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Eight trains have been cancelled and routes of several other trains had to be changed. Jagdalpur- Vishakapatnam Express has been halted at Koraput railway station

The jail authorities could realise the mistake only when the worried family members of Ramesh Jena, who was still languishing behind bars, complained about it. 

It is learned that the teachers were asked to wait till December. From this, it is speculated that the teachers may receive a gift in the New Year.

“We fought the Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana without chief ministerial faces and won. We will repeat the same in Odisha as well,” Pradhan said. 

The charges were framed against former Choudwar-Cuttack MLA, Prabhat Biswal and his wife Laxmibilasin for their alleged involvement in the multi-crore chit-fund scam.  

Launching a scathing attack on the BJD govt in Odisha, BJP National Vice President Baijayant Panda on Saturday said media houses in the state are becoming victims of the targeted wrath of the State government.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted the formation of a cyclonic circulation over the north Andaman sea and neighborhood around September 29.Under its influence, a Low Pressure Area is likely to form over north Andaman sea & adjoining Eastcentral Bay of Bengal during the subsequent 48 hours.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Vice President, Baijayant Panda along with hundreds of party workers went to Deualatara village and offered his tribute to the martyr Kishore Chandra Routand garlanded his statue installed in the village.

Taking a swipe at the BJD-led government, Panda said, “Earlier, some media houses were the target of the government. And now, some others are being targeted."

The police are yet to make any headway to establish the circumstances leading to the death of the woman officer.

On the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, an artisan from Nashik has carved miniature idols of Lord Ganesh using betel nuts and nails. Sanjay has been doing this work for more than 27 years now. So far, he has made mind-boggling 33,500 such sculptures.

The statements of the complainants have been recorded under Section 164 of CrPC.

The sarpanchs’ body threatened if their demands are not met they will tender mass resignation and sit on indefinite strike.

September 23 was chosen to observe the International Day of Sign Languages as it marked the anniversary of the World Federation of the Deafs’ (WFD) formation in 1951.

Rausapatna Puja committee’s ‘Glass Medha’ in this year’s Durga Puja will be the first ‘Glass Medha’ in Odisha.

On being informed, Baripada police reached the spot and launched an investigation into the incident. 

After the incident came to the fore, villagers staged a road blockade demanding justice for the victim. According to sources, tension escalated when the police reached the spot and asked the agitating villagers to withdraw their road blockade. 

The EOW also said that the victimised employees of Sambad/EML have been examined and they have also corroborated the allegations.

As per the notice, 14 inspectors and one ACP-rank official have been transferred from their present places of posting to different places.

With an intention to keep its women vote bank intact, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha has played a women card by making Pramila Mallik the first woman speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly.