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Anugola: A special POCSO court sentenced a temple priest to life imprisonment after convicting him of raping a minor inside a temple, officials said Wednesday. The Special POCSO Court in Anugola, presided over by Ad Hoc Additional District and Sessions Judge Biranchi Narayan Mishra, delivered...

Baripada: Forest Department will install more than 500 artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled surveillance cameras across sensitive areas of the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) over the next three to four months to strengthen wildlife protection and anti-poaching efforts. STR Field Director and Regional Chief Conservator of Forests...

Udala: A portion of the ceiling collapsed in the maternity ward of Udala Sub-Divisional Hospital Wednesday morning, narrowly missing a woman who had given birth three days earlier and her newborn baby. The incident occurred at about 8:30 am on the first floor of the...

Brahmapur: A three-member high-level committee constituted by the State Health and Family Welfare Department has launched an inquiry into the alleged question paper leak during the All Odisha Postgraduate Medical Examination conducted by the Odisha University of Health Sciences (OUHS). The committee visited MKCG Medical...

Bhubaneswar: The Eastern Zone Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Dhenkanal Collector and District Magistrate (DM) and the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) to appear before it, either physically or via videoconference, September 16, 2026, in connection with a case involving the...

Bhubaneswar: As part of its continued efforts to deepen industrial partnerships and attract high-value investments, a high-level delegation of the state government, led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, is scheduled to undertake a two-day investment outreach programme in New Delhi from August 7, official...

Bhubaneswar: A court Wednesday sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for killing his wife over dowry, an advocate said. Third Additional District and Sessions Judge Himansu Sekhar Mallick pronounced the verdict after examining the depositions of 11 witnesses and 11 documents. The...

Bhubaneswar: A special court in Kataka has granted bail to former director of the Directorate of Teacher Education and State Council of Educational Research and Training (TE & SCERT) Manoj Kumar Padhy, who was arrested by the Crime Branch in connection with the alleged school...

Bhubaneswar: A total of 840 schools from Odisha are among the 13,092 schools across the country selected for transformation under the PM SHRI (PM Schools for Rising India) scheme, Minister of State for Education Jayant Chaudhary told the Rajya Sabha Wednesday. In a written reply...

Bhubaneswar: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA), a deemed-to-be university, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kolkata-based Krishibandhu Crop Science Private Limited (KBC) to collaborate on research, development and extension activities in industrial biotechnology, with a focus on promoting sustainable agriculture, official sources said Wednesday. The...