act, 2026. The party said it would announce details, including the date of the proposed...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain lashed southern and coastal Odisha Wednesday under the influence of an approaching deep depression, prompting authorities to move at least 3,500 people to safety. The intensity of rainfall in Odisha, which is witnessing showers since Tuesday, has increased, with Semiliguda in Koraput...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition MLAs Wednesday created a ruckus in the Odisha Assembly demanding the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond over errors in school textbooks, leading to the adjournment of the House till 4 pm. As soon as the House assembled for Question...

Nagoya: Jay Meena Wednesday bagged India's first-ever medal in soft tennis at the Asian Games after losing to Takuya Kurosaka of Japan 2-4 in the semifinal in Nagoya. Meena had secured India's first-ever medal in the soft tennis at the Asian Games after a sensational...

Nagoya: The Indian men's and women's skeet teams bagged bronze medals at the Asian Games in Nagoya Wednesday. After three days of qualification rounds, the Indian trio of Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan and Parinaaz Dhaliwal finished with a combined score of 331 to end third...

By Rabindra Prasad Dani, OP Jamankira: Despite tall claims of development of education and transformation of schools, the ground reality presents a different picture at Kenadhipa Upgraded High School and Higher Secondary School in Jamankira block of Sambalpur district. Established in 1969, the school has...