Boudh: Manamunda police have destroyed around 52,000 cannabis plants cultivated illegally in a forest area near Bagidia village in Boudh district, marking the launch of the district police’s ‘Zero Cannabis Cultivation in Boudh’ mission. The operation was carried out Wednesday at Bhalu Pahad forest area...
Loisingha: Shortage of teachers and inadequate infrastructure have affected the studies at Government Upper Primary (UP) School, Luchkibahal in Jharmunda panchayat of Loisingha block in Balangir district, raising concern over a steady decline in student enrolment. The school offers education from Sishu Vatika (pre-school education)...
Bhubaneswar: Student union elections were held across 13 universities and 346 colleges in Odisha this year, ending a eight-year hiatus and witnessing keen contests between rival student organisations. The Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) emerged victorious at BJB Autonomous College and Rajdhani College while the...
Baripada: Odisha's Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Mayurbhanj district will reopen for tourists from November 1 after remaining closed since June due to monsoon, an official notification said Thursday. According to the notification issued by STR Field Director Prakash Chand Gogineni, a maximum of 60...
Chhatrapur: The death toll in Wednesday evening’s serial road accident at Chamakhhandi Chhak in Odisha’s Ganjam district rose to three Thursday after two more victims died while undergoing treatment. According to reports, the deceased were identified as Lakshmidhar Goud, 45, of Nauli village, and Binod...
Bhubaneswar: Voting for students’ union elections across colleges in Odisha concluded Thursday, with counting of votes now underway at various campuses. Student union elections is being held across Odisha Thursday after a gap of 8 years, with students set to elect their representatives in colleges...
Khandapada: Sara Pokhari Project Upper Primary School in Nuagadia Sahi Panchayat of Nayagada district’s Khandapada block is grappling with several problems, including a shortage of teachers and classrooms, inadequate drinking water and the absence of a kitchen for preparing midday meals. Students are forced to...
Chhatrapur: A horror road accident occurred Wednesday evening on National Highway 16 near Chamakhandi junction under Chakmakhandi police station limits in Ganjam district. The accident claimed the life of a woman and left about 10 people, including minors, critically injured. Local residents and police rescued...
Baleshwar: Fakir Mohan University (FMU) inaugurated UNURUM 2026, a three-day international festival celebrating indigenous heritage, folk traditions, literature and performing arts. Noted writer and Padma Shri awardee Dr Damayanti Beshra attended the inaugural ceremony as chief guest, while Vice-Chancellor Prof. Santosh Kumar Tripathy presided over...
Kendrapada: A 14.6-foot-long Burmese python was rescued from a residential area near the ecologically sensitive Batighar Reserved Forest in Kendrapada district after the giant reptile strayed into a villager’s backyard, forest officials said Wednesday. The python was spotted slithering into the backyard of Madhan Samanta...
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