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Delay reported in annual exams at schools in Puri’s Gop block

Puri: Allegations of delayed commencement of annual examinations surfaced Tuesday at several primary and upper primary schools in Gop block of Puri district. The annual examinations in the block began March 9 and are scheduled to conclude March 13. However, question papers reportedly reached several...

Female teacher thrashes HM with shoes over misbehaviour

Odisha: Suspension follows shoes for HM in soup over misbehaviour

Hatadihi: Day after getting thrashed with shoes during a mediation meeting, a primary school headmaster was suspended Monday following allegations of professional misconduct towards a female colleague in Keonjhar district. Harekrishna Behera, alias Babula, the headmaster of Mithigaon Upper Primary School, was placed on suspension...

Odisha's infant mortality rate

Odisha’s infant mortality rate higher than national average

Bhubaneswar: The infant mortality rate (IMR) in Odisha stands at 30 per 1,000 live births, higher than the national average of 25, Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) Minister Mukesh Mahaling informed the Assembly Monday. “According to the Sample Registration System (SRS) survey, the national IMR...

Crime

Youth hacked to death; three detained in Odisha

Bhadrak: Days after a cricketer was shot dead following a suspected drunken brawl during a feast in Cuttack, a 24-year-old budding cricketer was hacked to death by assailants during Dola Melana festival at Gunthunia Bazaar under Bhadrak Town police limits late Sunday night. The deceased...

Rape

Juvenile detained for rape of minor

Kendrapara: Patkura police in Kendrapara district have detained a 17-year-old juvenile for his alleged involvement in the rape of a nine-year-old girl, police said. The incident reportedly occurred on the night of March 3 under Patkura police limits. Police stated that the juvenile had gone...

 

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