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Rain fury: Odisha villages marooned, roads snapped

Bhubaneswar/Rayagada/Malkangiri: Flood-like situation prevailed in Rayagada, Malkangiri, Kalahandi and Boudh districts today following incessant rains for past 24 hours. Several villages have been cut off as flood water washed away roads at several places affecting road communication. Further, reports of flooding and rescue operations from various parts of the state are trickling in. A landslide […]

  • Friday, 30 July 2021
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11 Good Samaritans rewarded for helping road mishap victims

Keonjhar: The district police on Wednesday rewarded 11 Good Samaritans who helped road accident victims reach hospital in time. Keonjhar SP Jai Narayan Pankaj felicitated the awardees with cash prize of Rs 2,000 and an appreciation plaque each during the Independence Day celebrations. “I was the only one around when the road accident took place […]

  • Friday, 30 July 2021
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Four kanwariyas of a family run over by train, 3 others safe

Rourkela: In a tragic incident, four kanwariyas were killed after being hit by a train on Brahmani bridge, a few metres away from Panposh railway station in Rourkela last night. Three others, are however, safe. The deceased belonging to one family were residents of Bhilai area of Chhattisgarh. They were identified as Nilesh Das, Jamuna […]

  • Friday, 30 July 2021
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Dengue scare grips Kalahandi village as 18 more cases reported

Bhawanipatna: Dengue is assuming serious proportions in Kalahandi with 18 more persons of Ladugaon under Koksara block in Kalahandi district testing positive for vector borne disease today. As per reports, out of 94 blood samples collected yesterday, 18 tested positive for dengue. So far, 24 persons in the district have been tested dengue positive. A […]

  • Friday, 30 July 2021
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Lokanath temple flooded ahead of Shravan Somvar

Puri: Devotees at Lokanath Temple here are having harrowing time as the shrine is now flooded with knee-deep water. Sources said water from ‘Parvati Sagar’ tank entered the temple last night causing problems in conduct of daily rituals at the sacred shrine today. A lot of devotees alleged that they could not pay obeisance to […]

  • Friday, 30 July 2021
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Acid sold freely in Odisha despite restrictions

Bhubaneswar: Even though the Home Ministry has formulated stringent rules on sale of acid following the Supreme Court directive in 2013, petty hardware stores in the State are selling acid openly. A reality check by OTV showed blatant violation of the rules pertaining to sale of acid in the State. As per the guidelines laid […]

  • Friday, 30 July 2021
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No Central funding to Odisha for hosting Hockey World Cup 2018

Bhubaneswar: The Centre is not providing any funds to the Odisha government to organise the Men’s Hockey World Cup scheduled to be held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar in November this year. In reply to a query from BJD’s Koraput MP, Jhina Hikaka in Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State for Sports, Rajyavardhan Singh […]

  • Friday, 30 July 2021
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Bandh observed in Bolangir town demanding bypass

Bolangir: Shops and educational institutions in Bolangir town remained closed today as part of the two-day bandh being observed by several organisations including Congress and BJP. The Bolangir Joint Action Committee which called for the shutdown has been demanding construction of a bypass in view of recent road mishaps in the town. Members of the […]

  • Friday, 30 July 2021
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Mismatch in weight of rice sacks supplied to Anganwadis in Nabarangpur?

Nabarangpur: The sacks of rice reaching different Anganwadi centres of Raighar block in Nabarangpur district weigh at least 10 to 15 kgs less than the ideal weight, allege Anganwadi workers in the area. The 50 kg sacks supplied to these centres contain only about 40 to 38 kgs of rice. This ultimately affects the quantity […]

  • Friday, 30 July 2021
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3 years on, hospitals built at cost of Rs 10.63 crore still non-functional

Puri: Even though the State government spent Rs 10.63 crore to build hospitals in Puri and Konark three years back, healthcare services still remain a distant dream at these hospitals. Fate of these hospitals is hanging in balance due to an internal conflict between the Health department and authorities of the Ayush training. As per […]

  • Friday, 30 July 2021
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BJP reviews progress made on tasks assigned by Amit Shah

Bhubaneswar: Members of the State BJP today met to review the progress of organisational works assigned by national party president Amit Shah. As per reports, BJP national general secretary (organisation) Soudan Singh, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and other senior leaders of the party also attended the meeting. A decision was taken to sensitise villagers in […]

  • Friday, 30 July 2021
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SC order on Puri Srimandir reforms: SJTA to submit affidavit by August-end

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) will submit an affidavit by end of this month on steps taken after Supreme Court’s directives on Srimandir reforms. The decision was taken during a meeting between SJTA officials and different servitor associations today. According to sources, the meeting discussed how devotees can have smooth darshan of deities […]

  • Friday, 30 July 2021
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Class X girl student dies, body found in pool of blood

Malkangiri: A Class X girl student of Sikhapali Residential School in Malkangiri died under mysterious circumstance yesterday night. The deceased has been identified as Bandana Sarkar, who was found in a pool of blood with cut injuries in her hand in the computer room of the school. A blade was also found from the spot. […]

  • Friday, 30 July 2021
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VIMSAR asks drug store to vacate campus by Aug 14

Burla: Alleging irregularities in medicine supply and delay in submission of pending bills, authorities of the Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Science and Research (VIMSAR), Burla have issued notice to a medicine store on its campus asking it to vacate the premises by August 14, 2018. The notice mentioned that Choudhury Medicine Store located […]

  • Friday, 30 July 2021
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Agitating teachers return to schools wearing black badges

Bhubaneswar: Vowing to continue their protests, teachers, lecturers and employees of block grant schools and colleges resumed duty today wearing black badges. After their 40-day long cease-work, the teachers have decided to continue their stir wearing black badges while resuming their work. While most agitating block teachers have returned to work; according to the decision […]

  • Friday, 30 July 2021
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