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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Parents’ Federation (OPF) Monday relaunched its Education Satyagraha at Lower PMG, demanding the withdrawal of error-ridden textbooks, extension of free education under the Right to Education (RTE) Act up to Class XII, and inclusion of professional courses under the state’s KG-to-PG free...

Nayagada: At least 30 people were injured Tuesday as a bus in which they were travelling fell into a paddy field after hitting a road divider in Odisha's Nayagada district, police said. The accident occurred around 2 am on the Nayagada bypass when the driver...

Jajpur (Odisha): A political row over denial of permission to BJD MLAs to accompany Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi during his visit to flood-hit areas of Jajpur district escalated, with local legislator Sujata Sahu lodging a police complaint against BJP workers. Sahu, a BJD...

Chhatrapur: Hundreds of residents of four villages under Aryapalli panchayat launched a mass agitation, locking both the main gates of Gopalpur Port to protest lack of action over worsening sea erosion that they fear could submerge their ancestral land. The protesters Monday demanded immediate measures...

Jharsuguda: Bhesamati Naik of Tileimal village in Laikera block of Jharsuguda district attended the prestigious Independence Day ‘At-Home’ Reception hosted by the President of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi Saturday, bringing recognition to Odisha. Naik, who comes from a financially disadvantaged background, began...

Jajpur/Dasarathpur: An 11-year-old boy was swept away in floodwaters overflowing on Ichhapur village road and drowned under Kayan panchayat of Dasarathpur block in Jajpur district. The incident took place Monday. The deceased was identified as Rudra, son of Saroj Sahani and a student of Class...

Baripada: Train services on the Baripada-Bangiriposi route under Bangriposi “Rupsa Section in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district were suspended for nearly 24 hours after soil under the railway tracks was washed away due to a heavy rain-induced landslide, officials said Monday. The earth and concrete under around...

Brahmapur: Odisha Police has recovered gold and silver ornaments worth around Rs 50 lakh, which were looted from a jeweller in Chhattisgarh last month, officials said Monday. The recovered ornaments, comprising 300 grams of gold and 1.4 kg of silver, were found in the locked...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will disburse the fifth instalment of Rs 5,000 to more than one crore beneficiaries under the Subhadra scheme August 28, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said  Monday. "We will release the financial assistance under the Subhadra scheme in Nayagarh on Raksha...

Puri: A 6-year-old girl and a toddler died following suspected poisoning in the Samangara Nuasahi area of Puri Monday, while their mother is undergoing treatment. The two children are suspected to have consumed poisoned food, according to preliminary medical findings. Their bodies have been sent...