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The lagoon which spreads over Puri, Khordha and Ganjam districts is slowly getting filled up due to siltation with alleged lack of maintenance by the Chilika Development Authority (CDA).

They were injured during an outdoor AC gas filling at the hospital on December 29. The container burst and four staff of the hospital sustained injuries.

Intake of sugar-rich or high carbohydrate food like rice is a prohibition for them. However, a special kind of rice with lower levels of carbohydrates is available in the market. 

With palpable tension prevailing at the spot, a tussle was reported between the police and the public, prompting a mild lathi charge by police to disperse the mob. 

The smart city seems to be turning into a safe haven for looters as some unknown miscreants allegedly slit throat and looted Rs 6,000 from a businessman at Damana village in Bhubaneswar.

The Biswanath Pandit Central Library, which was demolished for the construction of Netaji Bus Terminal in Cuttack’s Khannagar, is yet to get its own building, much to the inconvenience of students who are dependent on the facility. 

According to the police, the shoot-out happened at around 5pm during an area domination exercise by the DRG and Central Police Reserve Force (CRPF) in the forests near Mutvandi which lies along the Dantewada border.

Devotees have been restricted from carrying plastics and polythene bags inside the temple. The temple's administration issued a directive that all these rules should be strictly followed. Moreover, the Lingaraj temple administration has decided to prepare Kotha Bhoga of the Lord by using Omfed ghee only.

The deceased has been identified as Suna Samantray, wife of Dilip Samantray. The couple was married for two years and did not have any kid.

As per reports, lawyer Lambodhar Turuk set out from Motu after collecting water from the confluence of Saberi and Sileru river. He crossed many ghats and jungles on his way to Puri which took him around 20 days.

While the government is spending crores of rupees for the development of education in the Swabhimaan region, in reality, the students are being made to sit in a hut made of mud at the Dandalgandhi primary school in Dhuliput panchayat of Chitrakonda block in Malkangiri district. It has two teachers with 52 children for Classes 1 to 5.

This pothole-filled road has allegedly witnessed many accidents and mishaps in the past. The road condition has become so dire that four-wheelers and two-wheeler riders find it difficult to negotiate the innumerable potholes on the 35 km stretch.

As we are just days away from leaping into 2024, here are the major events that made to the headlines in Odisha during the year 2023, some of which went on to create buzz in national and global arena.

A man was arrested on Sunday on the charges of possessing illegal guns in Choudwar of Cuttack.

To ensure proper darshan of devotees, the Srimandir Temple Administration has taken necessary precautionary measures.