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The deep depression over southwest Bay of Bengal has further intensified into severe cyclonic storm ‘Nivar’ and is heading towards Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Nivar is likely to further intensify into very severe cyclonic storm and is expected to cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts around midnight today and early morning of November 26.

The Koraput Police department lost a valuable member of their team today. This is no ordinary funeral but a farewell gathering for Gracy, the 9-year-old female sniffer dog, who died today morning. Gracy was given farewell by the Koraput Police for her service to the department. Gracy had received her training from Tekanpur in Madhya Pradhesh. After her training, she served in Nabarangpur, Kalahandi and then in Koraput. Gracy was instrumental in assisting police to solve many cases. Gracy also bagged a lot of awards in competitions during the Annual Police Meets and in 2016 she won a medal for securing the first place.

Odisha may get another AIIMS soon! The Odisha government has requested the Centre for establishment of a second AIIMS in the State in Sundargarh district. Chief Secretary of Odisha Asit Tripathy wrote a letter to the Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare proposing the idea. Citing the example of Bihar, where a second AIIMS was recently approved, Odisha government has proposed the idea in view of the health care requirements of the state. Odisha government has proposed that the second AIIMS may be considered for Western Odisha in the district of Sundargarh.

With certain states experiencing another wave of COVID19, the Union Home Ministry has issued a fresh set of guidelines for the month of December that will remain in force till the end of the year. No movement will be allowed in or out of the containment zones with the exception of medical emergencies and essential services. All States and Union Territories are ordered to properly demarcate the containment zones. Outside of the containment zones, all activities will continue as usual. Cinema halls and theatres will continue to operate with up to 50 percent capacity while International air travel will be as permitted by the Ministry of Home Affairs. Swimming pools to remain open for sportspersons, while exhibition halls can only be used for business-to-business purposes. There will be no restriction on inter-state and intra-State movement.

The return of 50-year-old Birju Kullu to his native land in Odisha’s Sundargarh after serving two decades in a Pakistan jail has brought a ray of hope for the family of another Odia soldier from the State, who, they allege, has been languishing in a prison of the neighbouring country for the last 55 years.

Amid a massive public outrage over the abduction and subsequent murder of five-year-old girl ‘Pari’ in Nayagarh, the Odisha unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has now demanded handing over the case to the Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI) for a fair investigation.

A project that was conceived before Independence in the year 1945, is yet to see completion. The Railway project, which had promised to connect Khurda and Bolangir districts, continues to move at a snail’s pace. It was in the year 1994 that the project was approved and the Centre had set a budget of 400 crore rupees after conducting four surveys for the project. The railway line is still to be completed and the budget has increased 10 folds to 4000 crore rupees.

Massive protests erupted today in Odisha over the Nayagarh Minor Girl Pari murder case. Political parties turned the heat on Minister Arun Sahoo demanding his resignation. With massive outrage both inside and outside the Odisha Assembly, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik ordered a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the matter.

More drama outside Odisha Assembly! Three farmers from Athagarh attempted suicide before the Odisha Assembly today. Police intervened and captured the farmers, who refused to leave spot begging for death.

As a child, Jyotiranjan Pandit of Madhavur in Balasore district could not purchase LED bulbs for his studies. Now as a 17-year-old, he distributes LED bulbs developed by himself to others. After learning the techniques of making LED bulbs from YouTube, he started making them at home.

It has been 8 days since elephants strayed into Dabala village under Binika of Subarnapur district. The elephants have been crossing the Mahanadi River and entering the nearby villages in the area, breaking houses and destroying crops. The elephants have reportedly destroyed vegetables and paddy crop in over 100 acres.

Just days after the self-immolation attempt by parents of murdered minor girl Pari; comes another suicide attempt near Odisha Assembly. Sulochana Das and her son Subrat of Kujanga of Jagatsinghpur district attempted to immolate themselves behind the Odisha Assembly today. The mother-son duo attempted self-immolation near IG Park on the IDCOL road behind the Assembly. However, both of them were stopped by the police and were later taken into custody.

No matter what youare farming, you thought the most important ingredient is ‘soil’.Well, you are mistaken and AshishMohanty of Jagatsinghpurdistrict will show you how.

Coronavirus pandemic has destroyed livelihoods. It has snatched jobs and migrant workers have been the worst affected. With employment opportunities virtually non-existent, they don’t have the financial resources to sustain their families