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Domestic help found dead at Odisha Minister’s residence

Bhubaneswar: A domestic help working at the official residence of Odisha Food Supplies Minister Krushna Chandra Patra was found dead under suspicious circumstances Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Shankarshan Nag, a native of Balangir district. Police said they rushed to the spot after being...

Bonda culture

Bonda culture draws foreign tourists at Ankadeli market

Koraput: The culture and traditions of the Bonda tribe were on display at the Ankadeli weekly market as foreign tourists visited the haat and interacted with members of one of Odisha’s oldest indigenous communities, officials and locals said. The visit turned the weekly market into...

Road accidents

Scooterist dies in road mishap

Balishankara: A scooterist was killed after a cargo-laden truck hit the two-wheeler from the rear near Balishankara block office under Talsara police limits in Sundargarh district Thursday. The deceased was identified as Rajesh Kindo, 50, of Babudihi, Minjpada village. Police said a speeding cargo-laden truck...

Arrest

Youth gets life term for double murder

Berhampur: A local court Thursday sentenced a youth to life imprisonment after convicting him of double murder linked to post-panchayat election violence in Nabarangpur village under Digapahandi police limits of Ganjam district in 2022. The Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADJ-III) Bibaswat Gautam convicted the...

Opium plantation

Opium plantation on 2 acre destroyed

Joda/Barbil: Police Thursday destroyed illicit opium cultivation spread over nearly two acres in a remote forest area of Keonjhar district, officials said. Acting on specific intelligence inputs, a police team raided an abandoned and inaccessible forest patch in the Sunanadi river basin under Roida panchayat...

Cybercrimes, scams

Three held for Rs 94.62 lakh online investment fraud

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police has arrested three persons in connection with a large-scale online investment fraud involving fake trading applications, in which a man was cheated of Rs 94,62,461 lakh, police said Thursday. The accused have been identified as Lala Basantara (21), Manas Kumar Sahu...

Krushna Chandra Patra

Supplies Min orders swift redressal of paddy procurement complaints

Bhubaneswar: Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra inspected the Command, Control Cum Experience Centre of the Odisha State Civil Supplies Corporation (OSCSC) and directed officials to ensure prompt resolution of any complaints related to paddy procurement during the ongoing Kharif season. Reviewing the...

Green Economy

2-day workshop on Blue & Green Economy begins

Bhubaneswar: A two-day workshop aimed at enhancing the utilisation of opportunities in the blue and green economy to promote sustainable development began here Thursday. The event has been organised by the State Planning and Convergence Department under the aegis of its Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)...

 

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