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Rayagada: Forest department officials have seized 1,130 pangolin scales weighing 4.56kg and arrested three people during a raid at a ground near the District Collector’s office in Rayagada. The arrested men have been identified as Jagan Himirika, 38, of Panasput village, and two brothers, Nilambar...

Bhadrak: Eight sacks of rice supplied for the mid-day meal (MDM) scheme, along with a microphone system, speakers and other items, were stolen from Mangalpada Upper Primary School under Bhadrak Rural police station limits Saturday night. Headmistress Geetanjali Das lodged a complaint with the police...

Baripada: A man and his wife died Sunday after they fell ill following a funeral ceremony in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said. The incident took place at Chaturisahi village in Bishoi police station area. The deceased were identified as Bhanja Sirka (35) and his wife...

Jajpur: A five-year-old girl died and three members of her family, including her parents, sustained critical burn injuries in a fire that broke out following an LPG pipe leak at their house in Odisha's Jajpur district Sunday, police said. The incident occurred at Arabal village...

Bhubaneswar: Following violence and student outrage in some colleges, Odisha DGP Vinaytosh Mishra has asked senior police officers to strengthen policing to curb such incidents. Holding a meeting with SPs, DIGs and IGPs Saturday evening via video conferencing here, Mishra discussed security arrangements and the...

By SUDHA BEHURA, OP Naugaon: The government has introduced various schemes to encourage children to attend school and improve the quality of education. The ‘Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan’ was expanded into ‘Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan’ to broaden its scope. The initiatives aim to attract children by providing...

Bangiriposi: As many as 500 students of Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) at Shyamsundarpur in Bangiriposi block of Mayurbhanj district walked for 6 km and blocked National Highway 49 at Kolkata Chowk Saturday, demanding the immediate transfer of the school principal. Alleging that the principal...

Baleshwar: A 58-year old teacher was arrested and remanded in judicial custody for allegedly sexually abusing a Class V girl at a primary school in Chandipur police limits in Baleshwar district. The accused teacher, Himanshu Sekhar Chowdhury, a resident of Badakhua village under Baleshwar Town...

Sohela: Police registered a murder case and exhumed the decomposed body of a labourer from a burial site at Pandakipali village in Baragada district, a month after his death. Three accused identified as Rajani Sahu, Dinesh Sahu and Bulu Sahu were arrested in this connection...

Nabarangpur: The Government Model Degree College in Nabarangpur was closed sine die Saturday amid tension following the cancellation of the students’ union elections for the 2026-27 academic year. Citing fears of possible unrest and law and order issues, the college authorities suspended all academic activities...