Koraput: Following the poor performance of students from residential schools run by the SC and ST development department in the recent High School Certificate (HSC) examinations, the Rayagada district administration has initiated steps to improve academic standards and strengthen student welfare measures across the district’s residential institutions.A high-level review meeting chaired by Rayagada collector Ashutosh…

The ambulance driver claimed it was a mechanical failure Cuttack/Kendrapada: A 27-year-old man died in an ambulance while being shifted from SCB Medical College and Hospital to a private facility in Bhubaneswar on Friday, with his family alleging the vehicle was forced to stop midway on Kathajodi bridge after running out of fuel. The ambulance…

Some villagers who lost their cows to the disease Kendrapada: Around 70 cattle heads have died in several villages under Aul block of Kendrapada district in the past two weeks, with chief district veterinary officer Dr Umakanta Sahoo attributing most of the deaths to amphistomes or rumen flukes disease, locally known as ‘Kurmi’.“Key signs of…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) praises Biju Patnaik (R) BHUBANESWAR: Amid the flare-up over BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s controversial statements linking former CM Biju Patnaik to the CIA, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Odisha Day on Wednesday wrote to chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi praising Biju, calling him a symbol of strength and courage. In…