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Baragada: Police seized 813 bottles of cough syrup, Rs 333,600 in cash and other items from an underground chamber behind a house in Badmal village of Baragada district and arrested a 40-year-old woman in connection with the alleged illegal trade, police said at a press...

Hatadihi: Hatadihi Block Education Officer (BEO) Rajib Dalei in Kendujhar district has been suspended for alleged negligence in work related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. Dalei received the suspension order through a special messenger around noon Wednesday and left his office with the...

Koraput: A Class IX student sustained critical injuries after he was allegedly attacked by a classmate at the hostel of Balipeta Sevashram, run by the Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes Development Department, at Balipeta under Narayanpatna block in Koraput district. The injured student, Siara Tadingi,...

Bhabanipatana: A girl from Kalahandi district will represent India at the International Youth Festival 2026, to be held in Yekaterinburg, Russia, from 11 to 17 September. She has been identified as Subhalakhsmi Dash, daughter of Sushil Kumar Dash and Rajalakshmi Dash of Ramanagar Pada in...

Bancho: Police Wednesday detained a 17-year-old boy accused of raping a minor girl, who is now about eight months pregnant, in Kendujhar district. The survivor, who works as a casual labourer, had travelled from her village to the Tarakot area under Korei police station limits...

TUSHAR KANTA MOHANTY/ SHANKAR PUJARI, OP Nandapur/Padua: The PM SHRI-designated Padua Government Higher Secondary School in Nandapur block of Koraput district is facing serious infrastructure problems, raising concerns about the safety and basic facilities of its 919 students. Established in 1984 at the headquarters of...

Nimapada: Hundreds of students of Nimapara Autonomous College launched a protest Wednesday over a 10-point charter of demands. The students locked the College’s two main gates and staged a demonstration, raising slogans over their basic rights and other demands. They later submitted a 10-point memorandum...

Bhubaneswar: The historic Badagada area of the City is gearing up for a grand Ganesh Puja celebration this year, with organisers planning a 65-foot-tall idol of Lord Ganesha, which they claim will be among the tallest and most elaborate in Odisha. The Bright Star Youth...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Nayagada/Bhubaneswar: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a joint committee to probe allegations of illegal stone extraction, blasting and crushing activities in Nayagada district, official sources said Wednesday. Hearing a petition filed by Santosh Pradhan of Nayagada, the Eastern Zone Bench...

RABINARAYAN JENA, OP Kalahandi/Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government, under the ambitious Vasundhara scheme, aims to provide homestead land to all landless people in the state. However, suitable government land for housing is not available in several tribal-dominated districts, while much of the available land is unsuitable...