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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...

Baripada: A tusker was found dead in a farmland in Karamghutu area under Dukura forest section of Baripada Forest Division in Mayurbhanj district, with officials suspecting that it may have been electrocuted by an illegally laid electric wire. Forest department officials reached the spot and...

Bhubaneswar: A tiger from Chhattisgarh has entered Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary in Baragada district, with a camera trap capturing its image during routine monitoring. “The tiger reached the sanctuary today from the Chhattisgarh side,” said Anshu Pragyan Das, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Hirakud Wildlife Division. According...

Kendrapada: A Class XIII student of a state-run school in Odisha's Kendrapada district died Monday after she collapsed when classes were underway, police said. The incident took place at Kamala Adarsha Girls' High School at Ayatan in the district. The deceased, identified as Bishwarupa Behera...

New Delhi/Chilika: The Indian Navy will hold the passing out parade of the ninth batch of its Agniveers at INS Chilka November 13, making it the largest batch to pass out from the premier naval training establishment, officials said Monday. Navy Chief Admiral Krishna Swaminathan...