Basudevpur: The culture of Bhagabata Gadi in Odisha is as old as hills. But in course of time, the Bhagabata tungis (huts where Bhagabata was read aloud amid a gathering of people) in villages, have turned out to be a thing of past. Interestingly, people...
Read moreThakurmunda: The forest department has temporarily rehabilitated 110 families, who were evicted from the core areas of Similipal for decades, at Saleibeda village (under Karanjia forest division, 100 km from their settlement. According to reports, 243 members of these families belonging to Khadia, Kolha and...
Read moreChandbali: The state’s biggest drinking water project being set up in Chandbali area of Bhadrak has hit a roadblock with locals opposing its treatment plant on government land. The mega project, which entails an investment of nearly Rs 1,000 crore, is aimed at providing safe...
Read moreBerhampur: In a bid to bring traffic jams under control and create better traffic sense among denizens, the district administration has cracked the whip on traffic violators. According to sources, regional transport offices (RTOs) had cancelled driving licenses of 6,238 persons in Ganjam district during...
Read moreDigapahandi: A Class-VII boy at Siddheswar Nodal Primary School under this block in Ganjam district sustained critical injuries after he was brutally beaten up by his teacher over missing of a training book, Wednesday. The victim was identified as T Sujit Kumar Patra. Assistant teacher...
Read moreBaripada: The regional transport department in Mayurbhanj district Friday suspended driving license of seven truck drivers for three months for overloading their trailers under several provisions of Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019. The officials have also collected a hefty fine of Rs 5,00,550 from them...
Read moreChampua: A vending zone comprising of 15 shops that was constructed nearly a year ago on Champua-Joda road near this town in Keonjhar district to rehabilitate footpath vendors is yet to be made functional. The delay is leading to resentment among the vendors. Only 15...
Read moreBerhampur: A 108 ambulance driver dropped an ailing kid and his father midway while ferrying them to SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) in Cuttack Saturday after the relatives of the patient failed to pay some money demanded by the driver. According to a source,...
Read moreKoraput: Carcass of a saltwater crocodile was found lying on the roadside in Bagaderi village under Kundura block in Koraput district Saturday. Some local residents first spotted the body of the reptile with marks of injuries on its body. According to the locals, the crocodile...
Read moreTelkoi: With water from Hanumatia minor irrigation project under Telkoi block in Keonjhar district not reaching the farmlands at the lower end, the prospect of crop loss is looming large. The farmers of Dimiria and Halapodi villagers alleged that they were under severe mental stress....
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As of Saturday, January 25, the number of 24X7 protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of...
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The appointment of 1984-batch IPS officer AP Maheshwari as the new Director-General of the CRPF came as a surprise to...
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As one gets closer to the day of the Union Budget, one’s expectations from it are soaring. In all likelihood,...
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Children use role-play to deal with complicated situations and to understand them better. Young children act out real or imagined...
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