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MANAS MOHANTY, OP Joda: Determination and perseverance have helped Nishi Bodra, 24, a domestic helper from Azad Basti in Joda block of Kendujhar district, overcome hardship and emerge as an inspiration to hundreds of girls by fulfilling her long-cherished dream of becoming a football coach....

Kendrapada (Odisha):  A court in Odisha's Kendrapada district Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for attacking two neighbours, including a woman, with acid following a domestic dispute earlier this year. Additional District and Sessions Judge Bidyadhar Prusty convicted Bijoy Kumar Sahoo...

JAGANNATH DHAL, OP Kendrapada: A 163-year-old educational institution in the district, Town High School, Kendrapada, is struggling with dilapidated classrooms, a shortage of teachers and inadequate basic facilities, raising concerns over the academic environment and the safety of around 500 students. Despite its historical significance...

Bhubaneswar: Tourists sighted a Royal Bengal tiger that recently strayed into Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary in Baragada district, and it later hunted a sambar deer in the sanctuary's core zone, suggesting it has adapted to the habitat. Locally known as 'Mahabala Bagha', the tiger was spotted...

TRINATH MOHANTY, OP Bhubaneswar: Several police officers in the Bhubaneswar-Kataka Commissionerate Police have continued to serve in the same police jurisdiction for years, raising questions over the implementation of government transfer norms. Some officers have reportedly remained in the Commissionerate for more than nine years,...

RABINARAYAN JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is planning to introduce smart property cards to modernise the state’s land and property registration system, replacing the existing land pass book system that has been in operation since 2006. The proposed initiative aims to establish a transparent,...

Nandapur: A young couple were killed in a hit-and-run incident after a speeding car rammed into them from behind near an HP petrol pump at Nandapur block headquarters in Koraput district Tuesday. Police have detained four oc cupants of the vehicle for questioning. The deceased...

Brahmapur: Former Brahmapur MLA Bikram Kumar Panda appeared at Gosaninuagaon police station for the third time Tuesday in connection with allegations that witnesses in advocate Pitabas Panda's murder case were threatened from inside jail. Panda, who is out on bail in the murder case, was...

Nuapada: Nuapada police have arrested a 32-year-old man from Delhi for allegedly cheating a local resident of more than Rs 35 lakh by promising to secure him a Coca-Cola distributorship in the district. The accused, identified as Dinesh Nayak, son of Pitam bar Nayak of...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Tuesday condemned the alleged attack on the place of worship of a tribal community in Kendujhar district and demanded action against the accused persons. A BJD delegation, led by former minister and the party's tribal cell president Sudam Marandi, visited Basantapura village...