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Phulbani: A man allegedly killed his 92-year-old mother and then set her body on fire after a heated exchange of words in Odisha's Kandhamal district, police said Monday. The incident took place Sunday at Khajurisahi near Badimunda village in the district. The deceased mother was...

Keonjhar: Newly inaugurated Dharanidhar Medical College and Hospital (DDMCH) at Kabitra near Keonjhar town has failed to be of any use to the patients as it is yet to become fully operational months after its inauguration. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the newly-built medical college...

Keonjhar: A day-long workshop titled ‘Empowerment through Nutrition: Together towards a Healthy Keonjhar’ was organised by the Keonjhar district administration Saturday at the Keonjhar auditorium. Attending the workshop presided over by District Collector Ashish Thakare, retired IAS officer and UNICEF Odisha’s senior advisor Akhila Bihari...

Sambalpur: The academic landscape of Sambalpur University is set to expand as the institution is planning to launch three new Post Graduate (PG) programmes in the next academic session. The varsity authorities have proposed the government to introduce PG programmes in Education, Commerce and Sanskrit....

Berhampur: The Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI) here has been making unique statues and sculptures going by its “Waste to Wealth” mantra. This time, however, its students have built a 23-foot elephant statue inspired by the Prime Minister’s call for “Swachhata Hi Seva” ahead of...

Bhawanipatna: A 65-year-old man was allegedly murdered by his nephew who suspected that he was doing black magic, targetting him and his family, police said. The incident happened in Sikerguda village in Bhawanipatna Sadar police station area of Odisha's Kalahandi district, they said. The nephew,...

Bhawanipatna: Three bodies with throats slit were found in Odisha's Kalahandi district, police said Sunday. The bodies, which include that of a two-year-old boy, were found in a secluded area beside the Samkarpal-Dunda Road in Junagarh police station area. The deceased were identified as Raimati...

Berhampur/ Bhubaneswar: A government official and his wife were sentenced to two years in jail by a court in Odisha in a 14-year-old corruption case. The special vigilance court sentenced N Prakash Patra and his wife N Santoshini Patra to two years in jail after...

Paralakhemundi: Students residing in the fringe areas of Gajapati district are relocating to Andhra Pradesh and taking admission in the local schools in the neighbouring state due to lack of proper educational infrastructure and facilities in their own areas, a report said Saturday. The matter...

Rourkela: A central team of doctors consisting of medicine and other experts Saturday visited Sundargarh district where scrub typhus has taken an alarming proportion with each day showing an upward trend. The central team including Dr Tushar Nale, deputy director of public health, National Centre...