Bhubaneswar: At least 16,000 students have skipped the annual Class X board exam in the past two years, triggering concern in the school and mass education department about absenteeism.Data available with the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) revealed that 8,364 students who had filled up examination forms this year did not appear for the exam….
Bhubaneswar: In the wake of the tragic Jabalpur boat capsize that claimed 13 lives, Odisha govt on Sunday instructed all vessel operators in the state to adhere to the safety protocols strictly, failure to which will draw punitive action.The govt has directed all operational boats to keep adequate number of life jackets, life buoys and…
Dusmant Kumar Sahoo who found the bag of cash Bhubaneswar: Discovering an unclaimed bag stashed with wads of currency at a public place could tempt anybody into pocketing it without a second thought. But for Dusmant Kumar Sahoo (40), a differently abled and financially struggling spices vendor from Dumduma, it was honesty that prevailed.Instead of…
Bhubaneswar: City authorities have decided to intensify enforcement on the entry of heavy vehicles, particularly lorries and trucks, into the city limits during peak hours after several citizens raised the issue.The residents have posted and written on TOI’s Citizen Reporter portal and highlighted how the heavy trucks are causing extreme inconvenience to commuters and creating…
Puri: A 35-year-old man was critically injured in a broad daylight attack by armed miscreants, who also attempted to run him over with a speeding bike in Kanas area of Puri district on Saturday.According to eyewitnesses, a group of miscreants chased Mrutyunjaya Bharimal, a resident of Dokanda village, in a crowded marketplace and launched a…
Laxmi Khimudu of Sindhirmal village in Malkangiri district Bhubaneswar: Every morning before leaving for construction work, Narayan Khimudu would watch his daughter carefully hold a pencil between her toes and bend over a notebook with fierce determination. For years, that image carried a silent message for the family that 16-year-old Laxmi would never allow her…
Bhubaneswar: India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday forecast light to moderate rain or thunderstorm in several districts this week.It issued orange warning for thunderstorm activities, accompanied with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching up to 50 to 60 kmph, in at least 17 districts during the next three days from Monday.Besides, it issued yellow…
Bhubaneswar: A drug addict, who tried to kill his family member at the age of 15, has found a new purpose in life thanks to the efforts of a de-addiction/rehabilitation centre in Cuttack. Having dropped out of school after Class VIII, the 18-year-old has now cleared Class X, scoring 380 out of 600.The youth, who…
Berhampur: All 35 inmates, including 18 girls, of the govt-run child care institutions (CCI) in Gajapati district — mostly orphans — who appeared for the HSC examination, have cleared it, said Arun Kumar Tripathy, district child protection officer (DCPO).District’s child welfare committee (CWC) chairman Amiya Kumar Tripathy and the DCPO among others visited the institutes…
Berhampur: Wildlife officials have proposed the installation of 24 more solar-based early warning systems in the sensitive locations of Ghumusar north division in Ganjam district to mitigate the human-elephant conflict. “We had installed the system in 26 locations last year,” Himansu Sekhar Mohanty, divisional forest officer (Ghumusar north), said, adding, “We have proposed the govt…
