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The District of Angul situated at the heart of Odisha was a part of Undivided Dhenkanal District till early March 1993. Angul District came into existence as a separate District on April 1, 1993. It is one of the major industrial towns in Western Odisha. This sleepy quaint vicinity transformed itself largely due to the presence of NALCO (National Aluminum Company) – that operates Asia’s largest Aluminum plant there and ancillary industries. Angul serves as an important junction or gateway to Central & Western Odisha. Anugul is also famous for the Satkosia Tiger reserve.

Maiden avian survey kicks off in Odisha’s Satkosia sanctuary
Maiden avian survey kicks off in Odisha’s Satkosia sanctuary

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.

Elephant calf’s bone, hide recovered from Satkosia sanctuary
Elephant calf’s bone, hide recovered from Satkosia sanctuary

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.

3 killed in head-on collision between bike and pick-up van in Odisha 
3 killed in head-on collision between bike and pick-up van in Odisha 

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

Cops hunt for killers after Odisha village head 'murdered' with poisonous injection
Cops hunt for killers after Odisha village head 'murdered' with poisonous injection

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.

Sinkhole Appears At A Home In Talcher
Odisha’s Talcher on tenterhooks after Turkey quake kills thousands

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.

PMAY Irregularities
'Lapses in PMAY': Left-out beneficiaries lock panchayat office in Angul, Pallisabha boycotted in Bolangir

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

Centre approves expansion of NH-53 in Odisha’s Angul, Rs 174 cr sanctioned 
Centre approves expansion of NH-53 in Odisha’s Angul, Rs 174 cr sanctioned 

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

CM Naveen Patnaik goes on project launching spree in Angul
CM Naveen Patnaik goes on project launching spree in Angul

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

Power show: 3 Union Ministers, Odisha CM to show strength in Angul today
Power show: 3 Union Ministers, Odisha CM to show strength in Angul today

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. 

Shop looted at gun-point in Odisha, burglary caught on CCTV
Shop looted at gun-point in Odisha, burglary caught on CCTV

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

Mercury to drop by 2-3 degrees across Odisha from Nov 12 
Mercury to drop by 2-3 degrees across Odisha from Nov 12 

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.

Tension in Angul as farmer ends life after 'humiliation' by forest officials
Tension in Angul as farmer ends life after 'humiliation' by forest officials

An elephant was found dead near the deceased farmer's farmland days ago. In this connection, the forest department officials had taken him to their office.

IMD's Forecast On Cyclonic Circulation
IMD’s latest update on southwest monsoon withdrawal and cyclonic circulation

The southwest monsoon is likely to further withdraw from remaining parts of Gujarat, some parts of Maharashtra and some parts of east India during subsequent two days.

Low Pressure Triggers Rainfall In Odisha
Low pressure update: Rain lashes several parts of Odisha on Maha Navami

As per IMD, the intensity of rainfall is likely to increase as a low pressure system has formed over Westcentral Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood.

Rain Forecast
Depression weakens; Low-pressure-triggered rain to intensity in coming days

As per IMD, the system is likely to move nearly northwestwards across Madhya Pradesh during next 48 hours.

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