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Ganja Worth Rs 3 Crore Seized In Ganjam

Ganjam: Despite a regular crackdown by police and Excise officials, smuggling of ganja and other contraband items continues unabated in different parts of the State. In the latest instance, over 30 quintals of ganja (dry cannabis) worth around Rs 3 crore was seized at Krushnapur village under Patapur Police Limits in the district on Monday. […]

Odisha Lokayukta’s New Rule To Protect Identity Of Accused Sparks Controversy
PPE Kit Scam: Odisha Lokayukta Orders Vigilance Probe

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Lokayukta has directed the State Vigilance wing to investigate into the alleged scam in the purchase of PPE kits and masks by the Odisha Government, running into crores of rupees from the State exchequer. The vigilance department has been asked to complete the preliminary investigation and submit a report in this regard […]

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'Bharat Bandh' Call Evokes Partial Response In West Bengal

Kolkata: The ‘Bharat Bandh’ called on Tuesday by the farmer unions to press for the repeal of the Central government’s newly passed farm laws received partial response in West Bengal with protesters burning the effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, business honchos Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani on Jessore Road here. The protesters staged a […]

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Odisha: College Student Roughed Up By Miscreants In Bolangir, Video Goes Viral

Bolangir: In a gruesome incident, a college student was brutally beaten by a group of miscreants inside a forest in Bolangir. A video of the barbaric attack which was captured…

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Bharat Bandh Receives Lukewarm Response In Karnataka

Bengaluru: The ‘Bharat Bandh’ call given by nearly a dozen farmer Associations on Tuesday in protest against the three farm laws enacted by the Centre recently failed to evoke much response across Karnataka. Except minor incidents like farmer’s leaders asking shopkeepers to shutdown their establishments were reported from districts like Mandya, Hassan, Mysuru and other […]

Encounter In Maha: 5 Maoists Including 2 Women Cadres Gunned Down In Gadchiroli
Encounter In Maha: 5 Maoists Including 2 Women Cadres Gunned Down In Gadchiroli

Nagpur: In an important achievement, at least five Maoists, including two women, were gunned down after two encounters with the security forces in the deep forests of Khobramendha in Maharashtra’s…

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Delhi Police Denies Claims Of AAP's Claim Of CM Kejriwal In 'House Arrest'

New Delhi: The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi on Tuesday alleged that the Delhi Police has put Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal under house arrest, a day after he visited the agitating farmers at the Delhi-Haryana Singhu border, a charge denied by the force. In a tweet, the AAP from its official Twitter handle […]

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They Lost The Reason To Live, Now Poverty Forces Pari’s Parents To Part With Life Source

Nayagarh: As if the sufferings following the kidnapping and brutal murder of their only daughter five months ago was not enough, now faced with impoverishment and hunger, the hapless parents of five-year-old Nayagarh girl ‘Pari’ are forced to sell their only source of sustenance, an autorickshaw. The couple—Ashok Sahoo and Soudamini—from Jadupr village in Nayagarh […]

COVID-19 Odisha update
Odisha Covid-19 Update: 6 More Deaths, 349 New Positive Cases Reported In Last 24 Hours

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 349 new coronavirus cases while six patients succumbed to the infection in the last 24 hours, said the Health department. With this, the Covid-19 tally rose to 321913 while the death toll in the State mounted to 1784. Of the fresh cases reported from 27 districts, 198 are from quarantine centres while […]

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Bharat Bandh: Opposition Parties Disrupt Traffic In Patna

Patna: Supporters of the Rastriya Janata Dal (RJD), the Jan Adhikar Party (JAP) and Left parties participated in a massive protest march in Patna on Tuesday morning, in support of the nationwide Bharat Bandh call given by farmers. They blocked the Dak Bungalow Chowk intersection leading to disruption of traffic. JAP supporters, under the leadership […]

Explosion At Illegal Cracker Factory In UP Leaves 5 Dead
Explosion At Illegal Cracker Factory In UP Leaves 5 Dead

Bijnor(UP): Five persons were killed and four others were critically injured in an explosion in an illegal cracker factory in Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh. The incident took place on…

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Not Farmers, But Middlemen Upset With New Farm Laws: Odisha BJP

Bhubaneswar: Amidst the ongoing nationwide agitation over demands to repeal the three enacted farm reform laws, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has come down heavily on the Opposition parties for allegedly creating hurdles in the development of farmers and the farming community. At a presser today, BJP State president Samir Mohanty lauded the Modi government’s pro-farmer […]

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Covid-19: Is Odisha Heading Towards Chhattisgarh-Like Situation, ILS Director Clarifies

Bhubaneswar: Amid the rise in the number of daily Covid-19 positive case in Odisha, Director of the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Ajay Parida said the new strain of the…

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Odisha: After Amazon, Pinterest in trouble for hosting ‘Abadha’ of Lord Jagannath for sale on-line

Puri: Even as e-commerce giant Amazon finds itself entangled in a legal battle for selling Lord Jagannath’s revered dry Prasad ‘Nirmalya’ on-line, another online shopping company has landed in trouble over a similar reason. A servitor of Sri Jagannath Temple, Sambhunath Khuntia has alleged that e-commerce platform Pinterest has advertised to sell the ‘Abadha’ Prasad […]

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Tata Motors ‘Recruitment Fraud’: Akash Pathak’s Signatures On Appointment Letters To Be Examined

Bhubaneswar: More troubles seem to be in store for Akash Pathak, son of suspended IFS officer Abhay Pathak, who is presently cooling his heels at the Jharpada jail following arrest on charges of cheating scores of people by promising them jobs at Tata Motors. The Commissionerate Police is contemplating obtaining Akash’s custody to carry out […]

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