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Jayakrushna Jena

Teen hangs self after being stopped from playing online game

Balasore/Langaleswar: A 13-year-old boy in Balasore district died by su*cide Tuesday after his family restricted his access to online gaming, police said. The boy, identified as Jayakrushna Jena, son of Santosh Jena from Guhalipada village under Singla police jurisdiction and a Class-VIII student, frequently played...

Telangana: Three Odia workers killed

Umerkote: Three migrant workers from Bakadabeda under Jharigaon block in Nabarangpur district were killed Monday in a road mishap in Telangana. The deceased were identified as Jayaram Bhatra, 56, Narayan Bhatra, 20, and Chetaman Bhatra, 21 of the village. After lunch Monday, a group of...

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Woman beaten to death by hubby over extra-marital affair

Thakurmunda: A woman was beaten to death by her husband over a suspected extra-marital affair at Champajhar village under Mahuldiha police limits in Mayurbhanj district with an iron rod and a wooden plank, police said. The victim was identified as Salita Munda, wife of the...

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Semiliguda block office lacks toilets, residents face hardships

Semiliguda: The Semiliguda block office in Koraput has no functional toilets, forcing visitors, including the elderly, to use open areas, residents said Tuesday. Locals complained they wait hours for services like pension applications or land queries without restroom access, calling the situation humiliating and unhygienic....

Youth axes father to death over money for mobile

Farmer ends life in Subarnapur district

Sonepur/Binika: A 42-year-old farmer from Choukamal village under Lachhipur police limits in Subarnapur district died late Monday night after allegedly consuming pesticide, police said Tuesday. The deceased, identified as Surendra Biswal, cultivated paddy during the ongoing kharif season. According to police, it is unclear whether...

Odisha govt

Ban on use of ‘Harijan’

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has asked all departments to stop using the word ‘Harijan’ in all forms of official records. Only the Constitutional term “Scheduled Caste” -- in English, Odia, or other national languages -- must be used when referring to communities notified under Article 341...

Mohan Charan Majhi

Law & order situation in Odisha under control: CM

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday said that the overall law and order situation in the state was well under control and his government has a zero-tolerance policy in the field of women's safety. The CM, in a meeting with senior officers, reviewed...

Odisha likely to see heavy rain on Independence Day

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain is likely in parts of Odisha over the next three days under the impact of a possible low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, the IMD said Tuesday. An upper air cyclonic circulation lies over the central Bay of Bengal. So, a...

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AI camera to monitor attendance of Odisha govt employees

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday chalked out a plan to keep a tab on the punctuality, efficiency and honesty of state government employees, an official release said. The decision in this regard was taken at the all-secretaries meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja. "The...

 

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