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Prez Murmu honours teachers with National Awards

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Teachers Awards on 48 educators at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi Saturday, as the country marked Teachers' Day September 5. Short documentaries highlighting the exemplary work and achievements of each awardee were also showcased during the event,...

Nepal floods: Death toll rises to 1,344; 4,886 missing

Kathmandu: The death toll from last week’s devastating floods in Nepal has crossed 1,300, as piles of dead bodies collected in different districts continue to pile up. According to the latest data released by the Nepal Police, as many as 1,344 bodies swept away by...

Risking deep waters to keep lessons afloat

Nabarangpur: For most teachers, reaching school is a routine part of the job. But for two teachers in Nabarangpur district, it involves a daily journey fraught with risk across the vast waters of the Indravati reservoir in a country boat, followed by long walks to...

Three cannabis farmers held; 12,000 plants destroyed

Nandapur/Koraput: In a first, Koraput police arrested three farmers while they were allegedly tending cannabis plants in a 10-acre forest area near Disariguda and Lenziguda villages under Padua police station, officials said Friday. Addressing a press conference at the Koraput police headquarters Friday, Superintendent of...

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Ministers extend support for organ donation, transplant support

Bhubaneswar: Odisha needs a stronger and more coordinated ecosystem for organ donation and transplantation, with greater public awareness and better support for patients and their families, Law, Works and Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan and Health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling said Friday. Both the...

Teachers’ Day overshadowed by protests & unresolved demands

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: As Odisha celebrates Teachers’ Day with tributes and felicitation programmes, a section of the state’s teaching community is using the occasion to highlight unresolved concerns over recruitment, vacant posts, service conditions and the dignity and safety of teachers. Teachers and aspirants...

Youth strangles mom to death, held

Baripada: A family dispute turned tragic as a 19-year-old youth allegedly strangled his mother to death at Barajpur village under Baripada Sadar police station in Mayurbhanj district Thursday night, police said. The accused has been arrested. The deceased was identified as Srimati Singh and the...

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