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Bhubaneswar: The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) sought a report from the Odisha government, and decided to conduct an inquiry into the alleged murder of a 14-year-old tribal student at the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) here. The NCST Thursday took suo motu...

Cuttack: A shocking incident came to the fore from Khuntakata area under the Maniabandha police station in the Cuttack district, where a 14-year-old class 10 student gave birth to a baby boy after being raped. After the incident came to light, the police, along with...

Bangiriposi: The Mayurbhanj district administration has imposed traffic restrictions on National Highway 49 passing through Dwarashuni Ghat for road-widening work. As part of safety measures to conduct stone-blasting operations required for the expansion work, vehicular movement on the stretch will be suspended from 1 pm...

Angul: An elderly woman was bludgeoned to death allegedly by her daughter-in-law and the latter’s mother over a dispute at a rented house near Jamubandh Chhak in Khalari Gadapada Sahi under Sadar police limits in Angul late Wednesday night, police said Thursday. The victim was...

Khurda: The Orissa High Court has directed state authorities to take appropriate legal action in a case concerning the supply of medicinal opium to a Khurda resident, under the Odisha Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Rules, 1989. The case involves Ramachandra Senapati of Pitapalli, on...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant step to support women-led enterprises and strengthen their economic participation, the state government Thursday disbursed over Rs 90 crore as loan interest waivers to more than 1.55 lakh self-help groups (SHGs) across the state. At a programme held at Mission Shakti...

Bhubaneswar: A review meeting via video conferencing was held here Thursday, chaired by Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra, to assess the current status and progress of Kharif season paddy procurement underway in the state. Senior officials, along with district Civil Supply...

PRAVAT PANIGRAHI, OP Khurda: At least 149 students and seven private educational institutions have been booked for allegedly obtaining post-matric scholarships by submitting forged income and caste certificates, officials said. Acting on the Khurda Collector’s directions, the District Social Welfare Officer (DSWO) lodged a written...

Rourkela: A juvenile Maoist who had been active for years in the Saranda and Kolhan regions along Odisha border surrendered before Rourkela police Thursday and joined the mainstream, officials said. A 9mm carbine was seized from his possession. Addressing a news conference at the Rourkela...

Malkangiri/Kalimela: A 51-year-old tribal man was brutally hacked to death with an axe over suspected witchcraft and sorcery at Us Kapali village under Kalimela police limits in Malkangiri district, Wednesday night. The victim was identified as Muka Padiami, a resident of Usakapali village. According to...