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Koraput: The Odisha Police have seized 128.3 kg of ganja from Koraput when the consignment was being transported to Andhra Pradesh, and two persons were detained in this connection, a senior officer said Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, a police team intercepted a vehicle near...

Sambalpur: The Hirakud Dam authorities opened 11 more sluice gates Saturday, taking the total number of open gates to 16, to release excess water amid heavy rainfall in the upper catchment of the Mahanadi River. The increased discharge comes as inflow into the reservoir continues...

Bhubaneswar: Schools were closed in five Odisha districts Saturday as persistent heavy rain disrupted normal activities, following an assessment of the weather situation. District administrations in Kataka, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur and Nuapada announced school closures for the day in view of the rainfall and prevailing conditions....

ASESH NATH MISHRA, OP Digapahandi: The Badakhemundi High School here in Ganjam district is facing a shortage of teachers, affecting classroom teaching and leaving students without mathematics classes since the beginning of this academic year. Established in 1913, the school has 283 students — 37...

Patana/Jharpokharia/Bhanjanagar: Three people, including a three-year-old girl and two elderly women, were killed in separate wall collapse incidents in Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj and Ganjam districts amid heavy rain triggered by a low-pressure system. In Patana block of Kendu jhar district, Pramila Munda, 3, daughter of Bunty...

Anugola: A local court sentenced ten persons to life imprisonment Friday for the 2021 murder of Jagannath Senapati, 22, alias Jagan, a watchman at Derjang Dam in Anugola district. The court found them guilty of murdering Jagan in an organised attack stemming from previous enmity....

Jharsuguda: A court in Jharsuguda district has delivered a verdict in a theft case within 17 days of its registration, sentencing the accused to six months in jail. Lakhanpur Civil Judge cum-JMFC Jaya Ray convicted Sanatan Kisan, 26, and sentenced him to six months in...

Bhubaneswar: The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Odisha has directed all District Collectors and district election returning officers to immediately disburse allowances to all Booth Level Officers (BLO) involved in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. Additional Chief Electoral Officer Sushant Kumar Mishra issued the...

Bhubaneswar: The body of a 22-year-old B Tech final-year student was found inside a hostel bathroom under Infocity police station here, police said Friday. The deceased, identified as Yash Raj of Gujarat, was staying at the university hostel. Police have registered an unnatural death case...

TRINATH MOHANTY, OP Bhubaneswar: Despite the installation of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) cameras, authorities are struggling to maintain order in jails, as a series of security breaches, prisoner escapes, and viral videos of lapses at correctional facilities have come to the fore recently. The latest...