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Minor girl gang raped in Rourkela

Rourkela: A minor girl was allegedly gang raped in Ratnakhandi village under Bisra police limits of Sundergarh district yesterday. Police have arrested four persons in the case. According to sources, the four accused forcefully took the girl to a nearby forest while she was returning home and raped her. When the girl didn’t return home, […]

  • Thursday, 29 July 2021
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Odisha's Babulu Munda makes India proud at World Wushu Championships

Bhubaneswar: Keonjhar lad Babula Munda has not only made Odisha proud, but he certainly became an inspiration for many in the country after winning a silver medal at the 7th World Wushu Championship held at Brazil. Thirteen-year-old Babulu, a resident of Sialijoda village under Deojhar Grampanchayat of Keonjhar, earned a place in the National team […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Incessant rain triggers flood-like situation across Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Incessant rain continued to lash Odisha triggering flood-like situation in many places today. According to reports, many low-lying areas in Bhawanipatna of Kalahandi district were inundated following heavy rainfall . Hati and Tel rivers are in spate leaving as many as 15 villages of Lanjigarh block cut-off from other parts of the district. A […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Nandankanan Loses 21-Year-Old Lion 'Pichhan’

Bhubaneswar: An old age lion named ‘Pichhan’ passed away today at the Nandankana Zoological Park in the outskirts of the capital city. Zoo authorities said the big cat died of old age complicacies. Pichhan was brought from Sakkarbaug Zoo in Gujarat on March 23, 2013 to renew the declining population of the lions at the […]

  • Wednesday, 21 April 2021
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Two IAS Officers Promoted To ACS Rank, Minor Reshuffle In IPS Cadre In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has promoted two senior IAS officers to the rank of Additional Chief Secretary and effected a minor reshuffle in the IPS cadre. The IAS officers of 1989 batch Pradeep Kumar Jena and Mona Sharma have been elevated to the rank of ACS while 1988 batch officer Parag Gupta has been allowed […]

  • Wednesday, 21 April 2021
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COVID-19 Recoveries Near 2500-Mark In Odisha As 120 More Recuperate

Bhubaneswar: As many as 120 persons recuperated from COVID-19 in Odisha, taking the total recoveries to 2474 on Friday. A highest of 30 persons recovered from district, followed by 19 from Khurda and 14 from Balasore district. 1 each from Deogarh, Kendrapara and Jharsuguda. The total recovered cases of #Odisha now stand at 2474. (2/2) […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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Rath Yatra Cancellation: Crores Await As More Petitions Knock SC Door Seeking Modification Of Order

Bhubaneswar: Even as the Supreme Court has directed that the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath will not be celebrated anywhere this year in view of the Covid19 pandemic, petitioners continue to knock the doors of the apex court seeking reconsideration of its June 18 order and allow the conduct of the festival in Puri […]

  • Thursday, 15 April 2021
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Allow Rath Yatra In Puri As Special Case: Gajapati To CM Naveen

Puri: Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb on Saturday urged Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik to re-consider the sensitive issue of stopping Puri Rath Yatra this year and direct appropriate steps to be taken immediately by the State government for approaching the Supreme Court seeking partial modification of its June 18 order so that centuries-old festival can be conducted […]

  • Thursday, 15 April 2021
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Odisha Schools Unlikely To Reopen Soon, Govt To Announce New Programme: Minister

Jajpur: With COVID19 pandemic showing no signs of abating, schools in Odisha, which have been shut down since the enforcement of nationwide lockdown in March, are unlikely to reopen soon for a new academic session. State School and Mass Education Minister Samir Dash on Saturday explained that the situation is not apt right now to […]

  • Tuesday, 13 April 2021
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'Missing' Odisha Man Living In Arunachal Hills For Decades All Set To Return

Gajapati: Jagpati Kargi of Rayagada block in Gajapati district, who was reported missing, and later spotted living in Arunachal Pradesh hills for decades, will be soon brought back to Odisha. Informing about the development, Gajapati district administration, in a tweet mentioned that Jagpati who is in Arunachal for the past 35 years is expected to […]

  • Tuesday, 13 April 2021
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Development In Doldrums: Pregnant Woman Carried On Sling To Hospital, Delivers Stillborn

Keonjhar: Decades after India’s independence, development at least in basic amenities still continues to be a far-fetched dream for many. There are places in Odisha where people have never realised how a proper motorable road looks like let alone proper healthcare facilities. Such is the sordid state of affairs in Tamanga village of Keonjhar district. […]

  • Sunday, 11 April 2021
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Odisha: Two Minor Girls Drown While Taking Bath In Pond

Puri: A pond turned the watery grave for two minor girls in Delang area of Puri district on Wednesday. As per sources, two girls of Gandapada village drowned while taking bath in a pond today morning. The deceased have been identified as Liza Behera, the 10-year-old daughter of one Biranchi Behera and 8-year-old Dipti, the […]

  • Sunday, 11 April 2021
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Bhubaneswar Blast: High Intensity Explosion Leaves Trail Of Destruction

Bhubaneswar: The explosion at a petrol pump near Raj Bhavan square in the capital city of Odisha on Wednesday afternoon not injured many but also left a trail of destruction in the vicinity as far as a few hundreds of feet away. Local residents narrated their horrific experience of how a deafening sound followed by […]

  • Sunday, 11 April 2021
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