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Chhatrapur: Ganjam Collector V Keerthi Vasan, along with other government officials, inspected multipurpose cyclone shelters in various parts of the district to assess their preparedness. The team visited shelters at Uppulaputi, Haripur, Gopalpur and Boxipalli and reviewed the availability of essential amenities. The Collector also...

Bhubaneswar: Names of around 20 lakh electors have been deleted in Odisha after completion of the SIR of electoral rolls in the state, officials said Monday. Chief Electoral Officer R S Gopalan said the total number of electors in Odisha now stands at 3.16 crore,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government started distributing corrected school textbooks across the state Monday after incorporating necessary changes, sources said. Around 45,000 books were distributed today in Bhubaneswar, Kataka, Jatani, Salepur and Nischintakoili. The distribution includes Odia textbooks for classes II to VI and Urdu textbooks for...

Kendujhar: A family in Odisha's Kendujhar district allegedly turned to two practitioners of witchcraft in a futile attempt to revive a man who had died after being bitten by a venomous snake, sources said. Sushil Kumar Bhitiria of Bhandaridihi village under the Ghasipura police limits...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to receive heavy rainfall from Tuesday as a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal is expected to strengthen and intensify into a deep depression in the coming days, the Regional Centre of the India Meteorological Department said Monday. The weather...

Baleshwar: A restaurant was completely gutted in a fire triggered by an LPG cylinder explosion in Odisha's Balasore town Monday, though there were no casualties, police said. Some vehicles parked near the restaurant were also damaged in the fire, the police said. Fire officials, who...

Balangir: A forester was found hanging at staff quarters in Odisha’s Balangir district, prompting a police investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. According to reports, the deceased was identified as Byasadev Sahu, who was posted as a forester at the Thikadarpada Range. His body...

DINESH MISHRA, OP Raurkela: The state government has implemented several schemes to improve elementary education, but poor infrastructure and staffing deficiencies continue to affect schools. One such example is the Government Primary School (Durgapur-B) at Leprosy Colony of the Malgodown slum under Ward 20 of...

DWARKA PRASAD PATNAIK, OP Chhatrapur: Ganjam district cyber police have busted a racket allegedly involved in cheating people through online betting apps and have arrested three persons, officials said Sunday. The accused were identified as Shatrughna Kumar Pandey of Jharkhand, Dharmadas Manikpuri of Chhattisgarh and...

Jharpokharia: Tension prevailed at the Sarasaka na Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Mayurbhanj district Sunday following the death of a 2-year-old girl, with villagers and relatives alleging medical negligence. The protesters allegedly vandalised furniture and other property at the PHC and set fire to some...