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36 public servants dismissed from service in Odisha in 2013

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 21:18

At least 36 public servants have been dismissed from service in Odisha after being convicted in different corruption cases and 285 similar cases have been registered against officials including 48 class-I officers during 2013, official sources said.

Odisha teacher calls a girl witch, suspended

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 15:37

A woman teacher was suspended in Odisha for calling a minor girl a witch and sending her back from the school, an official said Monday.

Odisha: 10-yr old girl raped, youth arrested

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 13:03

A youth has been arrested from Jajpur Keonjhar Road station on charges of raping a ten-year-old school girl at Managobindapur village in Odisha`s Jajpur district, police said today.

Two dead in Odisha mining accident

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 14:52

At least two people were killed and one critically injured when a machine used to pile up materials broke down in an iron ore mine in Odisha.

NRHC notice to Keonjhar SP on school rape case

Last Updated: Friday, August 9, 2013, 00:12

NHRC issued a notice to SP in Keonjhar district seeking an action taken report on a headmaster allegedly raping a Class II tribal girl student.

10-yr old boy commits suicide when asked to go to school

Last Updated: Friday, July 26, 2013, 17:15

A 10-year-old tribal boy allegedly committed suicide in Odisha`s Keonjhar district when his mother asked him to go to school.

Congress demands CBI probe into alleged iron ore loot

Last Updated: Monday, July 1, 2013, 22:44

Congress demanded a CBI probe into alleged loot of iron ore worth Rs 2,000 crore in Uliburu area of Keonjhar district.

Odisha miners pledge Rs 100 cr fund for local area development

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 16:25

Eight mine owners of Odisha have joined hands to invest about Rs 100 crore for local area development of two mineral rich districts -- Keonjhar and Sundergarh.

Elephant killed by goods train in Odisha

Last Updated: Thursday, March 21, 2013, 18:18

An elephant was killed by a goods train while it was crossing railway tracks in the district Thursday, official sources said.

Two separate cases of gang-rape reported in Odisha

Last Updated: Saturday, December 22, 2012, 00:12

Despite furore over Delhi gang-rape case, two new cases of the crime have been reported in Odisha involving a 19-year-old girl from Bhubaneswar and a 24-year-old woman from Keonjhar district.

CRPF constable commits suicide in Odisha

Last Updated: Saturday, December 8, 2012, 15:24

A CRPF constable working as a driver in the paramilitary force, committed suicide by shooting himself with his service revolver in Odisha`s Keonjhar district on Saturday, police said.

Odisha CM announces winter assistance for 37 lakh people

Last Updated: Monday, November 12, 2012, 21:04

With mercury level dipping below 10 degrees Celsius in most of the interior parts of Odisha, the state government on Monday announced Rs 200 winter assistance each for elderly, widows and disabled.