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BJD MLA Swarup Das 'Humiliated' By Woman Sarpanch At Inaugural Event In Balasore
BJD MLA Swarup Das 'Humiliated' By Woman Sarpanch At Inaugural Event In Balasore

Several BJP workers along with the woman Sarpanch cornered Das and allegedly humiliated him. The supporters of the Sarpanch surrounded Das while the duo (MLA and Sarpanch) were engaged in banter. 

Mamita Murder Case: CM Sitting Like 'Dhritarashtra' & Shielding Criminals, Says BJP
Mamita Murder Case: CM Sitting Like 'Dhritarashtra' And Shielding Criminals, Accuses BJP

At a presser, State BJP General Secretary Prithviraj Harichandan said that the lady teacher was brutally murdered, her body chopped up in pieces and her body dumped 40 ft below the ground. The prime accused Gobinda Sahu had received undue favours from the Minister of State (Home) Dibya Shankar Mishra and other influential leaders of the ruling BJD, he alleged.

Winds Of Change
Once A Naxal Stronghold, Now A Transformed Landscape

Khajuripada village in Chitrakonda area of Left-wing extremism infested Malkangiri is a transformed landscape now. But this wasn’t the case not in the very distant past.

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Odisha Maoist Hotbed Transforming From Haven Of Ganja To Garden Of Paradise
Odisha Maoist Hotbed Transforming From Haven Of Ganja To Garden Of Paradise

The remarkable change in grim picture of Malkangiri, often referred to as Odisha's Maoist citadel, from a safe haven for ganja cultivation to a land with new hope is no less than an epic transformation.

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Puri Name Change: Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati Shares Different View

As discussions are underway on proposal to change the name of the pilgrim city, Puri, the Shankaracharya of Puri, Swami Nischalananda Saraswati, shared a very different view on the matter.

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‘Jumbo Havoc’
Watch: Wild Tusker Wreaks Havoc In Odisha

A wild tusker wreaked havoc in a village at in Kamakhyanagar of Dhenkanal district in Odisha.

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Whole World Knows Puri As Jagannath Dham, No Need To Change Name: Shankaracharya
Whole World Knows Puri As Jagannath Dham, No Need To Change Name: Shankaracharya

“We do not use the word ‘Puri’ after Ayodhya, Mathura, Ujjain, Haridwar, Kashi, Kanchi and Dwarka though these are also the seven ‘Puris’. Jagannath Puri is the eighth ‘Puri’. Moreover, ‘Puri’ signifies only ‘Jagannath Puri’,” said the Shankaracharya.

Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra
Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra Sworn-In As New Judge Of Orissa High Court

Chief Judge of Orissa High Court Justice S Muralidhar administered the oath of office to Justice Mohapatra at the conference hall of the Court

Injured Ambulance Driver Dies Due To Unavailability Of Ambulance In Odisha’s Jharsuguda
Injured Ambulance Driver Dies Due To Unavailability Of Ambulance In Odisha’s Jharsuguda

"The unfortunate death of Jatis occurred due to the incompetence of the medical system in availing timely treatment to the critical patient."

Justice For Mamita
Justice For Mamita: Congress Calls For Janta Curfew In Odisha District

Protesting Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s upcoming visit to Kalahandi, senior Congress leader Bhakta Das has called for ‘Janta Curfew’ in the district on November 8 to seek justice for murdered lady teacher Mamita Meher.

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Ruckus In Bhubaneswar Apartment
WATCH: Ruckus In Bhubaneswar Apartment Over ‘Extortion’

On November 3, two miscreants entered the premises of an apartment in Saheed Nagar in Bhubaneswar and created ruckus.

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PAI 2021 Report Exposes Dire Straits Of Governance In Odisha
PAI 2021 Report Exposes Dire Straits Of Governance In Odisha

Ahead of the Panchayat Elections in Odisha in a few months time, a new poser now lies before the government. A Bengaluru-based think-tank has ranked the State third from the bottom among the 18 larger states in the country in terms of the best governance.

Elderly Couple Ends Life In Odisha’s Sambalpur
Harassed By Son & Daughter-In-Law, Elderly Couple Ends Life In Odisha

“We had minor tension among us but have no idea why they would do like this,” said the deceased’s son.

Diwali Mishap In Odisha
Diwali Mishap: 2 Killed, 3 Injured In Firecracker Explosions In Odisha

At least two people were killed while two others suffered critical burn injuries in firecracker explosion mishaps at separate places of Odisha on the occasion of Diwali.

  • Thursday, 04 November 2021
‘Rs 100 Still Hurts’
Petrol, Diesel Prices Slashed! Consumer Reaction

Odisha govt on Thursday cut Rs 3 VAT on fuel prices in addition to Centre’s excise duty cut on petrol & diesel.

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