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Angul: Around 120 displaced villagers who lost their land for the establishment of National Aluminium Company (NALCO) Limited in Angul have alleged that the company has neglected them for decades. With neither NALCO authorities nor the district administration addressing their grievances, the aggrieved villagers said...

Baripada: The Future Star Sports Academy of Baripada in Mayurbhanj district, which has earned national and international recognition for promoting rugby among tribal youth, is now battling a severe financial crisis that threatens its very existence. Founded in 2019 with just five players, the academy...

Nuapada: Campaign activities in the Nuapada Assembly constituency are taking on a distinctly Chhattisgarhi flavour this election season. Though the election is being held in Odisha, many border villages with a large Chhattisgarhi-speaking population are witnessing campaigning through posters and banners written in Hindi. For...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Parents Federation (OPF), a statewide body representing parents and guardians of government school students, has alleged large-scale discrimination against students of Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan (OAVS) institutions in Khurda district, whose applications for the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMS) have been summarily rejected...

Malkangiri: In a first-of-its-kind operation, Chitrakonda police in Malkangiri district have seized liquid cannabis worth nearly Rs 8 crore Sunday. This was stated by Malkangiri Superintendent of Police (SP) Vinodh Patil at a press conference in Malkangiri Sunday. According to the SP, the breakthrough came...

Malkangiri: In a major crackdown, Malkangiri police busted a sex racket operating in Malkangiri town and arrested five persons, including two sex workers as well as the alleged mastermind and the queen bee in this connection. According to sources, the racket had been running for...

Nuapada: BJP candidate for the November 11 bypoll to Nuapada Assembly seat in Odisha, Jay Dholakia, Sunday alleged that the BJD had ignored his late father Rajendra Dholakia, who was the sitting MLA of the regional party, during his illness. Jay Dholakia, who was tipped...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Sunday emphasised that the health, intellect, and vitality of a nation are deeply rooted in the nourishment and care provided to its youngest citizens. The Governor made these remarks while speaking at the 15th National Conference of the Infant...

Baripada: A 25-year-old tusker died after being hit by a train at Agria level crossings under Betnoti forest Range, forest officials said Sunday. The incident occurred around 11.50pm Saturday when the Shalimaar-Baripada Express train crossed the Jugal railway station. A herd of elephants from Simlipal...

Nuapada: A security guard at the Nuapada District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) died after allegedly jumping from the hospital building’s roof Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Laghutama Sahu of Palasaguda village in Nuapada district. According to sources, Sahu jumped from the fifth floor of...