Bhubaneswar: A 21-year-old man has been shot dead in Bhubaneswar, with police suspecting that a business rivalry could be the reason behind the killing. Tapan Nayak and two others were riding a two-wheeler when some armed assailants intercepted them at Mausima Square in the old...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha were struggling at 23 without loss at stumps on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match against Jharkhand at the KIIT Cricket Stadium Wednesday, trailing by 410 runs after the visitors declared their first innings at 433 for eight....
SIBA PRASAD MOHANTY, OP Kaima: Despite repeated government assurances of quality education for all, the plight of Government Primary School at Dihanarsinghpur in Patunia gram panchayat under Dharmasala block of Jajpur district exposes the grim reality of infrastructure deficiencies in rural schools. Established on January...
Baripada: A Class X student residing at a government-run residential girls’ school in Dhanpur under Betnoti block of Mayurbhanj district has given birth to a baby boy at Pandit Raghunath Murmu (PRM) Medical College and Hospital in Baripada, triggering serious concerns over student safety and...
Mahakalapada: Illegal firecracker manufacturing units have allegedly been operating in Mahakalapada block of Kendrapada district for years, raising serious concerns over public safety and alleged administrative inaction. Despite safety requirements and the need for permissions from the tehsil office, fire services, district administration and local...
Hatadihi: Police arrested three alleged ganja traffickers and seized 20.8 kg of ganja, gold and silver ornaments, RS3.93 lakh in cash and an electric scooter in Kendujhar district Wednesday. The accused were identified as Jagannath Mallik, 27, and Prakash Kumar Nayak, 43, and Sanyasi Charan...
Sonpur: High-interest loans from private microfinance companies are adding to the financial burden on women’s self-help groups (WSHGs) in Subarnapur district, prompting calls for administrative intervention. More than 10 private lending firms reportedly operate in the district, charging annual interest rates of 30-40%. In comparison,...
Loisingha: Soumyashree Thanapati, a Class X student from Balangir district, has secured first place at the National Science Seminar 2026 in New Delhi, bringing national recognition to Odisha. A native of Burda village and a student of Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya (OAV) at Jharmunda in Loisingha...
Sambalpur: A police sub-inspector was arrested by Odisha Vigilance officials Wednesday after allegedly accepting a RS 10,000 bribe to settle a case, officials said, during a planned anti-corruption operation. Sujit Kumar Mahanta, posted at Mahulpali police station in Sambalpur district in western Odisha, allegedly demanded...
Binjharpur: Police arrested the headmaster of a government high school at Arei under Binjharpur police limits in Jajpur district Wednesday for allegedly molesting a Class VII student. According to the complaint, headmaster Anadi Charan Jena allegedly behaved inappropriately with the student October 31. After attempts...
The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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The BJP appears to be clueless as to how to handle the people’s fury and the Opposition’s mega rally at...
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By Aakar Patel My thesis is that the Indian state under Hindutva is incompletely communal. I have written about this...
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