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Basudevpur: Mid-day meals (MDM) were not prepared Monday at Shukadevpur Project Upper Primary (UP) School under the Basudevpur municipality, leaving 133 children without lunch, officials said. The school cook did not prepare meals as funds for the MDM were unavailable, according to Headmaster Umesh Chandra...

Jharsuguda: Allegations of large-scale violation of government norms have surfaced at the Samaleswari Open Cast Project under MCL’s Ib Valley area in Brajarajnagar, raising concerns over safety, revenue loss and regulatory enforcement. Sources alleged that mine authorities yielded to pressure from a private transport company...

Rajnagar: A portion of the geo-synthetic tube sea wall installed along the coast near Pentha village in Kendrapara district was damaged in a mysterious fire incident Monday. Local residents noticed the fire in the morning and immediately informed district authorities and fire services personnel, who...

Balasore: The Balasore district administration has issued strict pollution control guidelines following a rise in air quality index (AQI) levels, officials said Monday. Invoking the GRAP Stage-II protocol and Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), the order restricts construction activity and earthwork...

Dhenkanal/Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police Monday arrested one person in connection with the death of two workers in a blast at an illegal stone quarry in Dhenkanal district, officials said. The arrested person was identified as Chhabindra Mahakud, supervisor of the quarry, which was operating without...

Bissamkatak: At least four students were seriously injured in a fire that broke out on a school premises during school hours in Rayagada district Monday afternoon, officials said. The incident occurred around 3 pm at a primary school in Paikadakuluguda village under the Bissam katak...

Mayurbhanj: Vigilance officers Monday arrested two engineers of the Odisha Lift Irrigation Corporation (OLIC) for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 60,000 from a contractor to release pending payments, an official said. The arrested officials were identified as assistant executive engineer Harekrushna Singh...

Berhampur: On the occasion of the National Bird Day, wildlife activists Monday installed artificial nests in several houses in an Odisha village in an effort to conserve house sparrows. The activists placed the nests in Basudevpur village in Ganjam district. Several villagers, especially women, have...

Gajapati: A youth was shot over a love-related dispute in Dhepasahi village under Mohana police limits in Odisha’s Gajapati district, in a shocking incident reported Monday. According to sources, tensions had been simmering in the village for a long time over a love affair, prompting...

Bhadrak: A major fire reduced to ashes 20 thatched houses and left around 120 domestic animals dead in a village in Odisha's Bhadrak district, officials said Monday. The incident occurred at Chhatrapada village in Tihidi police station area late Sunday night. Though no human casualty...