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By Dwarka Prasad Patnaik, OP Chhatrapur: A sub-contractor allegedly attempted suic*de by climbing onto a machine at the Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL) feeding plant in Aryapalli, on the outskirts of Chhatrapur, Wednesday, claiming he had not been paid for work executed at the facility....

Balikuda: A Class VIII student was injured in an alleged knife attack by a classmate at Malpur Upper Primary School under Arilo panchayat in Jagatsinghpur district Wednesday, raising concerns over safety on school campuses. The incident occurred shortly after the morning assembly when the accused...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Wednesday approved a deep sea fishing mission with an outlay of over Rs 2,000 crore, aiming to transform the state into a leading marine export hub, officials said. The mission was approved at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan...

Bhubaneswar/Keonjhar: Odisha's labour department Wednesday lodged a police complaint seeking a thorough investigation into alleged fraudulent means by showing minor girls as adults and sending gullible tribal persons to work in hazardous industries in Tamil Nadu. So far, 13 female workers from Odisha, including 5...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Cabinet Wednesday approved a scheme to provide free education from kindergarten (KG) to postgraduate (PG) level in all government and government-aided educational institutions in the state. Addressing the media, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said the cabinet cleared the 'Gyanodaya-Shiksharu Samruddhi: KG to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police has seized ganja worth Rs 2,106 crore and hash oil valued at Rs 225 crore, besides destroying illegal hemp cultivation spread over 63,720 acres, during a statewide anti-drug drive conducted between July 2024 and March 2026, DGP YB Khurania said Wednesday. Khurania...

Bhubaneswar: With monsoon rains lashing Odisha and the threat of urban flooding and waterlogging looming over several cities and towns, the state government has placed all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) on high alert. Housing and Urban Development Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra has directed all ULBs to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance Wednesday arrested two officials of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), Burla, in separate disproportionate assets (DA) cases. Vigilance later produced them before the Court of the Special Judge, Vigilance, Sambalpur. In the first case, Dhanurdhar Biswal, Establishment...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Wednesday said it would issue corrected textbooks to school children soon and rejected claims about the number of errors in those books. The actual number of errors is much lower than the claimed figure, said N Thirumala Naik, School and Mass Education...

Phulbani: Odisha Vigilance has arrested an Assistant Engineer and a Junior Engineer of Kotagarh block in Kandhamal district for allegedly embezzling more than Rs 42 lakh through fake bills generated under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). The arrested officials have been...