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Odisha plans to revise English spellings of seven districts

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday announced a proposal to revise the English spellings of seven districts and correct the English transliteration of 24 places across 11 districts. The initiative is aimed at bringing official English names closer to their original Odia versions. A formal notification...

Koti issue

AP officials’ visit to Neredibalsa triggers territorial concerns

NARENDRA RAUT, OP Koraput: Tension resurfaced in the sensitive Kotia border region after officials from Andhra Pradesh allegedly entered the area and held a meeting with villagers at Neredibalsa village Wednesday. The fresh incursion has raised serious concerns among local residents, who fear repeated interference...

Sexual harassment

OPHWC employee steps down over ‘sexual harassment’

Balasore: A female employee of the Odisha Police Housing and Welfare Corporation (OPHWC) has resigned from her position, claiming she was denied justice after accusing the project manager of Kalidaspur office here of sexual harassment. The woman filed a formal written complaint with the corporation’s...

Rayagada ITI student critical after assault

Rayagada: A 16-year-old student of a government Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in Rayagada was critically injured after being assaulted with an iron rod by a fellow student, police said. The injured student, identified as Manoj Gouda of Therubali DP Camp area in Kolnara block, was...

Land dispute

Land dispute turns violent in Khurda; four arrested

Bhubaneswar: Four persons, including three women, were arrested in Khurda district Wednesday for allegedly attacking two women with deadly weapons over a land dispute, police said. As per the complaint lodged by Ajay Maha Bhoi (46), the incident occurred between 7 am and 8 am...

Woman robbed at gunpoint in city

MANOJ KUMAR JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: An early-morning robbery here has raised questions over the safety and security of citizens as some miscreants looted gold jewellery from an elderly woman at gunpoint in Gadasahi area under Nayapalli police limits, Wednesday. The victim, identified as Indumati Baliarsingh,...

Ishan kishan

T20 WC warm-up: India beat South Africa by 30 runs

Navi Mumbai: In-form Ishan Kishan's minute-a-mile half-century helped him lock his place in the top order as India completed a 30-run victory over South Africa in their only warm-up match ahead of the T20 World Cup Wednesday. Ishan went hammer and tongs to smash seven...

CM Mohan Majhi

Four more medical colleges to come up in Odisha: CM Majhi

Rairangpur: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday said the state government is considering setting up four more medical colleges to address the shortage of doctors in the state. Majhi announced while addressing a public meeting in Mayurbhanj district, where President Droupadi Murmu laid the...

 

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