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At the 'Swachhata Hin Seva' programme in Padmapur, Bargarh district, students and SHG members showcased innovative ways to recycle waste into useful products.

Odisha's Deputy CM KV Singh Deo warned of strict action against removing electricity meters, yet farmers protested by dumping smart meters at TPWODL's Bargarh office. Supported by Sanjukta Krushak Sangathan, they marched with an eight-point demand list to the BDO of Bheden. Farmer leader Ramesh Mahapatra was labeled a habitual offender for his protest role.

Vigilance sleuths arrested Rambhav Gattu, Chief Manufacturing Officer of a Chhattisgarh-based cement manufacturing company, for allegedly attempting to induce Bargarh Collector Aditya Goyal. The incident occurred when Gattu offered a flower bouquet and a sweet packet containing Rs 2 lakh in cash to the Collector. A case has been registered against Gattu, and he is being forwarded to court.

Caused by bites of larval mites (chiggers), Scrub Typhus is a zoonotic disease. The most common symptoms of this disease include fever, headache, body ache and scrabs or lesions at the place of the bite.

The protesters are accusing the power company of wrong and inflated billing. Today, the farmers packed two tractor loads of smart meters and returned to Bisipali grid in Sohela block.

After examining the sofa, Bag later pulled out a 3-ft long Cobra that had taken shelter inside it. It is suspected that the Cobra slithered inside the sofa to prey on rats.

A bus overturned in Bargarh's Barpali area, leaving 19 passengers injured. Witnesses claimed the driver was drunk and lost control, hitting a divider. Injured were treated at Bargarh District Headquarters Hospital, with one referred to VIMSAR for critical care. Police are investigating while the driver remains absconding.

The body of Prince was found hanging from a rod inside the hostel. Hostel authorities informed that Prince had gone to his room after carrying the dinner with him on Tuesday night.

A 12-hour bandh was observed in Ghess, Bargarh, over former Jatani MLA Suresh Routray's alleged derogatory remarks about freedom fighter Madho Singh.

Around 500 bottles of banned cough syrup and over 1200 sedative injections were seized in Bargarh, Odisha. One person, Bulu Sahu, was arrested following a police raid on a house in Malapada.

Tension flared up near Bhagabanpur bridge in Jajpur after Pabitra Samal was found dead under mysterious circumstances. His family suspects murder, leading to a roadblock protest demanding justice.

In Odisha, three family members were killed by a wild elephant while sleeping in their backyard. The elephants had previously been driven away but returned unreported by the forest department. This incident highlights ongoing human-elephant conflicts and the community's frustration over insufficient preventive actions.

BJP MP Pradeep Purohit criticized former BJD leader VK Pandian at an event in Bargarh, Odisha. Purohit also accused Pandian and others of corruption during their tenure.

The SRC office has asked the Collectors of eight districts- Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Bolangir, Boudh and Nuapada to remain alert in view of the heatwave alert for the next five days.

In Bargarh, police arrested Manoj Nag for the murder of auto-rickshaw driver Biswanath Mirdha on May 20, the day when voting was underway in Bargarh.