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Hatadihi: A primary school headmaster was reportedly thrashed with shoes by a female teacher following allegations of “indecent behaviour” towards the female colleague in Keonjhar district, sources said Sunday. The incident occurred Saturday at Mithigaon Upper Primary School under this block. According to witnesses and...

Bahanaga: At least 35 passengers were injured, including five critically, after two buses collided on National Highway 16 near Khantapada under Bahanaga block of Balasore district Sunday afternoon. More than 80 passengers were travelling in the two buses when the accident occurred. The incident took...

Koraput: Three staff members, including two teachers of the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in Koraput, have been suspended following the drowning of three students in the Kolab Reservoir, officials said Sunday. According to the district administration, the regional office of the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti suspended...

Digapahandi: A man allegedly attacked his foster-father with a surgical blade and slit his neck following a family dispute in Bhismagiri village under Digapahandi block in Ganjam district Sunday afternoon. The injured man, identified as Simanchal Sahu, is undergoing treatment at the Digapahandi Community Health...

Rayagada: A woman allegedly attempted suicide near the Majhighariani Temple in Rayagada town Saturday by consuming phenyl and setting herself on fire. The woman has been identified as Shubhadra Majhi of the Indiranagar area in Rayagada. According to reports, she first consumed phenyl in front...

Digapahandi: At least 12 people were injured, five of them seriously, after a pickup van turned turtle near Pilikadhia village in Ganjam district Sunday morning. The accident occurred at around 10 am on the Bankeswari Ghat road near the Kerandimal hill under B Turubudi panchayat...

Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Bal Vivah Mukti Rath—a massive awareness campaign against child marriage concluded its journey, travelling 50,543 km across the state and connecting more than 17.7 lakh people. The campaign on wheels, organised by Just Rights for Children, covered...

Bhubaneswar: Promoting aquaculture or fish farming is essential for ensuring nutrition security and addressing malnutrition, particularly in developing countries, experts said at a seminar organised by Orissa Environmental Society (OES) Sunday. The seminar, held on the theme ‘Grow Fish for Nutrition Security’, highlighted the growing...

Bhubaneswar: Empower women to create a circle of protection so that everyone can remain safe and contribute to development, Odisha Legislative Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy said while attending an event organised by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Sunday. BMC organised a mass run to mark International...

Baripada: Four poachers were arrested by forest officials in the southern division of the Similipal National Park tiger reserve in Mayurbhanj district after their movement was detected by AI-enabled surveillance cameras. The accused were identified as Sunil Bhakta, 25, Sahadev Mallick, 20, Ramchandra Hansdah, 25,...