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A Twitter frenzy broke out when American pop singer Rihanna on Tuesday (February 3) night posted a news link on India’s farmers’ protest and tweeted this. It triggered widespread outrage from Indians questioning Rihanna’s credentials and knowledge about India’s internal matters.

In a case of alleged negligence, almost eight children were taken ill after consuming poisonous fruits at an Anganwadi centre. The incident was reported from Manneguda village in Malkangiri on Wednesday (February 3).

After the announcement of the Rail Budget allocation for Odisha, the ruling-BJD and Congress came down heavily on the centre citing that the demands of the state have been ignored. Reacting to the criticism, the state BJP said that the Centre has allocated more-than-expected funds to Odisha.

A Gram Rojgar Sevak (GRS) of Guagadhia Panchayat under Basudevpur Block of Bhadrak district attempted self-immolation inside the office of the Block Development Officer. The Gram Rojgar Sevak attempted self-immolation over alleged non-payment of his dues for the last several months.

Odisha has been allocated Rs 6995.58 Cr in the Rail Budget of 2021-22. Highest Rs 1000.50 crore has been allocated for Khurdha-Bolangir rail line.

This is the team of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) led by the Joint Director General (Archaeology), Sanjay Kumar Manjul taking stock of the monuments unearthed during the demolition under the Ekamra Kshetra Beautification project. The demolition work is being carried out jointly by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA).

The annual holy dip rituals at Chandrabhaga beach will be held with limited devotees this year. The holy dip at the beach is held on the occasion of Magha Saptami, the seventh day of the waxing phase of the Odia month of Magha.

These juicy looking fruits can surely attract anyone. With attractive and ripe exterior, these fruits are as sweet as they look. However, these fruits are generally not found in India. Yes, you heard that right! These bulbous looking fruits are actually a foreign delicacy called Thai Jujube or Chinese dates. Owing to its sweet taste and size, this fruit from South Asia has garnered popularity all over the world. And now these fruits are growing in Niali of Cuttack.

A sarpanch, a farmer, a social worker! Hrudanada Das, the Sarpanch of Namatara Panchayat of Rajkanika block of Kendrapara district wears many hats. In his free time, Hrudananda devotes all his efforts towards growing fresh vegetables in his yard. Hrudananda has managed to grow several varieties of vegetables in his 7-acre land and has generated over Rs. 5 lakh income from farming.

Almost 10 houses were gutted in a major fire mishap at Balajitpada village under Kalei Panchayat of Bhadrak district on Thursday (February 4). Due to the incident that occurred late at night, four families have now been rendered homeless. The cause of fire has not been ascertained yet.

The Reserve Bank Of India kept the key rates unchanged while maintaining an accommodative stance of monetary policy.

Police attacked again in Odisha! In a shocking incident, at least four cops including an assistant sub-inspector were injured in an alleged mob attack while arresting a person on charges of extortion in Paradip. According to sources, the locals who allegedly attacked the police, succeeded in freeing accused Trinath Dalei from the custody of the police team.

Cold conditions continue to prevail over several parts of the state. As many as 6 places in Odisha recorded temperatures below 10 degrees Celsius. Normal life in Kandhamal district has been severely hit as G Udaygiri recorded 3.2 degrees Celsius followed by Phulbani at 5.5 and Daringbadi at 6.5 degrees Celsius.

The final day of the Aero India 2021 exhibition in Bengaluru was a visual treat for the audience with lots of stunts on display.

Is the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar at risk because of its runway? Why has the re-carpeting of the runway been delayed for so long? Although the airport authorities had planned to carry out the much-awaited re-carpeting work of the runway in 2019, it could not be executed due to restrictions clamped following the outbreak of Covid-19.