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Nabarangpur: The dropout rate in Nabarangpur district is emerging as a serious concern, with an increasing number of students leaving school midway through their education. The trend, visible from primary to secondary levels, has alarmed both the School and the Mass Education Department and social...

Koraput/Borigumma: Police have arrested four persons in connection with the sensational double murder in the Borigumma area of Koraput district, Superintendent of Police Rohit Varma said Wednesday. The accused were identified as the minor’s boyfriend, P Adi Narayana Rao (21) of Dasiri Sahi, Preet Nayak...

Nayagarh/Ranpur: Two persons were killed in separate elephant attacks under the Khordha forest division Wednesday, while a youth narrowly escaped unhurt, officials said. In the first incident, Kalu Moharana, 58, of Mayurjhalia village in Nayagarh district, was trampled to death near a health centre under...

Rourkela: Eighteen years after he was allegedly lured away from his village as a minor on the promise of being taught how to drive, a man from Sundargarh district returned to Rourkela Tuesday and reunited with his family at the railway station. Purushottam Goud, a...

Chhatrapur/Berhampur: A delegation from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) on a 2-day stay visited Ganjam district to assess aquaculture practices and expressed satisfaction with the standards maintained in shrimp seed hatchery operations and brackish water aquaculture in the district Tuesday and Wednesday,...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Wednesday presented a Rs 1,050 crore Budget for the 2026–27 financial year, focusing on infrastructure development, sanitation and revenue augmentation. The Budget was tabled by BMC Commissioner Chanchal Rana in the presence of Deputy Mayor Manjulata Kanhar and other...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant step towards embracing emerging technologies, the Works department organised a one-day training programme on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for its officers and staff under the guidance of Law, Works and Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan at Lok Seva Bhawan here...

Bhubaneswar: Emphasising planned urban growth, the Odisha government has earmarked a Rs 200 crore corpus in the recent state Budget to build sustainable urban ecosystems. Urbanisation is inevitable, but unplanned growth can be avoided through timely planning, said Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Minister Krushna...

Bhubaneswar: A day after a hoarding board collapsed during a nor-wester, claiming two lives at Aiginia Square near Durga Mandap, family members of the deceased and local residents staged a protest at the spot Wednesday, demanding justice and action against those responsible. The protesters blocked...

Bhubaneswar: The Mahanadi Bachao Andolan (MBA) Wednesday questioned the purpose of the proposed five-day visit of the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal to Odisha, asking whether it would yield any tangible benefit for the state. A fact-finding team will visit the affected areas February 27 to...