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Rayagada: Five members of a family Monday attempted to commit suicide by consuming pesticide at the grievance cell of the Rayagada district Collector, alleging they had been denied justice in a long-running land dispute and were facing repeated threats and attacks. However, their attempts were...

Sambalpur: A woman was allegedly shot dead by her husband following a heated brawl between the couple in Landimal Gochharamal village under Redhakhol police limits in Sambalpur district, Monday morning. The victim, Ambika Mirdha, 36, died at the scene. Police detained her husband, Charan Mirdha,...

Dhamnagar: About 130 students fell ill after eating the midday meal (MDM) at Jayanagar Sevashram School in Munsipatna village under this NAC in Bhadrak district Monday. A lizard was reportedly found in the meal. The affected students were taken to Dhamnagar CHC in police vehicles,...

Kendrapada: A 10-foot-long python was rescued by forest personnel near Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapada district, officials said Monday. The python, which was rescued near Khola river bridge, was shifted to the park’s rearing centre for health observation, they said. Its health condition would be...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's urban governance push through the Atal Network for Knowledge, Urbanisation and Reform (ANKUR) has begun delivering dividends, with 1,225 of 2,604 pollution-related issues identified in Bhubaneswar already resolved and more than 1,150 government officials trained under capacity-building initiatives. Launched May 28, 2025, ANKUR...

Bhubaneswar: Education must be complemented by skills to create true competence and equip young people to meet the changing needs of society, said former Union Education Minister and Sambalpur MP Dharmendra Pradhan at the 36th convocation of Sambalpur University Monday. Addressing the convocation, Pradhan said...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is planning to identify structurally unsafe government and private buildings across the state and take steps to demolish those posing a threat to public safety, Urban Development Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra said Monday. The move follows the recent building collapse in Delhi...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is working on a proposal to bring Class X and XII examinations under a single board by merging the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) and Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), School and Mass Education Secretary N Tirumala Nayak said Monday. Chief...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee has constituted a new team comprising leaders from different categories to strengthen its base in the state for the panchayat elections to be held next year, a party leader said. The All India Congress Committee (AICC) formed a 29-member political...

Kendrapada: Kendrapada Town High School, one of the district’s oldest educational institutions, is struggling with inadequate infrastructure, a shortage of teachers and staff and poor basic facilities despite its 163-year history. The institution began as a Middle Vernacular School in Kendrapada in 1863 and was...