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When one thinks of Koraput, the images of greenery, waterfalls and clusters of mountains flash by. Then it is the captivating aroma from the coffee farms. Within this opulence, one can also catch wafts of aromatic cardamom. Yes you heard that right! Now Koraput is also making its presence felt in cardamom cultivation along with other spices which have added to the agricultural base of the area.

This Makar Sankranti, you can fly kites, but make sure you don’t use dangerous glass-coated strings from China popularly known as the Chinese Manja. You will be in for big trouble for violating this rule.

Condemning the brutal murder of BJP leader Kulamani Baral & his associate in Mahanga, the saffron party National Vice-President, Baijayant Panda demanded stern action against the culprits. While meeting the family members of Late Kulamani Baral in Nurtang village under Mahanga in Cuttack, Panda said that the law and order situation in the State has completely deteriorated.

In a major development in the Nayagarh minor girl murder case, the mother of the victim has moved the Supreme Court demanding a CBI probe. The mother of the victim filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India in exercise of her right to Constitutional remedies.

The Directorate of Medical Education & Training (DMET) Director, CBK Mohanty said today that the academic session of the Puri Medical College and Hospital will begin this year.

Today is the auspicious Makar Sankranti. Devotees across Odisha were seen making a beeline at temples across the state to offer worship. At Puri Srimandir, there was a large turnout of devotees who visited the temple to have darshan of Lord Jagannath.

Two people have been sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment for gang raping a minor girl in 2017 in Keonjhar Sadar Police limits area. The Additional District Judge (ADJ) of Keonjhar sentenced the accused to 20 years of imprisonment with Rs. 50,000 penalty. As per the verdict, if the convicts fail to pay the fine, additional penalty of Rs 5 lakh will be levied along with extension of the conviction period by one more year.  

This happened in Khandagiri area of Bhubaneswar. This video purportedly shows a couple mercilessly thrashing another man. The man being thrashed is Vivek Dasbatia.

On the auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti, large number of devotees gathered at Bhimkund in Mayurbhanj District to take a holy dip and make offerings.

Tension ran high when a mob turned violent following the death of local youth and torched a police van at Alinagar square on Bhadrak-Chandbali National Highway.

Padma Shri D Prakash Rao, who passed away on Wednesday at SCB Medical College & Hospital in Cuttack, was cremated with full state honours today. Rao succumbed to a brain stroke at SCB Medical College where he was undergoing treatment for last 20 days.

Around 25 passengers escaped narrowly after a bus in which they were travelling overturned near Alutuma Bridge in Dhenkanal district today. One of the passengers sustained injuries and was admitted to a nearby hospital.

The mortal remains of social activist, Padma Shri D Prakash Rao were consigned to flames with full state honours at Kaliaboda crematorium in Cuttack today. Rao succumbed to a brain stroke at SCB Medical College yesterday where he was undergoing treatment for last 20 days. He had tested positive for Covid-19 and was admitted in the special Covid ward.

On a busy flyover in Bhubaneswar, a car went up in flames triggering panic among passersby. The incident happened on the CRP flyover in Bhubaneswar today. Three youths who were inside the vehicle had a narrow escape in the incident.

Rs 1.13 lakh penalty for a motorcyclist!? It’s hard to believe, when you can get a new motorcycle with that much money. But that is what happened in Rayagada district of Odisha. A motorcyclist was penalized Rs 1.13 lakh for a series of violations under the Motor Vehicles Act.