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NCST panel seeks report from Odisha govt, DGP on attacks on member in Keonjhar
NCST panel seeks report from Odisha govt, DGP on attacks on member in Keonjhar

The chairperson of the panel has asked the State Chief Secretary, DGP and ADG of Crime Branch to submit a report on the attacks on Ananta Nayak within three days.

No end to plight of patients: sans motorable road, woman carried on makeshift palanquin in Odisha
Sans motorable road, pregnant woman carried on sling in Odisha

The incident happened in Tetre village of Sarangarh gram Panchayat. Sources said Aarati Malik complained of labour pain on Monday following which the Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) worker of the village rang up 102 ambulance service.

Diarrhoea claims 17 lives in Odisha: Minister
Diarrhoea claims 17 lives in Odisha: Minister

According to the minister, the first outbreak of diarrhoea was in Kashipur block of Rayagada district on July 13, and till now, 159 persons of 11 villages spread over 5 panchayats in the block were infected with the disease, of which 10 died.

East Coast Railway cancels and reschedules several trains; details here
East Coast Railway cancels and reschedules several trains; details here

As per notification, it is being done for commissioning of Double line work between Maneswar-Hatibari-Jujomura Railway Section in the Angul-Sambalpur route and modernisation work in Lakholi-Titilagarh-Theruvali Railway Section.

Odisha Legislative Assembly
Odisha Speaker forms panel over MLAs' salary hike demand

The salary of Odisha MLAs is far less compared to many other states. Odisha MLAs’ monthly remuneration is 19th among Indian states. 

Odisha Forest Dept
CAG unearths massive irregularities in Odisha Forest department's plantation activities

The audit report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (Performance and Compliance Audit) for the year ended March 2020, Government of Odisha revealed massive irregularities in “Assessment of Plantation Activities” covering the period from 2013-14 to 2017-18.

Drowning deaths in Odisha
Odisha registers 4 drowning deaths each day

At least four people on average lose their lives due to drowning each day in Odisha.

FSSAI
FSSAI launches drive against sale of adulterated edible oil

If adulteration will be found, oil manufacturing companies may have to down their shutters.

  • Monday, 01 August 2022
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Mahamayee Mahila Mahavidyalaya in Berhampur
This government college in Berhampur bans use of mobile phones, sparks outrage

Irate students staged protest and demanded the immediate withdrawal of the ban. 

Varsha Priyadarshini
Anubhav-Varsha marital discord: Actress knocks the door of Odisha Human Rights Commission office

On the other hand, the parliamentarian has already released a couple of videos. In one of the videos, he criticised Varsha and dared her to go through forensic, lie detection and medical test.

Tea Hit
Why Assam Tea Production Is Falling

Assam tea industry has been severely affected due to heavy rainfall for the past two months. According to the Guwuhati Tea Auction Center (GTAC), production of tea in June and July has gone down by 8 million kilograms. As per the reports of GTAC, Assam’s crop size for June and July last year was 90.85million Kg and 103.24 million Kg respectively.

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Man kills girlfriend, hangs her from a tree
Man kills girlfriend, hangs her from a tree

The girl’s boyfriend was detained who confessed to killing the girl during interrogation, police sources said.

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Viral Video: Close Shave For Biker As He Escapes Landslide in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh

Incessant rainfall has wreaked havoc in Uttarakhand. A shocking video has surfaced from Pithoragarh’s Dharchula wherein a biker narrowly escaped when a large rock piece fell on the road a second after he crossed the zone.

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 Sindhu Biswal
Odisha youth Sindhu Biswal named ‘Top Creator To Follow’ by LinkedIn; know who he is

An MBA graduate, Sindhu has a YouTube channel, on which he describes himself as a ‘polymath'.

Malkangiri Bonda girl shines in Plus 2 exam, emerges district topper in Commerce stream
Malkangiri Bonda girl shines in Plus 2 exam, emerges district topper in Commerce stream

Karama Muduli, a resident of Mudulipada Panchayat located at the Bonda ghati in Malkangiri district, has secured 82.66 percent in the recently published Plus II Commerce results and become the topper in the district. 

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