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In the letter, Sarangi wrote that Deras MIP irrigation canal has been blocked. Out of the 1850 mts of the canal, more than 1707 mts have been cleared. However, more than 100 mts is yet to be cleared.

The all-party meeting was held at the Speaker’s chamber following which the session resumed. However, the pandemonium continued and the Speaker adjourned the House till 4 pm.

Actor-turned-politician Anubhav Mohanty and his estranged wife and actress Varsha Priyadarshini on Monday appeared before the SDJM court in Cuttack following rejection of divorce petition.

According to reports, the branch manager had gone to the bank's Kalapathar branch for some work and was returning to Baramba when his mobile phone got switched off somewhere near Patani chhak.

Sunia has been an important day for the king of Puri. At the king’s palace, a special ceremony for the king called the Abhisheka is observed on this day along with the announcement of the New Year, new anka and tithi.

Though the exact cause of the double murder is yet to be ascertained, it is suspected to be a fallout of past enmity.

The penalty was collected from the vehicle driver for violation of different traffic rules such as driving two-wheeler without wearing helmet, driving while talking on mobile phone, driving without seat belt, driving on wrong routes and driving in an inebriated condition.

Government data reveals 1,771 tragic drowning deaths in Odisha over the past three years, highlighting the urgent need for improved water safety measures.

Raising the issue of the missing key of Srimandir Ratna Bhandar, Jashipur MLA Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia sought to know why the government is buying time to make the commission report public.

The question of second marriage will arise only when I get rid of the court visits, said actor-turned-politician Anubhav Mohanty in an exclusive interview with OTV on Monday. 

Clad in a saree and armed with a snake-catching stick, Riya can often be found in her village or in neighbouring villages catching snakes, from small to big, from poisonous to non-poisonous. 

In the presence of the Bolangir tehsildar, the eviction drive was launched.

Mishra questioned, “What defines the CMO? Is a Secretary equivalent to the office?” The Leader of Opposition further alleged that there is absolutely no clarity over CM Naveen Patnaik’s statements. For the first time, a question of the LoP was omitted, he said.

As per initial reports, the labourer, who hails from outside the state, was thrown on the road suspecting him to be dead. The labourer has sustained injuries after electrocution at a mill following a short circuit.

In its order, the Court said “After going through the statements of the complainant, witnesses, and other available materials on record, we found that a prima facie case punishable for the offenses under section 302, 506, 120 B of the Indian Penal Code is made against the accused namely Pratap Kumar Jena.”

Harekrushna Barik, another jail employee said, “We are demanding to increase the grade pay of warders to Rs 2000 from Rs 1900, chief warders’ grade pay to Rs 2400 from existing Rs 2000, food allowance from existing Rs 400 to Rs 1400,

The estranged couple is scheduled to meet together for a mutual understanding today. At the same time, there will be a counseling session in the domestic violence case registered against the actor. 

A huge snake measuring 12 feet was rescued from the house of a man in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district. The serpent was found lying on the thatched hut of the man.

In this era of online dating and instant breakups on WhatsApp, the love of Ulrik for her Odia husband is too adorable and has become the talk of the town.

According to Patnaik, this mammoth exercise was carried out in more than 190 locations in a period of six months. A total of 57, 442 petitions were collected and as of date, 43, 536 petitions have been resolved or disposed of.