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State steps up drive to protect Jagannath land

Bhubaneswar: The state has intensified efforts to safeguard land belonging to Lord Jagannath by fast-tracking the correction of land records, with the Khordha district administration completing the Record of Rights (RoR) correction for over 4,713 acres of the temple’s land. Official sources said Saturday that,...

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Rs 1.75 lakh fraud: Woman nabbed

Bhubaneswar: Bharatpur police Saturday arrested a 39-year-old woman for allegedly cheating a man of Rs 1.75 lakh on the pretext of facilitating the purchase of Bhoodan land and later threatening him when he demanded are fund, officials said. The accused, identified as Rina Pradhan (39),...

Liquor racket busted; four held

Bhubaneswar: In a breakthrough, the Bhubaneswar Excise department Saturday busted an Illicit Distilled Liquor (IDL) racket during a raid in the Patia area here, arresting four persons and seizing 1,500 litres of IDL, officials said. The accused have been identified as Aditya Nahak, 31, K....

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Witchcraft suspicion: 5 held for missing couple’s murder

Kendujhar: A couple was allegedly strangled to death on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Kendujhar district and five persons have been arrested in connection with the double murder, police said Saturday. The incident took place in Hulla Bahali village under Bali Parbat Panchayat in the...

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Hit-and-run kills 3 in Kandhamala

Baliguda: Three motorcyclists were killed after an unidentified vehicle allegedly hit their motorcycle on National Highway 59 near the Khadagana in Kandhamala district late Friday night, police said. The deceased were identified as Shubham Raj Jena, 21, Sunil Jani, 27, and Chandan Suna, 25, all...

2 forest personnel among 4 held for poaching deer

Bantala: Forest officials arrested four persons, including two anti-poaching squad members, for allegedly hunting a deer and organising a feast inside an anti-poaching camp in the Tikarpada forest range of the Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary in Anugola district. Acting on a tip-off, a team led by...

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Labourer killed, another injured in wall collapse

Kendujhar: A construction worker was killed and another sustained critical injuries after a wall of an under-construction house collapsed in Saras village under Kendujhar Town police limits Saturday. The deceased was identified as Babar Sheikh, a resident of Jangipur village in West Bengal. The injured...

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Odisha govt on alert as IMD warns of more heavy rain

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Saturday placed all district administrations on alert and directed authorities to prepare for any weather-related emergency after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast more heavy rainfall and issued a red warning for five districts. The developments came after the low-pressure area over...

 

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