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BPIA airport
Bhubaneswar Airport all set to get green and carbon-neutral status

The Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) is all set to become a world-class green and carbon-neutral airport.

DAM OPENING
Watch Hirakud Dam Gate Opening - 5 Gates Opened To Release Excess Water

With heavy raifall continuing across Odisha, several river are in spate and water levels are rising. The Hirakud Dam authorities today opened  as many as 5 gates to release excess water

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  • Thursday, 11 August 2022
CLUBS UNSAFE
Club manager, bouncers arrested for thrashing customers in Gurugram

The manager of a night club in Gurugram was arrested on charges of thrashing customers. Along with the manager bouncers were also arrested for thrashing customers.

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  • Thursday, 11 August 2022
Dharmendra Pradhan with Giriraj Singh
Dharmendra Pradhan, Pradip Amat seek more houses for Odisha under PMAY-G, Giriraj slams Odisha govt over massive corruption

Earlier, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking additional houses for Odisha under PMAY-G.

Happy Raksha Bandhan: Brothers are true superheroes for these little girls #Watch
Happy Raksha Bandhan: Brothers are true superheroes for these little girls #Watch

While the true values of this auspicious day slowly are fading away with modernization, there are some brothers who truly are focused on keeping their promise. 

Family forced to carry body in swollen nullah to cremate it
Family forced to carry body in swollen 'nullah' for cremation

Though residents have been demanding construction of a bridge over the nullah but the government is yet to do the needful.

Rakhi For Jawans
Raksha Bandhan At Attari-Wagah Border

India is celebratiing Raksha Bandhan today. For the sacrifice made by our jawans to protect the borders, women and girls tied Rakhi to the jawans at the Attari-Wagah border on this auspicious occasion. 

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Rakhi Purnima celebrated with fanfare; Srimandir to celebrate Rakhi Purnima tomorrow
Rakhi Purnima celebrated with fanfare; Srimandir to celebrate Rakhi Purnima tomorrow

Be it Raksha Bandhan or Independence Day, people over last two years had opted for virtual celebrations to mark the festivities because of social distancing, lockdown regulations, and travel constraints. 

Senior BJP leader Jayanarayan Mishra
We will surely score goal, says senior BJP leader Jayanarayan Mishra after Sunil Bansal appointed as Odisha BJP in-charge

After Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar parted ways with NDA, Bansal, who was the general secretary (Organisaton) in Utar Pradesh since 2014, was appointed as National Secretary in charge of the three Opposition-governed states.

KIDNAP OR DROWNING?
Bank agriculture officer goes missing! Bolangir Police launches search operation

A bank agriculture officer has gone missing under mysterious circumstances in Bolangir district. Dibyaranjan Mishra had been working as an agriculture officer with the Punjab National Bank’s Barpali branch.

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  • Thursday, 11 August 2022
Sarpanch goes extra mile to teach students at his alma mater in Bhadrak 
Sarpanch goes extra mile to teach students at his alma mater in Bhadrak 

During his visit, the Sarpanch found nothing amiss. But, the students’ complaints about having problems in understanding mathematical problems for not having a mathematics teacher moved the teacher inside him.

SPECIAL RAKSHABANDHAN
Why This Raksha Bandhan Is Special For PM Narendra Modi, Watch This Video

Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Raksha Bandhan today with young girls at his residence in Delhi. PM Modi calls this a special Rakshabandhan as these girls were the daughters of sweepers, peons, gardeners, drivers, etc working at PMO. Watch this video.

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  • Thursday, 11 August 2022
Heavy rainfall waterlogging
Rain alert: Wet spell to continue in Odisha for next 5 days, flood threat in Mahanadi

A flood-like situation is expected on Mahanadi due to excess rainfall in the upper catchment areas of Chhattisgarh. More water is entering Hirakud dam due to heavy rainfall in Chhattisgarh.

Hundreds of Aadhaar cards buried
Hundreds of Aadhaar cards found buried in Gajapati village

A local spotted the postmaster dumping huge number of Aadhaar cards in an open field and burying it. He then alerted other residents who reached the spot and dug out all the Aadhaar cards.

Mother’s Cry For Baby
Separated from baby girl, woman kneels, begs to get her back

This woman has been forced to run from pillar to post to get back her little daughter. She can be seen kneeling, literally begging officials to give back her baby girl. The heart-breaking incident is from Jagannathprasad area in Ganjam district.

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