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Kendrapara: A brick kiln labourer was sentenced to 10 years Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) Thursday along with a fine of Rs 50,000 by the Ad-hoc Additional Session Judge (Fast Track Special Court) of Kendrapara for raping a 15-year-old girl. Public Prosecutor of Additional District Judge –cum-Special...

Berhampur: A teacher couple from the Kukudakhandi police station area in Ganjam district was defrauded of Rs 34.5 lakh through digital arrest by cybercriminals, police said Thursday. The scam came to the light after the woman lodged a complaint at the Berhampur Cyber and Economic...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday introduced the state’s first automated testing station (ATS) in Cuttack, marking a significant advancement in ensuring the transparency and efficiency of motor vehicle fitness testing. This state-of-the-art facility, set up under the Cuttack Regional Transport Office (RTO), uses advanced machinery...

DEBADURLLAV HARICHANDAN, OP Bhubaneswar: The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), 2024 has exposed the lacunae in the state’s elementary and primary education. The report, published recently, has revealed that just 59.4 per cent fifth-grade students in state’s schools can read textbooks meant for second...

Dhenkanal: An 8-yearold girl was killed when a wild elephant broke into her house and trampled her in her sleep at Handiphuta village under Motanga police limits in Dhenkanal district, late Wednesday night. The victim was identified as Priyanka Nayak alias Pihu, daughter of Pramod...

Bhubaneswar: Paradeep Phosphates Limited (PPL) Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the state government for an investment of Rs 4,000 crore. The investment will be made during the next five years to increase the phosphatic fertiliser manufacturing capacity in both intermediate and final...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha vigilance department Thursday unearthed assets including a two-storey building, two flats, nine high-value flats and deposits worth Rs 61 lakh allegedly belonging to a government official. Sleuths of the vigilance department raided the properties of the officer working at the Integrated Tribal Development...

Berhampur: Four people, including an engineering student, were arrested Thursday in connection with burglaries at nine places in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said. Items worth over Rs 10 lakh were seized from those arrested, they said. Among these items were gold ornament, mobile phones, computers,...

Rourkela: The headmistress of a primary school in Bonai sub-division of Odisha's Sundargarh district has been suspended for negligence after 15 students escaped from the boys' hostel January 28, officials said Thursday. According to officials, the Bonai block education officer (BEO) suspended the headmistress of...

Bhubaneswar: Sleuths of the Odisha Vigilance Department Thursday conducted raids on the properties of a government official at various locations for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. Officials said that the search is underway at seven places, including Bhubaneswar, Balasore, Jajpur,...