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Odisha: Arms, ammunition recovered in Rayagada forest

Rayagada: A cache of firearms and ammunition were recovered from inside a reserve forest in Odisha's Rayagada district, officials said Saturday. The suspected Maoist dump was unearthed inside the Raghubari Reserve Forest in the Ambadala police station area during a joint operation by the District...

Mukesh Mahaling

Doctors’ strike suspended after talks with Odisha Health Minister

Bhubaneswar: Government doctors in Odisha Saturday suspended their cease-work agitation after a meeting with Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling, who assured them that their demands would be examined by a high-powered committee. The decision was announced by Odisha Medical Services Association (OMSA) president Kishore Chandra Mishra...

Odisha Doctors' strike

Odisha: Doctors’ strike enters fourth day, cripples healthcare services

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s statewide agitation by government doctors entered its fourth consecutive day Saturday, disrupting hospital services across the state and leaving long queues of unattended patients at major medical facilities. The strike, led by doctors under the banner of Odisha Medical Services Association (OMSA), affected...

SIR in Kendrapada: Verification gaps worry residents

Kendrapada: Concerns have emerged over whether the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Odisha will be able to identify and remove the names of alleged illegal Bangladeshi immigrants from the voter list. Sources claim that some individuals are maintaining one identity at...

Coastal communities

Coastal communities on edge as sea advances

By DWARKA PRASAD PATNAIK, OP Chhatrapur: With impact of global warming becoming increasingly visible in Ganjam district, frequent incidence of seawater ingress has left coastal dwellers in constant panic, threatening their farmlands and livelihood. The advancing sea has not only gobbled up chunks of settlements...

Additional programme officer arrested for taking bribe in Sambalpur district

Bribery: Ex-ASI awarded 4-year jail

Anugola: A special Vigilance court in Anugola district Friday sentenced a former assistant sub-inspector (ASI) to four years’ imprisonment after convicting him in a bribery case. The convict, Chittaranjan Sahu, 53, formerly posted at Nisha Industrial Area police station and now attached to the Palalahada...

Andhra Pradesh Police

AP Police returns Rs 2.5 lakh amid extortion allegations

Nandapur: Andhra Pradesh Police have returned Rs 2.5 lakh to the families of two youths from Koraput district amid allegations that the money was collected in exchange for their release after they were unlawfully detained and tortured. The refund follows intervention by the Koraput district...

Dr Ajit Kumar Shasany

Dr Ajit Kumar Shasany named new Vice-Chancellor of CUO

Bhubaneswar/Koraput: Dr Ajit Kumar Shasany, Director of CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) in Lucknow, has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of Central University of Odisha (CUO). The appointment has been made by President Droupadi Murmu in her capacity as the Visitor of the Central...

 

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