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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Friday revised the schedule for ward delimitation and seat reservation for elections to municipalities, NACs and municipal corporations scheduled early next year, an official said. The Housing and Urban Development (HUD) department informed district collectors about the revised schedule, making partial...

Bhubaneswar/Baragada: Odisha government has sent DNA test reports of the family members of four Odisha-origin people who went missing following the devastating glacial collapse and flash floods in Nepal, an official said Friday. The natural calamity hit the Himalayan nation August 26, killing at least...

Kalahandi: A sharp disparity in police deployment has emerged in Kalahandi district, with 68 sanctioned posts lying vacant, mainly at police stations in remote and tribal-dominated areas, while several urban stations have personnel above their sanctioned strength, according to data obtained under the Right to...

New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday expressed pride over NIT  Rourkela’s indigenous semiconductor chip designs being showcased at SEMICON India 2026. Majhi said the achievement reflected the talent, innovation and research capabilities of Odisha’s institutions and was a matter of immense pride...

Kuanrmunda: Police arrested four persons, including a juvenile, in connection with the rape of two minor girls in the Biramitrapur police station area of Sundaragada district and forwarded them to court, officials said Thursday. Three of the accused, identified as Manji Minz, 18, and Alex...

Digapahandi: A small idol of Goddess Kali, reportedly made of gold, was found buried in the backyard of a house at Bajapalli village under Basudevpur gram panchayat in Ganjam district early Thursday, following what the family said was a divine dream. The idol, measuring about...

Nandapur: A women-led farmers' producer organisation (FPO) in Koraput is turning 13 acres of farmland into a dual-purpose agricultural and solar power project, with 1,735 solar panels expected to generate 1 megawatt of electricity while farming continues on the same land. The project, located in...

Kendrapada: Farmers in Kendrapada district have resumed kharif cultivation after prolonged rain and flooding, but are now facing a shortage of fertiliser and attacks by stem borer pests, adding to their woes. The problems have affected cultivation across all blocks of the district. Farmers have...

Anandapur: For more than 60 families in Soy Sahi under Gayalamunda panchayat of Anandapur block in Kendujhar district, the daily struggle for drinking water has finally eased, with two tubewells now providing relief to the remote hamlet. For years, the residents had depended on a...

By PRASANT KUMAR BARIK, OP Sakhigopal: An institution where Utkalamani Pandit Gopabandhu Das once dreamed of building a generation of responsible citizens by imparting lessons in education, labour, discipline, service, self-reliance and patriotism is now struggling to preserve its own existence. The historic Satyabadi High...