Jagatsinghpur: Flouting existing norms on procurement of books under Samagra Siksha scheme for the school libraries in this district, some of the administrative officials here are pressuring schools to buy books of their choice, many teachers have alleged. All the schools in the districts have...
Read moreBerhampur: A ‘scrap guitar’ designed by ITIans of government-run Berhampur Industrial Training Institute (ITI) and made up of metal waste items has entered the Asia Book of Records. The institute had applied for Gunnies Book of World Records, Limca Book of Records, Golden Book of...
Read moreBant: He knows the pain and suffering inherent to life. Perhaps that is the reason why he makes it a point to extend all possible help to anyone who is in pain. Meet altruist Jaladhar Nayak of Begana village under Niloka panchayat in Bant block of...
Read morePattapur: Police Wednesday detained a man on charges of killing his wife Tuesday night over dowry demands in Ganjam district. The accused has been identified as Krushna Pradhan of S Gopalpur village that comes under Pattapur police limits of Sanakhemundi block. The deceased has been...
Read moreBerhampur: Former Berhampur Municipality Corporation corporator Krushna Sethi’s son Gourav Sethi alias Chinku was attacked by some unidentified miscreants in Sitadimbera lane under Badabazar police limits of Ganjam district late Tuesday night. He was rushed to the MKCG Medical College and hospital in critical condition....
Read moreAngul: Sub-letting of shops has become a lucrative business here for some people, who have been allotted spaces by the Angul Municipality. In this town, there are 728 shop spaces owned by the municipality. These were distributed to people who wanted to run a shop,...
Read moreKeonjhar: The elephant calf that had sustained injuries Wednesday night after being knocked down by a truck on National Highway- 20 in Keonjhar district died Thursday. According to Forest Department officials, the mishap took place Wednesday night in which two full-grown elephants died on the spot and...
Read moreAngul: The State Government declared Wednesday that strict restrictions would be imposed on polythene across Odisha October 2 onwards. As a part of the restrictions, municipality staff here seized 28 quintals of polythene from a pick-up van and imposed a fine of Rs 1, 000...
Read moreLathor: There are many schemes of both the Central and the Odisha governments to provide affordable housing facilities for poor people living in villages. However, in spite of schemes like the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY), Bijju Pucca Ghar Yojna (BPGY) and Indira Awas Yojana...
Read moreBasudevpur: A jilted lover attempted to kill Wednesday a minor girl by setting her on fire after pouring petrol on her at a village under Basudevpur Police limits in Bhadrak district. Preliminary investigations have revealed that the youth’s failure to win the girl’s heart led...
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s announcement to allow free travel for women in public transport buses in the capital from...
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Having taken some bold yet highly controversial steps in Kashmir, it was the need of time for the Modi government...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day address to the nation Thursday, announced the decision to appoint a Chief...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day address to the nation Thursday, announced the decision to appoint a Chief...
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