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Kantamal: The Odisha government Saturday suspended Kantamal Block Development Officer (BDO) Sami Reddy Jayshree with immediate effect and ordered a departmental disciplinary inquiry against her. The Revenue and Disaster Management Department took the action, directing her to remain at the office of the Revenue Divisional...

By SAMIR KUMAR PADHI, OP Tensa: The Government High School at Dengula in Koida block of Sundaragada district is grappling with a severe shortage of classrooms and teachers, disrupting the education of 358 students. The school has been functioning without a headmaster for the past...

Koksara: A headless body of a young man was recovered from an agricultural field along the Ladugaon-Supad road in Kalahandi district Thursday, triggering tension in the area. The body bore multiple injury marks inflicted with a sharp weapon. Despite an extensive search by police, a...

Korei: An undertrial prisoner (UTP) allegedly died by suicide inside the Ragadi Sub-Jail in Jajpur district Friday, triggering a police investigation. The deceased has been identified as Abinash Biswal, a resident of Nimapalli village under Kalinganagar police limits. According to reports, Biswal allegedly died by...

Sundaragada: Police arrested 10 people Friday and sent two juveniles to a correctional home following the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old man at Darlipali village under Bhasma police limits in Sundaragada district Thursday evening. The killing, allegedly linked to a dispute over illegal levies on...

Koraput: Koraput Collector Manoj Satyawan Mahajan has rejected claims of a high turnout of Kotia villagers at polling booths in Andhra Pradesh terming the reported figures misleading and contrary to the ground reality. He said establishing Odisha’s own polling stations in Kotia was the administration’s...

Brahmapur: The Ganjam District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Friday imposed a penalty of Rs 45,100 on Zaikaa Restaurant at Ankuli Bypass in Brahmapur for serving butter naan (bread) containing a dead fly and causing an inordinate delay in serving food. Delivering its order, the Commission,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Congress unit Friday demanded compensation of at least Rs 20 lakh for the next of kin of those killed in landslides triggered by Cyclone Arnab, which hit neighbouring Andhra Pradesh and severely affected southern areas of the eastern state. The opposition party also...

Kakatpur: The PM SHRI Nodal High School, Kakatpur, recently hosted a vibrant science exhibition featuring 75 student-led projects, offering young minds a dynamic platform to showcase their innovations and scientific understanding across a wide array of disciplines. Covering themes ranging from artificial intelligence (AI) and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has received approval for 318 additional postgraduate (PG) medical seats across government medical colleges and institutions, taking the total number of such seats in the state from 620 to 938. The National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved the additional seats in 14 medical...