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If your hopes are high and your determination is strong, anything is possible. This youth from Hinjilicut village from Ganjam district has proved that you can even make organic incense sticks out of waste papers and dry flowers. Sibani Patra or Siba from Hinjilicut village is a third year graduation student. Siba learnt about this technique of producing organic incense sticks from a YouTube video.

This is a village in a model panchayat. Over 200 households reside in this village. The kutcha roads get washed away in flood. Cyclonic storms cause havoc beyond repair. Residents have to walk long distances for a normal health check-up. This is Gopalpur village in Nahuni Panchayat under Rajkanika block of Kendrapada district. It depicts the stark reality of how farther it is from development despite being a part of a model panchayat.

Humans are the most developed creatures in this world. Perhaps that’s also the reason why humans are called the most intelligent creatures, with the ability to speak, communicate and take decisions. However, humans also co-exist with other animals in this world. Many animals are dependent on humans for food and other necessities. And there is one person in Jagatsinghpur who understood the pain of dogs, who could not express their hunger and plight during the COVID-19 lockdown period in the country. This is Pradeep Kumar Mitra, fondly called as ‘Nilu’. This man from Jagatsinghpur has taken on himself to feed stray dogs in his area every day.

Two Volunteers Dressed As Yamraj & Chitragupta Raise Road Safety Awareness On Streets Of Bhubaneswar

In an unfortunate incident, one person was killed and more than 15 others were injured after a picnic bus overturned near Dumbalpadara area on Gajapati-Rayagada border today. The deceased has been identified as Sunil Sahu, a native of Bhubaneswar. The injured were shifted to a hospital in Mohana.

According to the director of Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar, the minimum temperature will decrease by 3-4 degrees Celsius gradually from January 21 over the districts of Odisha. However, night temperature may rise in the next couple of days over the districts of interior and coastal Odisha. Following that temperatures are likely to decline.

Two huge pythons were rescued during the canal digging work at Pali Gumula village on the outskirts of Berhampur town. One of the pythons managed to enter the engine bay of the earthmoving machine engaged in the work. Both the snakes were rescued by the snake helpline members.

Renowned social activist and labour leader Lalit Nayak passed away today while undergoing treatment at Bhubaneswar AIIMS. Lalit was reportedly undergoing treatment for cancer for the last 6 months. He was also infected with COVID-19. He had been shifted from Bolangir to AIIMS recently after his health conditions deteriorated.

The Keonjhar Town police today detained the prime accused, Sanjay Mohanty in connection with the attack bid on Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) President Niranjan Patnaik. The police are interrogating the accused regarding the motive behind the attack.

To spread awareness among the masses, the 32nd National Road Safety Month was kicked off in Bhubaneswar today.

Even though Section 377 has been decriminalized in the country, the stigma against a same-sex marriage is still prevalent in the society. This couple from Danagadi area of Jajpur is a victim of the same stigma and has sought protection. Subhalakshmi Pati and Lakshmipriya Mishra, aged 22 and 21, respectively had decided to get married after being together for two years.

Our past has always been a topic of great curiosity for all of us. Archaeologists, while excavating, help give us a closer insight into the lives of our ancestors. A similar archaeological find unearthed in Benisagar on the Odisha-Jharkhand Border has become a tourist magnet.

Cardboards wrapped around pillars with hand-made paper targets stuck on them. At first glance, it looks like some child’s plaything. But at a closer glance, one can see that it is a training ground for two budding sportspersons, who are shooting at the targets with impeccable accuracy.

The ruling-BJD criticised the Central government’s decision to procure only 50% surplus parboiled rice this Kharif season, with no procurement during the Rabi season.

With COVID19 vaccination drive underway, the second consignment containing vials of Covishield vaccine dispatched from Pune’s Serum Institute of India will reach Odisha today.