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Odisha, Andhra Agree To Renovate Machkund Hydro Electric Project

Bhubaneswar: After a span of almost 65 years, both Odisha and Andhra Pradesh have decided to renovate the Machkund hydro-electric project. The renovation cost will be equally borne by both the states and is expected to take around three years for completion. “Odisha and AP will provide Rs 250 crore each for the renovation. Already […]

Vigilance
Odisha: Assistant Engineer, Govt Teacher In Dock Over Disproportionate Assets

Sundargarh/Gajapati: An assistant executive engineer of public health department and a teacher have landed in the vigilance net for allegedly possessing wealth disproportionate to their known sources of income. Vigilance officials on Tuesday conducted raids at six places including official residence and property belonging to one Narayan Pradhan, assistant executive engineer of the public health […]

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Minor Girl’s Body Found In Well, Kin Cry Murder

Koraput: The body of a 17-year-old girl was recovered from a well at Chorimaliput under Semiliguda police limits of Koraput district on Tuesday. The girl, who hailed from Sorisapadar, reportedly had a love marriage with one Upendra Khara of Chorimaliput recently. However, Khara’s parents were reportedly against the marriage and did not accept the girl […]

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Matrimonial Discord: Varsha Priyadarshini Moves Odisha SCW

Cuttack: Ollywood actress and wife of Lok Sabha member Anubhav Mohanty, Varsha Priyadarshini moved Odisha State Commission for Women (OSCW) reportedly over her ongoing marital discord on Tuesday. The exact reason of her latest plea at the SCW however still remains unknown. Varsha had earlier lodged a police complaint alleging offensive statements made against her […]

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Wildlife Smuggling Racket Busted In Jajpur, Rare Chameleon Rescued; 2 Held

Jajpur: In another major crackdown on wildlife smugglers, Jajpur Forest Division sleuths busted a wildlife smuggling racket and arrested two persons in this connection from Bhikipur Reserve Forest area under Jajpur Road police limits in this district on Tuesday. Antlers, tusks and rarest chameleon were seized from their possession. Acting on a tip-off, the forest […]

Odisha Girl Shaves Head, Donates Hair For Cancer Patients
Take A Bow! Odisha Girl Shaves Head, Donates Hair For Cancer Patients

Baripada: Needless to say, women love a long hair. For them, it is one of the many facets of beauty which they never want to do away with at any cost. Well, doing the unimaginable, a girl from Odisha has garnered applauds from all and sundry after she cut off her hair to zero to […]

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Odisha CM Announces Rs 289.42-Crore Package For MSMEs As Covid Assistance

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday approved a stimulus package of Rs 289.42 crore for MSMEs in the state that have been facing stiff challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic, official sources said. The package includes assistance measures such as interest subvention, top-up subsidy, reimbursement of state GST and waiver of annual institutional maintenance […]

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Odisha: Temperature To Drop Post December 20, MeT Predicts Rain Over Some Districts

Bhubaneswar: Prevalence of easterly winds in the State has led to a slight rise in the mercury level in the last few days, but by this weekend night temperature across interior and coastal districts would gradually fall, the Regional Centre of the IMD here has said. Latest forecast suggests that during the next 2-3 days […]

Justice for Pari
Seeking Justice For Pari, 7-Yr-Old Pedals To CM Naveen’s Residence; Submits Memorandum

Bhubaneswar: Amid the massive public outrage over the alleged lackadaisical investigation into the abduction and subsequent murder of 5-year-old girl ‘Pari’ in Nayagarh district, a seven-year-old girl from the Capital City has jumped on the bandwagon as well. Seeking justice for the family of the deceased, little girl Ashwini and her friend rode bicycles from […]

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Google To Automatically Add 3D Effect To Your 2D Photos

New Delhi: Google photos will turn your 2D photos into 3D ones and over the next month, people will start to see the Memories feature brought to life with Cinematic photos. Google said that Cinematic photos use machine learning to predict an image’s depth and produce a 3D representation of the scene, even if the […]

Light and sound show at Sun Temple in Konark resumes today
Light And Sound Show At Sun Temple In Konark Resumes Today

Konark: After a long nine months of hiatus due to the Coronavirus pandemic and subsequent nation-wide lockdown, the light and sound show at the historic Sun Temple in Konark will resume from today while adhering to all the Covid-19 protocols strictly. As per the Sun Temple authorities, two shows of 40 minutes each will be […]

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Sambalpur: Under-Construction Bridge Caves In, Locals Demand Probe

Sambalpur: An under-construction bridge over a canal at Andhari village in Jujumara block in the district caved in on Tuesday, raising question marks over the quality of the work. However, there are no reports of any injury or casualty. The incident triggered resentment among locals and they demanded the immediate reconstruction of the structure and […]

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50th Anniversary Of 1971 India-Pak War: Prez Kovind, PM Modi And Others Pay Tribute To Martyrs

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to the fallen soldiers on the 50th anniversary of the 1971 India-Pakistan war. President Kovind recalled the valour of Indian soldiers martyred in the 1971 war and said the nation is eternally indebted to them. On Vijay Diwas, let us […]

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Vigilance Raids Head-Master In Bargarh

Bargarh: A day after the vigilance sleuths discovered ‘ill-gotten’ properties worth crores from the possession a teacher in Gajapati district, the anti graft agency on Wednesday carried out similar raids at houses of a head-master in Bargarh district. Acting on a tip-off, the officials of the anti-corruption wing carried out searches at five places including […]

Supreme-Court
Elderly Can't Use Senior Citizens Act To Evict A Woman From Shared Household: SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that the Senior Citizen Act 2007, cannot be interpreted or deployed to evict a woman from her shared household, which she is otherwise entitled under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act. A bench, headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and comprising Justices Indu Malhotra and Indira […]

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