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Nabarangpur rolls out Gondi-based learning

Nabarangpur: The Nabarangpur district administration Tuesday launched ‘Aame Padhiba Aama Bhasare’, a mother tongue-based early education initiative, at the Block Conference Hall. Collector and District Magistrate Maheshwar Swain chaired the programme. The initiative will be implemented in 30 anganwadi centres in Raighar block as a...

Death

Odisha: 16-year-old girl held for killing mother, brother

Koraput/Borigumma: A 16-year-old girl has been detained for allegedly killing her 45-year-old mother and 14-year-old brother in Borigumma area of Koraput district, police said Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Anushka Parida (45) and her son Ahem Parida (14), residents of Borigumma town. The murder...

Abducted bride rescued; accused arrested in Odisha

Tarbha/Bolangir/Sonepur: Police in Subarnapur district have rescued a newlywed bride and arrested a man accused of abducting her at gunpoint while she was going to her in-laws’ house after marriage. The accused, Sanjeeb Sahu (35) of Badachhepapali village under Kantamal police limits in Boudh district,...

Mother, son found dead in Koraput

Koraput: Bodies of a woman and her son were recovered from separate places in Odisha's Koraput district, police said Tuesday. The police have detained the deceased woman's daughter and her boyfriend on suspicion of their involvement in the double murder. They were missing since February...

Bulldozers roll at Ex-MLA Pranab Balabantaray farmhouse in Jajpur

Jajpur: An eviction drive was carried out at the farmhouse of former Dharmasala MLA and BJD leader Pranab Kumar Balabantray in Odisha's Jajpur district over alleged encroachment of government land, officials said Wednesday. A team from Dharmasala tehsil administration, led by additional tahsildar Gagan Behari...

12-hour Nayagarh bandh over demand for medical college

Nayagarh: A 12-hour bandh was called in Nayagarh town Tuesday from 6 am to 6 pm, demanding the establishment of a medical college in the district. Traders in Nayagarh closed their shops and business establishments in support of the bandh. Vehicular movement "was not disrupted"...

Odisha rainfall

Weather update Feb 24: Thunderstorms likely in these Odisha districts

Bhubaneswar: Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty surface winds are very likely at isolated places in several districts of Odisha by 8:30 am Wednesday, according to the India Meteorological Department. Wind speeds are expected to reach 30-40 kmph in Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur and Mayurbhanj...

 

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