By SIBADATTA SAHOO, OP Chitrakonda: The sorry state of education in the tribal-dominated Swabhiman Anchal of Malkangiri district stands exposed as the Dabalpa Government Primary School in the remote Ralegada panchayat under Chitrakonda block runs from the verandah of a church in the absence of...
Kantabanji: A 14-year-old boy died by suicide after his family allegedly refused to give him money for a mobile recharge in Kulihadar village under Kantabanji police limits in Balangir district Monday, police said. The deceased was identified as Debendra Banchhor, son of Rudraksh Banchhor. He...
Debagada: A 38-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl in Kundheigola police station area of Debagada district, police said Monday. The accused, identified as Surendra Biswal alias Suren, son of Pramod Biswal of Khairapali village, was produced before a court Monday and...
Talacher: A knife duel that ensued between two loco pilots following an argument at a rented house in Ganesh Vihar in Anugola district late Sunday night left one of them dead and another fighting for life, police said Monday. The deceased loco pilot identified as...
Dhusuri: A 42-year-old bus conductor died after he fell from a moving bus and came under its rear wheel at Telipatana Square near Betaligaan on State Highway 35 between Bhadrak and Aradi Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Prabhat Mallik of Balibili village near...
Raurkela: The main accused in the much-hyped Raurkela Circuit House arms case, Prakash Paswan, was produced in court Monday after the end of his remand and was subsequently sent to judicial custody. Police, meanwhile, took Prakash’s previously arrested associates, Amit Nayak and John Nayak, on...
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi launched OSWAN video conferencing facilities in 115 urban local bodies (ULBs), along with the PMAY-BANDHU initiative and the Odisha Yatri SOS App during the state-level celebration of Local Self-Government Day 2026 at OUAT Krushi Shiksha Sadan Monday. Several initiatives...
Bhubaneswar: In a major relief for economically disadvantaged students belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has directed that eligible students admitted to government medical and engineering colleges will not be required to deposit admission, tuition or...
Bhubaneswar: A seven-year-old girl, who was allegedly kidnapped from Kataka, has been rescued by the police after a 36-hour operation, a senior officer said Monday. The accused has been arrested from Balikuda railway station, Kataka-Bhubaneswar Police Commissioner S Dev Datta Singh told reporters. He said...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das Monday asked suspended MLA Sofia Firdous to resign if she differs from Congress ideology. Das said this a day after Barabati-Cuttack MLA Sofia Firdous's father and former MLA Mohammed Moquim announced that his daughter will...
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