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By SRIDHAR MOHARANA, OP Anandapur: Despite the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020’s emphasis on modernising education, a government upper primary school at Shailanga village under this block in Kendujhar district continues to grapple with inadequate classrooms, teacher shortages and dilapidated infrastructure, highlighting the gap between...

By Trinath Mohanty, OP Bhubaneswar: Police have recovered only 2.46 per cent of the money lost to cyber fraud in Odisha in the first nine months of the year, with a lack of technical expertise, inadequate manpower and funding constraints hampering investigations, according to data...

By Trinath Mohanty, OP Bhubaneswar: A month after five orangutan infants were rescued from the Bichitrapur forest in Bhograi under Baleshwar district September 8, the Crime Branch’s Special Task Force (STF), which is investigating the case, has failed to make any major breakthrough. The investigation,...

By Trinath Mohanty, OP Bhubaneswar: The Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here appears to have become a transit point for drug traffickers. While smugglers continue to use flights from Bangkok to transport narcotics, some manage to evade detection, while others are caught by Customs and...

Dhenkanal: The state government has suspended Manoj Kumar Majhi, a junior Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer serving as tehsildar of Odapada in Dhenkanal district, the Revenue and Disaster Management Department said Saturday. The suspension was communicated to the Dhenkanal District Collector through a letter (number...

Nabarangpur: In another distressing incident, a newborn baby girl was rescued from bushes near a petrol pump at Hirli Chhak in Nabarangpur after locals heard her cries. The baby, reportedly wrapped in cloth, was found abandoned by the roadside. Residents rescued her and, with the...

Tirtol: Two siblings were arrested here for their alleged involvement in multiple cyber fraud cases linked to a Common Service Centre (CSC) at Krishnanandapur market in Jagatsinghpur district. They were arrested in Kataka Saturday and produced in court. Another accused remains absconding. The accused, Sheikh...

Nuapada: Five labour agents from Nuapada district and neighbouring Chhattisgarh were arrested for alleged illegal trafficking of migrant workers, assault, torture, exploitation and intimidation. They were produced in court Saturday, police said. The accused have been identified as Nil Kamal Chandrakar, 38, and Mulachan Sabar,...

Bengaluru: India and the West Indies fittingly shared a closely-fought T20 series 2-2 after the rain-marred fifth and final match was called off 7.4 overs into the hosts' innings in Bengaluru Saturday. But before the match was called off at 10.18 pm due to rain,...

Pune: Thoi Singh scored a late equaliser as Inter Kashi fought back to secure a 1-1 draw against Odisha FC in the Indian Super League at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune Saturday. Odisha took the lead in the 56th minute through an...