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Hatadihi: Day after getting thrashed with shoes during a mediation meeting, a primary school headmaster was suspended Monday following allegations of professional misconduct towards a female colleague in Keonjhar district. Harekrishna Behera, alias Babula, the headmaster of Mithigaon Upper Primary School, was placed on suspension...

Bhubaneswar: The infant mortality rate (IMR) in Odisha stands at 30 per 1,000 live births, higher than the national average of 25, Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) Minister Mukesh Mahaling informed the Assembly Monday. “According to the Sample Registration System (SRS) survey, the national IMR...

Bhadrak: Days after a cricketer was shot dead following a suspected drunken brawl during a feast in Cuttack, a 24-year-old budding cricketer was hacked to death by assailants during Dola Melana festival at Gunthunia Bazaar under Bhadrak Town police limits late Sunday night. The deceased...

Kendrapara: Patkura police in Kendrapara district have detained a 17-year-old juvenile for his alleged involvement in the rape of a nine-year-old girl, police said. The incident reportedly occurred on the night of March 3 under Patkura police limits. Police stated that the juvenile had gone...

Chhatrapur: The Nikhila Odisha Anganwadi Karmi Sangh, at the conclusion of a two-day summit in Chhatrapur, warned it would hold a three-day protest outside the Parliament in New Delhi from April 21 to 23 if the government fails to meet its demands. The workers’ union,...

Bhubaneswar: No candidate withdrew from the race for the Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha on the last day for withdrawal of nominations Monday, leaving five nominees in the fray for four seats and setting the stage for a contest after a gap of 12 years,...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has directed officials to expedite pending disciplinary inquiries against officers of the Odisha Administrative Service (Junior Branch) and the Odisha Revenue Service. The Revenue and Disaster Management department has asked authorities to submit all pending investigation reports by March 31. In...

Jamankira/Keonjhar/Jatni/Rajgangpur: As many as eight persons, including a toddler, were killed in separate incidents of road mishaps in Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Khurda and Sundargarh districts Monday. In the first incident, three youths were killed after a truck collided head-on with their motorcycle near Dimirimunda Chhak under...

Berhampur: Family members of a migrant worker from Odisha, who died in his workplace in Qatar, appealed to the government to bring his body back to his village in Ganjam district. The Arab country has been affected by the West Asia conflict. An officer of...

New Delhi: Jasprit Bumrah, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya were the four Indians named in the ICC's Team of 2026 T20 World Cup after their team coasted to a record third title. Player of the Tournament Samson leads the winning quartet, after the...