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Class 9 girl found hanging on school premises in Gajapati, family cries foul play
Class 9 girl found hanging on school premises in Gajapati, family cries foul play

She was rushed to Paralakhemundi District Headquarters Hospital (DHH). However, she was pronounced dead upon arrival.

  • Monday, 20 February 2023
Ivory smuggling bid foiled in Bhubaneswar
Ivory smuggling bid foiled in Bhubaneswar, 2 held

Acting on a tip-off regarding the illegal smuggling of the wildlife items, Maitri Vihar police conducted a patrolling near Sainik School square and apprehended the duo while they were smuggling the tusk on a moped.

  • Monday, 20 February 2023
Odisha entrepreneur Ritesh Agarwal set to get hitched, invites PM Modi to wedding
Odisha entrepreneur Ritesh Agarwal set to get hitched, invites PM Modi to wedding

Ritesh Agarwal, who was born into a Marwari family in Bissam Cuttack in Rayagada, founded OYO Rooms, an online aggregator of budget hotel rooms, at the age of 19 years. 

  • Monday, 20 February 2023
IAS Ananya Das to get married for second time
IAS Ananya Das to get married for second time, exchanges rings with Bolangir Collector 

It is worthwhile to mention here that, Das, who hails from Assam, had earlier tied the knot with Koraput Collector Abdaal Akhtar. Similarly, Rana had married to Rayagada Collector Swadha Dev Singh.

  • Monday, 20 February 2023
Bride escapes
Bride escapes with ‘lover’ soon after 'pheras'; groom lodges police complaint

It is suspected that the bride escaped from the spot with her lover. The entire incident of the bride escaping on the bike has been captured in the CCTV footage.

  • Friday, 17 February 2023
Union FM Nirmala Sitharaman
No Special Category Status for Odisha: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Sitharaman once and for all cleared all doubts and apprehensions about Odisha's Special Category Status demand.

  • Friday, 17 February 2023
Villagers shoot off 1000 letters to Odisha CM seeking permanent solution to flood 
Villagers shoot off 1000 letters to Odisha CM seeking permanent solution to flood 

The Dhanua River is the bane of thousands of people in four blocks of Puri district. Flood in the river occurs every three/four years, leaving them at the receiving end. 

  • Friday, 17 February 2023
MP Pratap Sarangi
Odisha MP Pratap Sarangi comes up with eco-friendly house in Delhi quarters

Pratap Sarangi is now again in the news after he recently constructed a mud house with a thatched roof. But this time Sarangi has chosen a place inside his Delhi-based official quarters for coming up with the traditional house.

  • Friday, 17 February 2023
Earning while learning: Balasore college student dons hairdresser’s hat to fund his studies 
Earning while learning: Balasore college student dons hairdresser’s hat to fund his studies 

Brimming with confidence and determination, Rupak Dalei, who hails from Nachhipur village under Kaptipada block in Mayurbhanj district, is currently pursuing his higher studies at Fakir Mohan Junior College in Balasore. 

  • Friday, 17 February 2023
Cuttack fruit sellers land in jail for selling rotten fruits to customers
Cuttack fruit sellers land in jail for selling rotten fruits to customers

Badambadi area has earned notoriety for some unscrupulous businessmen here who are always looking for gullible customers to sell their damaged or stale products away to them. But, four such fruit sellers had their luck run out on Thursday. 

  • Friday, 17 February 2023
RI Caught While Accepting Bribe
Odisha RI in Vigilance net for accepting bribe

The RI allegedly demanded bribe from Khatu Kisan (Complainant) from Guruan village for submission of an enquiry report related to a land mutation case to the Tehsildar, Kuchinda for issuance of ROR (Record Of Rights /Patta).

  • Thursday, 16 February 2023
Jayanarayan Mishra-lady IIC scuffle: BJD demands action, stages protest in Bhubaneswar   
Jayanarayan Mishra-lady IIC scuffle: BJD demands action, stages protest in Bhubaneswar   

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Mahila Morcha demanded action against BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Odisha Assembly, Jayanarayan Mishra. 

  • Thursday, 16 February 2023
Holy Pankodhar ritual held at Shree Lokanath temple in Puri
Holy Pankodhar ritual held at Shree Lokanath temple in Puri

Thousands of devotees thronged Shree Lokanath temple to pay obeisance to Lord Shiva, the sitting deity of this 11th-century shrine. 

  • Thursday, 16 February 2023
Late MP Pyarimohan Mohapatra’s daughter Sikta Pati joins Congress
Late MP Pyarimohan Mohapatra’s daughter Sikta Pati joins Congress

Late MP Pyarimohan Mohapatra’s daughter, Sikta Pati joined the Congress party on Wednesday in presence of Odisha Congress in-charge A Chellakumar, OPCC president Sarat Kumar Pattanayak and former OPCC president and senior leader Niranjan Patnaik.

  • Thursday, 16 February 2023
Home guard mowed down by unknown vehicle in Odisha, probe launched 
Home guard mowed down by unknown vehicle in Odisha, probe launched 

Ghasipura police recovered the mutilated body of the home guard and sent it to Anandapur sub-divisional hospital for post-mortem.

  • Thursday, 16 February 2023
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