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RABINARAYAN JENA, OP Kalahandi/Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government, under the ambitious Vasundhara scheme, aims to provide homestead land to all landless people in the state. However, suitable government land for housing is not available in several tribal-dominated districts, while much of the available land is unsuitable...

 Badagada/Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has issued notices to police officers of Badagada police station here over the alleged violation of mandatory procedural safeguards under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) in the arrest of a 19-year-old youth, directing the State to produce the arrest...

Kendrapada: A government school headmaster in Odisha's Kendrapada district was suspended Wednesday after he allegedly consumed alcohol during duty hours, locked the school's main gate and fell asleep, leaving nearly 35 students inside, officials said Wednesday. Sunakar Nayak, headmaster of Ambura Government Primary School under...

Bhadrak: A 26-year-old man was allegedly killed by his father in Odisha's Bhadrak district Wednesday, police said. The incident took place in Chunida in the Bhadrak Rural police station area, they said. The father-son duo frequently quarrelled over financial issues. About four days ago, they...

Rayagada: Three men, including two masons and a daily-wage labourer, died after allegedly suffocating inside a septic tank at Tarpaguda under Padmapur police limits in Rayagada district. The deceased were identified as Harishchandra Bir, Prakash Lima and Alok Karada. According to reports, the three entered...

Thuamul Rampur: Unemployment among youths in mining-affected areas of Kalahandi has reportedly triggered an exodus of workers to Keralam in search of better livelihood opportunities, raising questions over the availability of local employment. Despite large-scale bauxite extraction from the Baphlamali hills and the revenue generated...

Bhubaneswar/Baleshwar: A day after at least five orangutans were rescued from a forest in Odisha's Baleshwar district, a joint probe was launched by the state police's STF and the WCCB on suspicion that an international wildlife smuggling racket might be behind the animals' sudden appearance...

Bhubaneswar: Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Odisha, has approved the introduction of Healthcare and Apparels as two new trade subjects for Class XI and XII students under the Integrated Vocational Stream, sources said. The decision was reportedly taken at a recent meeting of the...

Bhubaneswar: Philippines' International Rice Research Institute has joined hands with the Odisha government to scale up cultivation and commercialisation of indigenous crop varieties, with a focus on Kalajeera rice, officials said Wednesday. A delegation of the institute led by its principal scientist Dr Nese Sreenivasul...

SUBRAT KUMAR NAYAK, OP Talabasta: Despite crores of rupees being spent to improve primary education in rural areas, poor infrastructure continues to affect students. The Bidyadharpur Government Primary School at Bidyadharpur village in Talabasta panchayat under Damapada block of Kataka district is a case in...