Balasore, Jul 27: A government school headmaster has been detained by police following allegations of inappropriate conduct with a Class V girl student at an upper primary school in Odisha’s Balasore district. The incident has sparked widespread outrage among local residents.The alleged incident took place at Beli Gopinathpur Upper Primary School under Jaleswar police limits….
Balasore: A minor girl died after drowning in the Badakia Nala river while taking a dip in Chandipur police limits in Odisha’s Balasore district on Monday morning.The unfortunate incident took place while she was trying to bring water from the water body to perform Jalavishek at the Jhadeshaw temple on Monday of holy Shravan month.According…
Bhubaneswar: As Bhubaneswar strengthens its reputation as a major education hub, attracting students from across Odisha and other states for higher education, the city’s public library infrastructure is struggling to keep pace with the rising demand. Students preparing for competitive examinations and higher studies are facing an acute shortage of reading spaces, updated books and…
Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik has demanded the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond, citing widespread errors in textbooks used by children across Odisha. Patnaik stressed that Gond should set an example by stepping down, similar to Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s precedent in the past.Patnaik remarked, “Children’s textbooks in Odisha contain numerous…
New Delhi, 2The right to peaceful and lawful protest is constitutionally protected and mere agitation cannot justify a lathi-charge, the Supreme Court observed on Monday A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana made the observations on mentioning of a batch of petitions before the court, alleging excessive use…
Dhenkanal: Two women are seriously injured in separate elephant attacks in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district.The two injured women have been admitted to Hindol Community Health Centre for treatment.As per sources, one elephant attack was reported from the Dandiri Section under Hindol forest range, where a mentally challenged woman was reportedly attacked by a tusker while walking…
Jharsuguda: Notorious criminal Ankit Ghosh was injured in a police encounter near Ib River OPM Ghat under the Brajrajnagar police jurisdiction in the wee hours of Monday.According to sources, Ankit opened fire upon spotting a police team. In retaliation, police fired back, hitting him in the right leg. He was immediately shifted to the District…
Bhubaneswar, 27/7: In a sad piece of news, former Odisha minister and senior BJD leader Sushant Singh passes away after a prolonged illness at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar.His death has brought a pall of gloom in the district of Baragada and in the western Odisha. Singh was the elected from the Bhatli Assembly…
Mumbai, 26/7: Indian Idol 16 has found its winner. Odisha singer Jyotirmayee Nayak lifted the trophy during the grand finale on Sunday, July 26, bringing an end to a season that ran for more than nine months and featured contestants from across the country. Jyotirmayee secured the highest number of audience votes, defeating fellow finalists…
New Delhi, 26/7: After a week of washout following students’ protest, the Parliament will reconvene on Monday but question remains whether peace will return to the House as the Opposition intends to capitalise on Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation by putting and Home Minister Amit Shah on target over police action, including the use of pellet guns,…
