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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will soon release standard operating procedure (SOP) for women and girl child-centric initiatives like 'Kanya Sumangal' yojana, 'Subhadra Sambad' and 'Subhadra Wellness', said Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida. The initiatives are expected to help reduce female foeticide, an official said, adding...

Rourkela: Concerns are mounting over delays in Rourkela’s sewerage project, with untreated wastewater reportedly flowing directly into rivers and polluting key water sources, including the Koel River. Launched January 9, 2017, the project aimed to ensure proper drainage and effective treatment of wastewater before its...

Bhubaneswar/Jharsuguda: Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) and Bharat Coal Gasification and Chemicals Limited (BCGCL) have signed a significant land leasing agreement for a Coal-to-Ammonium Nitrate project at Lakhanpur in Jharsuguda district. The ambitious project, designed as a 2000 tonnes-per-day (TPD) Ammonium Nitrate facility, marks a historic...

Keonjhar: Odia teachers working to preserve the language in remote areas of neighbouring Jharkhand continue without salaries, allegedly due to apathy by the Odisha government. With the Jharkhand government not recruiting Odia teachers, many are engaged through Utkal Sammilani and receive a monthly honorarium of...

Bhubaneswar: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to personally intervene in upgrading key road infrastructure in Angul district to strengthen coal transportation and support industrial growth. In a letter to the Chief Minister, Pradhan proposed the widening of the...

Keonjhar: Forest officials have recovered the carcass of a tusker from Manikpur village in neighbouring Jharkhand, near the Joda border of Keonjhar district. Local residents spotted the animal’s body near a mango grove on the village outskirts Thursday morning and alerted the forest officials. Officials...

Koraput: A 13-yearold schoolgirl died during treatment after falling ill at a residential school hostel in Koraput district Thursday, with her family alleging negligence by school authorities. The deceased was identified as Subarna, daughter of Bhagaban Amanathya of Podapadar village. She was a student of...

Sambalpur: A fresh bomb threat has been issued to the District Judge’s court in Sambalpur, prompting an extensive security response, officials said Thursday. The threat was received via an email sent to the court registrar, following which police swung into action. Bomb disposal squads, along...

Bargarh/Sohela: Minors are increasingly taking to crimes and joining hands with history-sheeters as police seized 20.7 kg of ganja during smuggling and arrested seven persons, including a minor, during a raid here Thursday. The accused were identified as Gobinda alias Sana Negi of Bolangir, Chandrasekhar...

SASHIKANTA MANSINGH, OP I n the quiet, undulating landscape of Khurda district, the hill shrine of Maa Ramachandi at Gadamanitri stands as a place where faith is shaped as much by nature as by narrative. Located around 22 km from Khurda town, the shrine remains...