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Balangir: A forester was found hanging at staff quarters in Odisha’s Balangir district, prompting a police investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. According to reports, the deceased was identified as Byasadev Sahu, who was posted as a forester at the Thikadarpada Range. His body...

Kakamigahara: The troika of destructive young forward Deepika Sehrawat, Rutuja Dadaso Pisal and Navneet Kaur fired a hat-trick each as the Indian women's hockey team hammered Indonesia 17-1 to register its second consecutive Pool B win at the Asian Games in Kakamigahara Monday. The 22-year-old...

DINESH MISHRA, OP Raurkela: The state government has implemented several schemes to improve elementary education, but poor infrastructure and staffing deficiencies continue to affect schools. One such example is the Government Primary School (Durgapur-B) at Leprosy Colony of the Malgodown slum under Ward 20 of...

DWARKA PRASAD PATNAIK, OP Chhatrapur: Ganjam district cyber police have busted a racket allegedly involved in cheating people through online betting apps and have arrested three persons, officials said Sunday. The accused were identified as Shatrughna Kumar Pandey of Jharkhand, Dharmadas Manikpuri of Chhattisgarh and...

Bhubaneswar: For fishermen along Odisha’s 480-km coastline, the sea has always been unpredictable. A boat setting out from Paradip may return in four days with a good catch or spend nearly two weeks at sea, travelling as far as West Bengal or Andhra Pradesh. Every...

Jharpokharia: Tension prevailed at the Sarasaka na Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Mayurbhanj district Sunday following the death of a 2-year-old girl, with villagers and relatives alleging medical negligence. The protesters allegedly vandalised furniture and other property at the PHC and set fire to some...

Bhabanipatana: Kalahandi’s traditional Ghumura folk dance is facing renewed concerns over its preservation after the Maa Manikeswari Ghumura Training Centre in Bhabanipatana has remained closed since November 2024 following the stoppage of government funding. The centre was inaugurated January 14, 2023, under the state Culture...

Jaleswar: The carcass of a female elephant was recovered from Ambatumba forest in Baradiha proposed reserve forest under Kalama panchayat of Jaleswar block in Baleshwar district. The pachyderm is suspected to have died 10 to 15 days ago. The exact cause of death remains unclear,...

TRINATH MOHANTY, OP Bhubaneswar: Even after two months since a file containing the report of the Justice A.S. Naidu Commission on the assassination of Swami Laxmananda Saraswati went missing from the Chief Minister’s Office, there appears to be little progress in the investigation. The Capital...

RABINAYARAN JENA,OP Bhubaneswar: A joint committee constituted on the direction of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has found that the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) is constructing a Micro Composting Centre (MCC) at Kapi Laprasad BDA Colony without obtaining the mandatory environmental consents. According to the...