ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: As Odisha celebrates Teachers’ Day with tributes and felicitation programmes, a section of the state’s teaching community is using the occasion to highlight unresolved concerns over recruitment, vacant posts, service conditions and the dignity and safety of teachers. Teachers and aspirants...
Baripada: A family dispute turned tragic as a 19-year-old youth allegedly strangled his mother to death at Barajpur village under Baripada Sadar police station in Mayurbhanj district Thursday night, police said. The accused has been arrested. The deceased was identified as Srimati Singh and the...
Raurkela: An elderly couple was killed after a mud wall of their house collapsed on them while they were sleeping in Ranto Birkera panchayat under Brahmanitarang police station in Sundargarh district Friday, police said. The deceased were identified as Tenga Kispatta, 70, and his wife...
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday urged police to maintain the highest standards of law and order, saying it was essential for building a 'Viksit Odisha' and boosting industrialisation in the state. Addressing the passing-out ceremony of 336 newly appointed sub-inspectors, including 70 women,...
DWARKA PRASAD PATNAIK, OP Chhatrapur: Chhatrapur police have arrested four people, including the alleged mastermind, for allegedly defrauding job seekers on the pretext of providing employment. Three of those arrested are women, Chhatrapur IIC Sabyasachi Malla said at a press conference Friday. The arrested people...
Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Friday launched a scathing attack on the BJP's "double-engine" government in Odisha after state Supplies Minister KC Patra expressed concern over the delay by Food Corporation of India (FCI) in lifting custom-milled rice from the state. The BJD alleged that Patra's remarks...
New Delhi: The Indian men's cricket team will take on Japan in their first-ever T20 International September 22, marking the launch of celebrations for the 75th anniversary of India-Japan diplomatic relations. The match, to be played in Sano in Japan, will offer the Indian team...
Baleshwar: Flood-hit areas of Baleshwar district continued to face hardships Friday, with several villages in Baliapal and Bhograi blocks reportedly remaining waterlogged despite the Subarnarekha river falling below the danger mark. The river was reportedly flowing at 9.60 metres at Rajghat Friday morning, below its...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government announced an ex-gratia assistance of Rs 2 lakh for students who die or suffer permanent disability in accidents occurring in schools, while travelling to or from school or during school-related activities, according to an official order. The School and Mass Education...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday disbursed over Rs 833 crore as the fifth installment of financial assistance to more than 41 lakh farmers under the CM-KISAN scheme. CM Majhi said all eligible beneficiaries -- mostly small, marginal and landless farmers and those...
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