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While Muli died on the spot, Gouri sustained grievous injuries in the attack. A critically injured Gouri was rushed to a hospital where she died while undergoing treatment, sources added.

After the tall leader’s statue in shirt and trousers triggered a massive outrage across the State, now the usual ‘dhoti-kurta’ makeover to the sculpture installed at Gopabandhu Park in Angul district on the occasion of Utkal Dibasa has again added fuel to the fire.

The statue portrays former Odisha Chief Minister Nabakrushna Choudhury in a pair of shirt and trousers. But, the freedom fighter, who was immensely inspired by the principles of Gandhi and used to live a simple life, was never seen in a shirt & trousers.

Raising the matter during the ongoing budget session of the House, the BJD MLA said the Baji Rout Chhatrabas where the former chief minister spent most of his time is now crying for attention.

According to sources, as many as 30 youths from Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Bihar have participated in the bird survey which will continue till March 22.

Though the exact cause behind the death of the elephant is unknown, senior forest department officials have reached the spot to ascertain the circumstances leading to the death of the animal.

After the mishap, the pick-up van driver fled from the spot leaving behind his van at the accident site. 

According to police, Nayak on Saturday night was asleep after dinner when three miscreants strayed into his house and injected him with poison and fled.

With rampant mining of coal by the Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) from underneath the Talcher town and alleged faulty sand-filling, the residents are staring at a grim future.

Tension prevailed in Angul district on Thursday after scores of left-out beneficiaries locked the Santarapur panchayat office under Banarpal block.

The announcement from the Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari came in a series of tweets. 

Apart from inaugurating the much-awaited Angul bus stand, he has also inaugurated a hospital at Palhara and a heritage corridor at Talcher Municipality. 

For the scheduled visit of three Union Ministers and Chief Minister today, a kind of poster war is being seen in the city with posters of both the parties dotting the city. 

The robbery reportedly took place at around 8 pm on December 11.

The weathermen also predicted that there will be dry weather condition from 8.30am of November 10 to 8.30am of November 14. For farmers, there is no warning for the next 24 hours.