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Faking disability for money! Fake divyang beggars arrested in Odisha
Faking disability for money! Fake divyang beggars arrested in Odisha

As per reports, for the last few years, all four have been begging in the disguise of Divyangs with crutches in hand. Two of them were begging at Kamapalli Chhak on Wednesday when they caught the attention of police. Their activities raised police suspicion. 

  • Wednesday, 21 February 2024
Gangadhar Meher Lift Irrigation project, cancer hospital inaugurated in Bargarh
Gangadhar Meher Lift Irrigation project, cancer hospital inaugurated in Bargarh

Though the Gangadhar Meher Lift Irrigation project was aimed at supplying water to 25,600 hectares, the project will now supply water to 10,000 hectares only.

  • Tuesday, 20 February 2024
Puri-Konark Vistadome train service announced 
Puri-Konark Vistadome train service announced 

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Tuesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sanctioned the new Puri-Konark railway line project.

  • Tuesday, 20 February 2024
Odisha Rajya Sabha candidates elected uncontested
Odisha Rajya Sabha candidates elected uncontested

As no other candidates from other parties contested for the three seats, the two nominees of the Biju Janata Dal(BJD), Debasish Samantaray and Subashish Khuntia, and the lone candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Ashwini Vaishnaw were elected uncontested on Tuesday.

  • Tuesday, 20 February 2024
Retired forest officer in Subarnapur turns Tulsi farming a profitable venture
Retired forest officer in Subarnapur turns Tulsi farming a profitable venture

Purohit is earning handsomely from this farming by selling Tulsi oil offline and online. In every two months, he harvests around 9 quintals of Tulsi leaves from which four litres of oil is extracted. Tulsi oil is in high demand for preparation of Ayurvedic medicines.  

  • Monday, 19 February 2024
Chilika
Communication woes to end soon as signature bridges planned across Chilika

Following the completion of the bridge, the local people will not have to rely on floating bridge vessels and motor-run boats anymore. These vessels often dangerously get stuck amid the vast lake posing a threat to the lives of the passengers.

  • Monday, 19 February 2024
Fire personnel to go on mass leave from February 21 
Fire personnel to go on mass leave from February 21 

For the last two months, they have been protesting wearing black badges. They said that as the state government did not meet their demands, they were bound to take the decision of going on mass leave.

  • Monday, 19 February 2024
Two students critically injured after roof of abandoned toilet collapses in Odisha's Keonjhar 
Two students critically injured after roof of abandoned toilet collapses in Odisha's Keonjhar 

As per reports, a lady teacher was allegedly getting the toilet cleaned with the help of some students. A portion of the roof of the dilapidated toilet collapsed on two of the students. They were critically injured and rushed to Patana Community Health Centre (CHC). 

  • Monday, 19 February 2024
Bollywood star Govinda in Aadi Fest
Aadi Fest concludes in Baripada, locals express resentment over Govinda’s brief performance

The local people present on the occasion expressed their disappointment over the brief period of performance by the actor. They alleged that though the government had spent crores of rupees on the cultural festival, it left them disappointed.

  • Monday, 19 February 2024
NDA’s Mission 400: Odisha BJP leaders return from New Delhi with tasks for 100 days 
NDA’s Mission 400: Odisha BJP leaders return from New Delhi with tasks for 100 days 

The BJP has set a target to win 370 Lok Sabha seats and over 400 seats for the NDA in the upcoming elections.    As the current political scenario and equations are different in different states, the party has drawn up special and different battle plans accordingly.    

  • Monday, 19 February 2024
Sans electricity, tribal students in Odisha's Sundargarh struggling during exam time
Sans electricity, tribal students in Odisha's Sundargarh struggling during exam time

Contrary to the state government’s claim on the reformation in the energy sector, tribal students including those of Class-X have been struggling to prepare for the exams under the light of oil lamps in the absence of electricity for the last three months.

  • Sunday, 18 February 2024
Holding Odisha migrant’s daughter captive in Telangana: Labour contractor arrested, brick kiln owner
Holding Odisha migrant’s daughter captive in Telangana: Labour contractor arrested, brick kiln owner absconding 

As per reports, Kahnu Mallick, a migrant labourer from Sulekela, had gone to Telangana along with four family members to work in a brick kiln two months ago. There Kahnu were taken ill due to alleged work pressure from the labour contractor. 

  • Sunday, 18 February 2024
Odisha woman shot at while plucking leaves in forest, hospitalised
Odisha woman shot at while plucking leaves in forest, hospitalised

As per reports, Swapna and her mother were collecting leaves in the forest last evening. All of a sudden, a bullet got stuck into her stomach. However, the mother-daughter duo could not see anyone around in the forest. 

  • Sunday, 18 February 2024
Alleged encroachment of Puri SCS College land
Puri SCS College land ‘encroached’; students, locals warn of agitation

As per the allegations, some staff quarters in the second campus of the college have been demolished. Moreover, some portion of the 23-acre college land has been illegally encroached upon with iron wire fencing around it.

  • Sunday, 18 February 2024
Boundary wall for the airport in Puri
IDCO invites tender for Sri Jagannath International Airport in Puri

A target has been set to complete the construction work within 1,095 days. As per reports, the online tender process will start from February 21 and technical bids will be opened on April 21, 2024.

  • Sunday, 18 February 2024
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