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Odisha: Another BJD heavyweight quits party

Bhubaneswar: One more Biju Janata Dal (BJD) heavyweight resigned from the primary membership of the party following the announcement of the third list of candidates for the Assembly constituencies in Odisha. Ramesh Chandra Sai, the sitting MLA from Athamallik assembly segment under the Sambalpur Lok...

BEO seeks reply from schools on RTE violation

Bhubaneswar: The Block Education Officer (BEO) sent a show-cause notice to 13 private schools for violation of Right to Education (RTE) Act here Thursday. The notice was sent after several parents gheraoed the BEO office and locked the gates. They unlocked it following an assurance...

Enrolment drive held for City slum children

Bhubaneswar: To put the dropout slum children back in government schools, ActionAid, in collaboration with Centre for Child and Women Development (CCWD) and Government Primary School Second Postal Colony, conducted an enrolment drive on the occasion of Pravesh Utsav, Thursday. The programme was organised at...

Four held over dacoity plans

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police here arrested four hoodlums for allegedly preparing to commit dacoity, under Tamando police station limits, Thursday. Three knives, one hammer, chili powder packets and mobile phones were seized from the possession of the accused, said a senior officer at the Tamando...

Heatwave in Odisha

Mercury touches 42 degC as Odisha reels under intense heat

Bhubaneswar: Odisha, which is reeling under intense heat, Thursday recorded the season's highest temperature so far of 42 degrees Celsius at two places, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Seven places in the state recorded a maximum temperature of 41 degrees Celsius and above, while...

 

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