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Nabarangpur: Nabarangpur district has long struggled with a shortage of doctors and specialists. To provide better healthcare in rural and remote areas, 25 digital dispensaries were opened in 2017-18 at Rajiv Bhawans in various panchayats. Now, however, all these dispensaries remain locked. A private Kolkata-based...

Malkangiri: A headmaster in Malkangiri district has been accused of sexually harassing a Class VI student, prompting outrage among villagers and parents who have lodged a complaint with education authorities. The incident was reported at MV-9 School under Gaudaguda panchayat in Malkangiri Sadar block. According...

Anandapur: Climate change has become a major issue and it is time to reflect deeply on its consequences, environmentalist Trilochan Sahoo said. Speaking at the inaugural Odisha Climate Conclave held at Fakirpur City School under the Anandapur Municipality limits in Keonjhar district, Sahoo pledged his...

Bhawanipatna: Maa Manikeswari University here in Kalahandi district has launched a digital initiative of affixing QR codes to trees, which will help spread awareness about trees and their benefits, a report said. Trees and living beings like humans and animals are interdependent. While trees provide...

Balasore: A Special POCSO Court in Balasore Monday sentenced Sarthak Si of Alalpur village under Jaleswar police limits to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 after convicting him for kidnapping and raping a 15-year-old girl. In default of payment,...

Dhenkikote: A 22-year-old youth was reported missing Monday after being swept away at the Gundichaghagi waterfall, a popular tourist spot in Ghatagaon block of Keonjhar district. The missing youth has been identified as Debesh Kumar Behera of Bartana village under Soro police limits in Balasore...

Bhubaneswar: The Chief Information Commissioner (SCIC) of Odisha has directed the state's Public Service Commission to provide interview marks to a candidate who was not selected for the post of an assistant teacher in 2022. The SCIC has passed this order after hearing a petition...

Berhampur: Veterinary doctors Monday removed plastic materials such as polythene bags weighing around 40 kg from the stomach of a stray cow at a government-run veterinary hospital in Odisha's Ganjam district. Chief District Veterinary Officer (CDVO) of Ganjam, Anjan Kumar Das, said it took around...

Rourkela: Tension was palpable in Bonai in Odisha's Sundergarh district Monday following a communal clash. An argument between two young men belonging to different communities escalated Sunday night, leading to the clash, police said. DIG (Western Range) Brijesh Rai said as a precautionary measure, around...

Jajpur: A 32-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Odisha's Jajpur district Monday for killing his father five years ago. Jajpur District and Sessions Judge Amrut Ranjan Nanda convicted the accused Gurucharan Behera of Bachhala village and sentenced him to life...