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Six poachers arrested in Odisha’s Sundargarh

Rourkela: Six poachers were arrested in Odisha's Sundargarh district Friday, a forest officer said. Several articles, including five country-made guns and a bow and arrow, were seized from their possession, the officer said. "It was a well-coordinated operation by our teams and we managed to...

Solar energy

NIT Rourkela develops tech to enhance solar energy efficiency

Rourkela: A team of researchers from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela has developed a technique to make solar power systems more efficient, affordable, and reliable. Susovon Samanta, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, and team members Satabdi Bhattacharya, a PhD student, and Madhusmita Barik,...

Brick kilns

Brick kilns flout NGT regulations

Kendrapara: Illegal operation of brick kilns, along with sand and clay mining for the purpose, is causing severe damage to riverbeds in Kendrapara district. Rampant sand and clay mining and transportation for the brick kilns without the required No Objection Certificate (NOC) have led to...

Love triangle

Love triangle: 2 held for Deogarh teen’s murder

Deogarh: Police have solved the murder case of a teenage boy at Tungamal village under Kundheigola police limits in Deogarh district with the investigations revealing that the crime was the fallout of a love triangle. Two accused, identified as Sushil Munda from Chandrapur village under...

Last rites

Widow, daughter perform last rites of man as kin stay away

Boinda: A heartbreaking incident in Angul district has brought attention to ongoing caste-based discrimination in society. A woman along with her daughter was forced to carry and cremate the body of her husband after his family and community refused to perform the last rites due...

Tusker electrocuted

Tusker electrocuted in Athagarh

Athagarh: A tusker was electrocuted late Wednesday night after coming in contact with live wires at Kuleilo Biribolua crusher under Sadar forest range and Athagarh forest division in Cuttack district. According to Forest department officials, the dead animal is estimated to be 32-35 years old....

Two arrested for robbery in Bhubaneswar

Two held in Odisha for duping job seekers of Rs 5 lakh

Jajpur: Two persons were arrested from Odisha's Jajpur district for allegedly duping people of Rs 5 lakh by promising them government jobs, a police officer said Thursday. The accused have allegedly cheated several job seekers from Jajpur and Dhenkanal districts by promising them jobs in...

Vacancies

Vacancies hit studies at Maa Manikeswari University

Bhawanipatna: Studies at Maa Manikeswari University here has taken a beating as 91 out of the 112 sanctioned teaching posts are lying vacant, according to reports. The Kalahandi University was officially renamed as Maa Manikeswari University in 2023. However, the educational institution continues to face...

Mahendratanaya river

Dry Mahendratanaya leaves farmers in a fix

Paralakhemundi: The once perennial Mahendratanaya river is now drying up, causing water scarcity even before the onset of summer. Farmers of Gosani and Rayagada blocks, who rely on the river for irrigation, are increasingly worried about their crops. According to reports, farmers of these two...

 

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Friedrich Merz

Germany’s Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz has proposed what is being interpreted as a seismic shift in his country’s government spending that...

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