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Bhadrak: A 52-year-old man was found dead in an open drain on the premises of the Salandi Canal Division office near the bypass here Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Akshaya Pradhan of Bypass Colony. Locals spotted his body in the drain and informed...

New Delhi: In a scathing observation, the Supreme Court Tuesday said that most states tend not to follow the judgment in the 2006 Prakash Singh case in order to have directors general of police (DGPs) of their choosing. The observation was made by a bench...

Bhubaneswar: The State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLS WCA), headed by Chief Secretary Anu Garg, Tuesday approved 19 industrial projects across key sectors with a combined investment of Rs 3,280.58 crore and the potential to generate 10,661 jobs. Indian Oil Corporation will invest Rs...

Mayurbhanj: Odisha's bamboo sector has received national recognition with a bamboo farmer from Mayurbhanj district being awarded the PRAMAAN Certificate under the Indian Forest & Wood Certification Scheme (IFWCS). The certification has been granted under the Trees Outside Forests Management and Chain of Custody (TOFM-CoC)...

Bhubaneswar: Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS), a farmers’ rights organisation, has called for a statewide Odisha bandh September 30, demanding accountability over the errors in government-issued school textbooks and the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond. Separately, INDIA bloc Tuesday announced an...

Khordha: A Class-X student of Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya (OAV) Bhakarsahi, Balipatna, drowned in a pond near Chintamani Vidya Niketan in Narangarh while bathing after arriving in the area to participate in a district-level sports competition Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Arnab Sahu. According to...

Bhubaneswar: Funds from the District Mineral Foundation (DMF), meant to provide various facilities and livelihood opportunities to people in mining-affected areas, have not been properly utilised in Odisha, according to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). The CAG found that no project had...

By Bikash Kumar Dhal, OP Banta: Despite government schemes and crores of rupees being spent to improve education, lack of initiative among departmental officials has left several development works incomplete at Bankatira High School under Kadabarang panchayat in Bhadrak district’s Banta block. The school lacks...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has flagged significant financial and implementation lapses in the development of tourism in Odisha’s coastal zone, including a loss of Rs 207.68 crore incurred by the Tourism department in organising seven eco-retreats between...

Thuamul Rampur: Security concerns have surfaced at the historic Maa Manikeshwari Temple in Thuamul Rampur block of Kalahandi district ahead of the annual Bali Jatra and Sharadiya Dussehra celebrations, with several lapses in security and infrastructure reported at the shrine. The ancient shrine, regarded as...