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Kendrapada: A three-member National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) team Tuesday began a ground investigation into allegations that a Dalit woman sarpanch was assaulted by police and a BDO in Odisha's Kendrapada district. Tikhiri gram panchayat sarpanch Chameli Ojha had alleged that she was assaulted by...

Thuamul Rampur: A tusker damaged paddy crops, kitchen gardens and a thatched house in Taragundi village under Kerpai gram panchayat of Thuamul Rampur block in Kalahandi district Tuesday, while its continued presence in the area has triggered concern among residents along the Kalahandi-Rayagada border. According...

Bhubaneswar: Sambalpur MP and former Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Tuesday urged union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari to expedite the six-laning of NH-55 between Sambalpur and Cuttack and fast-track construction of four underpasses and a flyover in Sambalpur to improve connectivity, ease traffic...

Koraput: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday said self-reliance in aero-engines is the foundation of India's aerospace sovereignty. He made the statement at a function marking the delivery of the 2,000th aero-engine manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's (HAL) Koraput Division and announcing a second Shakti engine...

Rayagada: An Odia soldier serving with the Assam Rifles was killed after sustaining a gunshot wound while on duty in Nagaland, sources said Tuesday. The soldier, identified as V. Teja of Rayagada, was critically injured Monday after being shot while on duty. He was taken...

Bhubaneswar:After announcing dates for the students' union election in public universities and colleges, the Odisha government has issued detailed guidelines for institutes to ensure a violence-free campus poll. The elections will be held October 15, with polling scheduled from 8 am to 2 pm. Counting...

Bhubaneswar/Baripada: An Odisha government engineer was arrested Tuesday after the state Vigilance Department unearthed assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, an official statement said. Several properties, including two multi-storey buildings, a five-acre farmhouse, 23 high-value plots and Rs 10.57 lakh in cash, were...

Khordha: Police seized around two tonnes of suspected beef from a container near a forest along the Totapada-Jariput road under Khordha Sadar police limits Tuesday and detained one person for questioning. Police acted on information that suspected beef was allegedly being transported in a pickup...

By Biplab Ranjan Dash, OP Raurkela: Despite government efforts to improve quality of education and infrastructure in schools, students of the 1970-established Kalyani Devi Government High School at Malgodown in Raurkela continue to face problems owing to a shortage of essential amenities. The condition of...

Kendujhar: Orissa High Court has issued notices to the Odisha government and district authorities in a writ petition concerning the alleged takeover of ancestral land for construction of the Bhadrasahi-Badabil-Nalda Road in Kendujhar district without due acquisition proceedings or payment of compensation. The petition was...