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Daringbadi: Vehicle movement along the Kalinga Ghat, a vital road link between Kandhamal and Ganjam districts, resumed Saturday after a 45-day closure triggered by fear of landslides. Traffic had remained suspended since September 24 as a precautionary measure amid concerns over possible landslides. Following an...

Jharigaon: An Anganwadi worker allegedly ran amok inside the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Court premises at Jharigaon in Nabarangpur district Saturday, attacking an Assistant Public Prosecutor (APP) and a Court Assistant Sub-Inspector (CASI) with an iron rod concealed in her vegetable bag. The accused,...

Baripada: A Class VIII student at a school under Betnoti police limits was found to be three months pregnant following an alleged sexual assault. The incident came to light after the student fell ill. Medical examinations at a health centre in Rasagovindpur confirmed the pregnancy....

Sambalpur: Major Amrit Panda, an Indian Army officer from Sambalpur, has brought laurels to Odisha by setting a Guinness World Record after riding a motorcycle for 154km (95.69 miles) while standing upright without holding the handlebars. The record was achieved November 5 at the Army...

Kendujhar/Baripada: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday laid the foundation stones for three lift irrigation projects worth Rs 120 crore in Kendujhar and Mayurbhanj districts, which are expected to provide irrigation facilities to 4,280 hectares of agricultural land. The projects, coming up at Raikala,...

Nabarangpur/Nayagada: Anti-liquor protests intensified in two Odisha districts, with around 300 women setting fire to equipment at a closed country liquor unit in Nabarangpur, while villagers in Nayagada district demolished a house allegedly used for liquor sales and blocked National Highway-57 Saturday. In Nabarangpur, the...

Bhubaneswar/Brahmapur: Odisha's Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik Saturday alleged that people affected by cyclone Arnab and subsequent floods in Ganjam district had been left helpless, claiming that the assistance announced by the state government was negligible compared to their losses. Patnaik made the remarks after...

Kantamal: The Odisha government Saturday suspended Kantamal Block Development Officer (BDO) Sami Reddy Jayshree with immediate effect and ordered a departmental disciplinary inquiry against her. The Revenue and Disaster Management Department took the action, directing her to remain at the office of the Revenue Divisional...

By SAMIR KUMAR PADHI, OP Tensa: The Government High School at Dengula in Koida block of Sundaragada district is grappling with a severe shortage of classrooms and teachers, disrupting the education of 358 students. The school has been functioning without a headmaster for the past...

Koksara: A headless body of a young man was recovered from an agricultural field along the Ladugaon-Supad road in Kalahandi district Thursday, triggering tension in the area. The body bore multiple injury marks inflicted with a sharp weapon. Despite an extensive search by police, a...