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Weaver crafts silk saree to mark Sambalpuri Din

Sonpur: A handloom weaver from Subarnapur district has crafted a unique silk saree featuring woven messages in the Sambalpuri language to celebrate Sambalpuri Din, showcasing the region’s rich weaving tradition. Hemanchal Meher, 44, of Haradkhol village in Sonpur block, spent more than three-and-a-half months producing...

Woman swept away while watching swollen Luna River

Kendrapada: A woman was swept away in the swollen Luna river while watching the flood situation from a bridge in Kendrapada district Friday, police said. The missing woman has been identified as Manorama Das, wife of Gautam Das of Danapur village. According to local residents,...

Suitcase murder suspect arrested

Rayagada: Police have arrested a 30-year-old man in connection with the murder of a woman whose body was found inside a suitcase near Khaliguda village in Rayagada district last month. The accused, identified as Boli Setti Suresh Kumar, an autorickshaw driver from Ganganagar in Visakhapatnam,...

Hunger strike over erroneous textbooks

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Parents’ Federation sat on a hunger strike Friday demanding the withdrawal of erroneous school textbooks and the expansion of the Right to Education (RTE) provisions in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The protesters alleged that despite the Chief Minister’s earlier...

Reduce dependence on edible oil imports: GUV

Bhubaneswar: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Friday called for a substantial increase in domestic edible oil production to reduce India’s dependence on imports, saying it would strengthen the national economy, conserve valuable foreign exchange and enhance the country’s food security. Addressing a review meeting on the...

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Odisha to host BRICS education track meetings from Aug 5

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is set to host the BRICS India Chairship Education Track Meetings in Bhubaneswar from August 5 to 7, with more than 200 delegates, including Education Ministers and senior officials from BRICS member countries, scheduled to participate. Ahead of the event, Chief Secretary Anu...

Barber hacks to death two boys in UP's Budaun; gunned down within hours

Class-X student stabbed to death in Odisha

Jayapur: A Class-X student died after he was allegedly stabbed by two non-students near his school in Koraput district Friday, prompting his family to block a national highway and demand the immediate arrest of the accused. The victim, Mahesh Bagh of Bariniput village, was attacked...

 

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