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Hundreds of chickens were reportedly found dead at a poultry farm in Badaberana village under Begunia area of Khordha district in the last three days. This comes amid the bird flu scare currently prevalent in several parts of the country.  

The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police Crime Branch seized 1.310 gram brown sugar and arrested one person near the Khordha Bypass on the National Highway today. The accused has been identified as Shaikh Anwar. The Crime Branch team conducted a raid near Khordha Bypass on the National Highway.

The annual enumeration of migratory birds at Hirakud Dam began today. As many as 21 teams comprising of forest officials from Sambalpur, Hirakud and Jharsuguda divisions have been engaged in the exercise.

The Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has constituted a 4-member high-level committee to probe the gas leak mishap at the Rourkela Steel Plant that took four lives. The executive director of the Bokaro Steel Plant, Atanu Kumar Bhomika will lead the committee that will also include the general managers of Bhilai, Durgapur and Kolkata Steel plants. The team is expected to start the investigation either from today or tomorrow.

Putting an end to the long-drawn case pertaining to school fees, the Orissa High Court has asked the petitioners to accept the fee reductions proposed by the high-powered committee that had been created for the purpose. This comes after a long wait over the issue of reduction of fees by private schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic as demanded by parents’ associations across the state.

In this fast-paced age, all of us have become dependent on technology. From the simple alarm clock to tracking one’s heart beat, we bank on technology to be our saving grace. With the coming generation becoming more and more tech-savvy, a child from Bolangir has set new benchmarks. Meet, Venkat Raman Pattnaik a seven-year-old boy who has become a prodigy with several achievements under his belt.

In a disturbing incident that was reported from Puri today, a reporter and a video journalist belonging to a private web-channel were allegedly thrashed by some unidentified goons at Janhi Mundia Square in Dolamandap Sahi.  

Once a royal palace court, this ancient building dates back to the British Era. It was constructed in 1921 during the reign of Boudh King, Jogendra Dev. On its 100th anniversary this year, it was converted into a district museum with an eclectic collection of historic, cultural, artistic and literary artefacts of significance. The museum showcases some of the rare collections of the royal family from the British era.

To control cybercrime, the Commissionerate Police has released a help desk number 7440006709. The help desk will be operated by a special squad of one Sub-Inspector and 7 constables.

A safety belt will now safeguard women. It will become their safety cover. With crime against women and girl children on rise in the state, Jeypore’s Sisir Malik has come up with a belt to provide safety and security to the vulnerable.

Seoul-based entertainment company, Big Hit Entertainment that manages BTS, later also confirmed that the voices were indeed lent by the members of the K-Pop band including the sexiest man alive, Jungkook.

Schools reopened across Odisha for classes X and XII students today after a gap of nine months. The schools were closed due to the COVID19 pandemic and reopened as per the directives of the State Government.

The accused minor in the sensational Nayagarh minor girl murder case has refused to undergo Narco analysis test. The Special Investigation Team probing the case had produced the accused minor before the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) in Nayagarh. The investigation team had pleaded for a narco test of the accused and the hearing of the same was conducted at the Juvenile Justice Board today.

An anonymous letter citing threat to Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik’s life has landed at Naveen Niwas, the residence of the Chief Minister in Bhubaneswar. The letter urged CM Naveen to be alert stating that contract killers are continuously following him.    

Along with the entire country, the second phase dry run of COVID-19 vaccination began in Odisha today. The demo run for the vaccination drive is being carried out in the Bhubaneswar Unit-4 government hospital. It is being expected that the vaccination process will begin in a full-fledged manner in the country by January 13.