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Balasore: A fact-finding team of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Friday went to the college in Odisha's Balasore to probe into the circumstances that led a student to set herself afire on the campus. The UGC is one of the agencies that have been probing...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition Congress Friday announced it will observe ‘Shraddhanjali Divas’ across Odisha July 24, marking the 'Ekadasah' (11th-day post-death ritual) of the deceased Fakir Mohan Autonomous College girl student. Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) President Bhakta Charan Das made the announcement following meeting with party’s...

Sambalpur: Gangadhar Meher University in Odisha’s Sambalpur district Friday issued an advisory to all its teaching staff a day after the arrest of an assistant professor for "sexual exploitation" of a female student. An assistant professor of GM University was arrested Thursday for allegedly sexually...

Baripada: A court in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Friday sentenced a 62-year-old man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a specially abled woman in 2021. The sentence was pronounced by District Additional Sessions Court Judge Satyanarayan Patra. The court also imposed a fine of...

Bhubaneswar: Further intensifying its agitation demanding a judicial probe into the death of a woman college student in Balasore, the Opposition BJD Friday held a silent protest demonstration near Mahatma Gandhi statue in Bhubaneswar. The party also decided to continue its stir till the government...

Rayagada: One worker was killed and two others were injured after a push trolley and a goods train got entangled at Rayagada railway station yard Thursday, officials said. In a statement, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) said, “Unfortunately, one contractual labourer got hit by the...

Cuttack: A court here Thursday convicted a man from Madhya Pradesh and sentenced him to rigorous imprisonment of five years for posting objectionable photographs of a minor on social media in Jagatsinghpur district four years ago. The Special POCSO court also imposed a fine of...

Rayagada: Even as the government continues to spend crores on beautifying and renovating school campuses, ground realities remain grim in many state-run institutions. A glaring example is the Bishnuguda Government High School under Pitamahal panchayat in Rayagada block and district, where students have to walk...

Kendrapara: A 23-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide Wednesday evening after being betrayed and blackmailed by her boyfriend at a rented house under Aul police station in Kendrapara district. The deceased, a resident of Dharmadaspur under Mahanga police limits, was employed at a microfinancing company. According...

Koraput: A special ration card distribution drive was organised Thursday at the Koraput Municipality, where 36 new beneficiaries received their cards under the Public Distribution System (PDS). The event was attended by MLA Raghuram Maccha along with Chairman of Koraput Municipality Lalat Ranjan sethy, Vice-Chairman...