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Puri: Rain likely during ‘Suna Besha’ rituals

Bhubaneswar: A fresh low-pressure area is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal this weekend, bringing widespread rainfall across Odisha during the Bahuda Yatra and Suna Besha festivities, the regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Friday. According to the weather office,...

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Bahuda Yatra: Chariot pulling begins in Puri

Puri: Lakhs of devotees Friday started pulling the chariots of Lord Jagannath and His Siblings as part of the 'Bahuda' Yatra in Odisha's Puri, amid tight security arrangements, officials said. Earlier, Gajapati Maharaja of Puri Divyasingha Deb performed the ‘Chhera Pahanra’ ritual of the ‘Bahuda...

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Veteran freedom fighter Bimbadhar Muduli dies at 102

Bhubaneswar: Veteran freedom fighter Bimbadhar Muduli died while undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack Friday, his family said. He was 102. Muduli, a native of Kendrapara district, had been suffering from age-related ailments. He was recently elected president of the Odisha...

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Min pushes City road projects to ease traffic

Bhubaneswar:  Works Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Thursday directed officials to expedite the survey, design, statutory clearances and execution of major road infrastructure projects to provide a long-term solution to Bhubaneswar’s growing traffic congestion while maintaining high construction standards. The minister also reviewed the progress of the...

Ganjam

No power: New sub-registrar office in Ganjam remains shut

Ganjam: Built at a cost of Rs 1 crore, the new sub-registrar’s office has remained locked for nearly 18 months due to lack of an electricity connection, much to the disappointment of hundreds of people visiting the office daily for property and marriage registrations. The...

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Man gets 20-year RI for kidnapping, raping minor gir

Bhadrak: Minati Panda, Additional District Judge and Judge of the Fast Track Court-cum-POCSO Court in Bhadrak, has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs20,000 in a case of abduction and rape of a minor. The court ruled...

Champua

Three of family killed as SUV hits tree

Champua: Three members of a family were killed, and another sustained critical injuries after a Mahindra Thar SUV crashed into a roadside tree near Rajia under Champua police limits in Kendujhar district while they were on their way to a hospital Wednesday night, police said....

 

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