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Bhubaneswar: Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS), a farmers’ rights organisation, has called for a statewide Odisha bandh September 30, demanding accountability over the errors in government-issued school textbooks and the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond. Separately, INDIA bloc Tuesday announced an...

Khordha: A Class-X student of Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya (OAV) Bhakarsahi, Balipatna, drowned in a pond near Chintamani Vidya Niketan in Narangarh while bathing after arriving in the area to participate in a district-level sports competition Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Arnab Sahu. According to...

Bhubaneswar: Funds from the District Mineral Foundation (DMF), meant to provide various facilities and livelihood opportunities to people in mining-affected areas, have not been properly utilised in Odisha, according to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). The CAG found that no project had...

By Bikash Kumar Dhal, OP Banta: Despite government schemes and crores of rupees being spent to improve education, lack of initiative among departmental officials has left several development works incomplete at Bankatira High School under Kadabarang panchayat in Bhadrak district’s Banta block. The school lacks...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has flagged significant financial and implementation lapses in the development of tourism in Odisha’s coastal zone, including a loss of Rs 207.68 crore incurred by the Tourism department in organising seven eco-retreats between...

Thuamul Rampur: Security concerns have surfaced at the historic Maa Manikeshwari Temple in Thuamul Rampur block of Kalahandi district ahead of the annual Bali Jatra and Sharadiya Dussehra celebrations, with several lapses in security and infrastructure reported at the shrine. The ancient shrine, regarded as...

Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a high-level meeting October 1 to address the long-pending Mahanadi water-sharing dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh. The meeting will bring together the Chief Ministers of the two states in an effort to work out an amicable and...

Khordha: Celebrating Khordha’s rich Paika martial heritage and its legacy of resistance to British rule, the second edition of the Khordha Heritage Walks (KHW), held recently, showcased traditional Paika martial arts. Known as the land of bravehearts, Khordha is associated with one of the earliest...

Anugola: Talcher police have cracked the murder of Block office accountant Surendra Barik and arrested his wife and her alleged paramour in connection with the killing, police said. The duo allegedly attacked Barik on the terrace of his rented house and pushed him to his...

Tumudibandh: A 65-yearold man was swept away by strong currents while crossing the Rahul river near Kalisapadar village under Tumudibandh police limits in Kandhamal district. The missing man was identified as Arjun Munda. According to reports, Arjun had gone to a nearby forest Monday with...