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Odisha Police launches e-Zero FIR system for cyber fraud

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police Wednesday launched the e-Zero FIR system for cyber financial fraud cases, aiming to speed up case registration, improve police response and enhance the chances of preventing further financial losses. Director General of Police Yogesh Bahadur Khurania launched the system, describing it as...

Proposed Sijimali bauxite mine: Concerns raised over environmental impact

New Delhi/Rayagada: Experts have written an open letter to various authorities raising concerns regarding the proposed Sijimali bauxite mining project by Vedanta in Odisha, saying it will have irreversible impacts on forests, biodiversity, wildlife habitats, water systems, and forest-dependent communities. The project, which involves mining...

PGI 2.0: Odisha retains Prachesta-2 grade

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: Odisha has retained its ‘Prachesta-2’ grade in the Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2.0 for 2025–26, released by the Union Ministry of Education, reflecting steady performance in school education while underscoring the need to improve learning outcomes. The state scored 651.5...

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Utkal Alumina CSR dispute boils over

Thuamul Rampur: Hundreds of residents from mining-affected villages staged a protest and laid siege to the Thuamul Rampur Block Office in Kalahandi district, accusing Utkal Alumina of failing to fulfil its corporate social responsibility (CSR) commitments and earlier agreements. People from Maligaon, Gopinathpur and Odri...

Odisha school textbooks errors: CPI(M) demands Min Gond’s ouster

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Local Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) staged a protest outside the office of the Additional District Magistrate (ADM), demanding the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond over alleged irregularities in the preparation and distribution of new...

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Stray dogs critically maul 6-year-old girl in Ganjam

Digapahandi: A six-year-old girl sustained critical injuries after being attacked by two stray dogs on the premises of her school at Mahanala village under Sanakhemundi block in Ganjam district. The victim was identified as Jhansi Rani Sahu, daughter of Pramod Sahu of Patapur village. She...

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Man gets life term for burning minor girl alive

Bhubaneswar: A special court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for burning a 15-year-old girl to death in Kalahandi district in 2017, the state Crime Branch said. Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Court Tuesday convicted Tumeswar Das under relevant sections of the IPC in connection with...

 

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