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Deprived Schools: Kids bear brunt of water, infra woes

Phulbani: Water woes, absence of a dining hall and poor infrastructure have made schooling difficult for children at Gochhapada Government Primary School in Kandhamal district raising concerns among students and parents. Despite repeated appeals to education officials to address the prob lems, little action has...

Roadblock to marriage: Kuada’s long wait for connectivity

Hatadihi: Nearly 80 years after India gained independence, residents of Kuada village in Kendujhar district’s Hatadihi block are still waiting for an all-weather road -- a basic amenity that villagers say has disrupted daily life and even affected marriage prospects for young men and women....

‘Lagna’ fixed for Nuakhai

Sambalpur: The ‘lagna’ or auspicious hour for Nuakhai, the agrarian festival celebrated across western Odisha, was finalised Saturday according to traditional customs and rituals. A group of priests and astrologers calculated the timing based on the zodiac sign and constellation of presiding deity Maa Samaleswari....

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Prez Murmu honours teachers with National Awards

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Teachers Awards on 48 educators at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi Saturday, as the country marked Teachers' Day September 5. Short documentaries highlighting the exemplary work and achievements of each awardee were also showcased during the event,...

Three cannabis farmers held; 12,000 plants destroyed

Nandapur/Koraput: In a first, Koraput police arrested three farmers while they were allegedly tending cannabis plants in a 10-acre forest area near Disariguda and Lenziguda villages under Padua police station, officials said Friday. Addressing a press conference at the Koraput police headquarters Friday, Superintendent of...

 

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