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Bhawanipatna: A senior clerk of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS) Division in Bhawanipatna of Kalahandi district was caught red-handed by vigilance sleuths Thursday while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a retired employee. The accused, identified as T Venkatagiri Rao, was...

Jharigaon: Despite government prioritisation of quality education, students in tribal-dominated areas continue to face severe challenges due to inadequate infrastructure. At Phupugaon Government Upper Secondary School in Jharigaon block of Nabarangpur district, a shortage of classrooms has forced students to attend lessons in dilapidated dormitory...

Balasore: In a poignant incident in Aradabazaar under Sahadevkhunta police limits in Balasore, a woman’s body was preserved in a freezer for four days as villagers waited for her son to return from Canada to perform the final rites. Chhabirani De, who had been living...

BJP’s Dholakia secures 1,23,869 votes after 29 rounds of counting After 29 rounds of counting, Jay Dholakia secured 1,23,869 votes (58.27 per cent), while Congress candidate Ghasi Ram Majhi was in second spot with 40,121 votes (18.87 per cent). BJD’s Snehangini Chhuria followed with 38,408...

Keonjhar: On the run for 22 years, prisoner Jamdar, also known as Jayaprakash Laguri, 57, son of Nandalal Laguri of Tandaghutu village under Jagannathpur police station in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand was arrested by Keonjhar Town police and produced in court Thursday. Also Read:...

Tihidi: A clash between the residents of Talapada village and a school headmaster led to a standoff between the villagers and Pirahat police Thursday in Bhadrak district, sources said. Following the arrest of two villagers Wednesday night due to the initial clash, the locals refused...

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: The counting of votes for the Nuapada bypoll will start at 8am November 14 under a three-tier security arrangement, an official said Thursday. District Election Officer (DEO)-cum-Nuapada Collector Madhusudan Dash said the counting will commence with postal ballots at 8am, followed by EVM at...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) Wednesday came down heavily on Berhampur Superintendent of Police (SP) Saravana Vivek M, accusing him of presenting a “web-series-style fabricated story” in the Pitabas Panda murder case, and questioned the state government’s silence even after the SP offered...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal alleged large-scale vote rigging and questioned the "unusual" voter turnout patterns during the recently concluded Nuapada Assembly bypoll Thursday. Briefing the media persons here, BJD Vice President Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak alleged, "According to election officials, voter turnout stood at 75...

Bhubaneswar: Temperatures dropped significantly across Odisha Thursday with Daringbadi in Kandhamal district recording the lowest temperature at 7.5 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department. At least 17 places in the eastern state experienced a minimum temperature of below 15 degrees Celsius Thursday, it...