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Angul: A special POCSO court in Angul has convicted 40-year-old Babula Jena in connection with the rape and murder of a minor girl. The verdict was delivered by the additional district judge-cum-special court under the POCSO Act, nearly one year after the accused’s arrest. The...

Balasore: A woman and her six-year-old son died when a heavy iron bar fell on them while travelling on the rear-end of a truck from Chandikhole to Balasore in Odisha, police said Friday. A police official said the truck was carrying bundles of heavy iron...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Friday announced the Atal Bus Stand scheme to establish bus stands across the state with a budgetary provision of Rs 3,400 crore for a period of six years. The proposed modern bust stands will feature facilities such as digital information display...

Bhubaneswar: The Board of Secondary Education Odisha has extended the online application deadline for the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET-2026) to May 9 from the earlier deadline of April 9. More than 70,000 candidates have already applied, and officials expect the number to cross one...

Bhubaneswar: Member of Parliament Aparajita Sarangi Friday wrote to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, strongly urging the Odisha government to revisit its recent decision to halt the Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Project. In her letter, Sarangi emphasised that Bhubaneswar is at a “tipping point” due to...

Suman Dalmia is the visionary Chairperson of Indian Public School (IPS) in Sambalpur, Odisha. Under her leadership, the institution has grown into a premier CBSE-affiliated day-cum-residential school known for its holistic approach to education. Dedicated to student-centric learning, she has integrated modern infrastructure with specialised...

Keonjhar/Anandapur/Hatadihi: Days after a church was ransacked by agitators over a visually impaired girl being found pregnant, police have arrested a 28-yearold youth in connection with the alleged rape of the minor victim in Anandapur area of Keonjhar district. The accused, identified as Balaram Ho...

Talcher: Residents of Dharampur and Kankili panchayats in Angul district Thursday staged strong protests against a private company that has secured a tender for coal mining in the area. Villagers asserted that they would not allow any private firm to acquire land under any circumstances....

Nandapur/Koraput: Police seized 22 quintals and 19 kg of cannabis stored for trafficking in a forest near Devatiguda village under Hatibari panchayat of Nandapur police sub-division and Padua police limits in Koraput district, officials said Thursday. The estimated value of the seized ganja is more...

Kendrapara/Rajnagar: The decomposed carcass of a 32-foot-long Bryde’s whale was found Thursday morning at Madali mouth within the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary, officials confirmed. Ranger of the sanctuary, Kapilendra Pradhan, said the whale may have died over a week ago in deep waters, as the carcass...