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Karlamunda: Despite various government initiatives to improve education and ensure quality teaching, several schools continue to struggle with inadequate infrastructure and teacher shortages. The Government Nodal Upper Primary (UP) School in Karlamunda block of Kalahandi district is a glaring example. Established in 1964, the 62-year-old...

Baripada: Once peaceful, Baripada is now grappling with a serious law-and-order problem amid the growing menace of illegal and adulterated country liquor. Local residents and the Senior Citizens’ Forum have launched a protest, demanding the immediate closure of illegal country liquor outlets and stringent action...

Bhubaneswar: The state Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday approved 13 proposals from 10 departments, including removal of restrictions on the number of attempts in the Odisha Civil Services (OCS) examination, free Wi-Fi facilities at 601 government and aided colleges, and a...

Brahmapur: A 35-year-old man facing multiple criminal cases was brutally hacked to death in broad daylight at Jogiapalli village under Nimakhandi police limits in Ganjam district Sunday. The deceased was identified as Santosh Patra. He sustained 15 to 20 sword injuries. His father, B Tomeya...

Debagada: A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped in a village on the outskirts of Debagada town Sunday. The child, who sustained serious injuries, was initially admitted to Debagada District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) before being shifted to the VIMSAR, Burla, for advanced treatment. Police arrested the...

Rajkanika: A 13-year-old Class VIII student died after collapsing in her classroom at Kamala Model Girls’ High School in Ayatan village under Trilokyapur panchayat in Kendrapada district Monday. The student, identified as Biswarupa Behera, daughter of Rabinarayan Behera of Mahadeiadia village, reportedly fell unconscious during...

Boinda: A 40-year-old man was electrocuted after coming in contact with an electrified wire trap allegedly laid by poachers to hunt wild boars at Karadadadar village under Raniakata panchayat in Kishorenagar block of Anugola district Saturday. The deceased was identified as Subal Nayak, a resident...

Brahmapur: Schools in flood-hit Ganjam district reopened Monday after 23 days, officials said. The schools were closed for the Durga Puja vacation and the subsequent flooding triggered by Cyclone Arnab. The district administration, however, extended the closure of six government-run schools – five in Asika...

By ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has restrained the block development officers (BDOs) of Danagadi and Sukinda in Jajpur district from carrying out further construction of government schools on forest-category land without obtaining the requisite statutory approvals, official sources said Monday....

Koraput: The lone Congress MP from Odisha, Saptagiri Ulaka, has announced that he would oppose all new bauxite mining projects in undivided Koraput district, including the one proposed at Nageswari, and stated that the interests of tribal communities cannot be compromised. The Koraput MP also...