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Cyclone Arnab: Gazalbadi Ghat sealed at both ends

Daringbadi: Authorities in Kandhamal and Ganjam districts have sealed Gazalbadi Ghat road at both ends as a precaution against possible landslides amid fears over Cyclone Arnab. Acting on Kandhamal Collector Vedbhushan’s instructions, Daringbadi BDO Pritiranjan Rath, tehsildar Dhiraj Patra and police IIC Sangram Keshari Jena...

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Kotia development: Govt assures solar power, participatory committee

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to provide the necessary financial assistance for extending the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar scheme to households in Kotia and form a participatory committee involving local residents to address their demands and guide the region’s development. The decisions were discussed...

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‘Habisyalis’ plight exposes govt mismanagement’

SUNIT MISHRA, OP Bhubaneswar: The plight of thousands of elderly women, known as Habisyalis, who have arrived in Puri during the holy month of Kartik to seek the blessings of Lord Jagannath and observe the Radha-Damodar vrata, has exposed the state government’s mismanagement, the Biju...

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Police accused of assault, abuse of power

TRINATH MOHANTY, OP Bhubaneswar: Despite Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi directing police personnel to treat people visiting police stations with courtesy, allegations of police high-handedness and assault continue to surface across Odisha. According to information available from the DGP’s office, more than 40 police personnel...

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Sishu Bhawan grapples with medicine shortage

Kataka: Parents of children undergoing treatment at Sardar Vallavbhai Patel Post Graduate Institute of Paediatrics (SVP PGIP), otherwise known as Sishu Bhawan in Kataka are facing difficulties as saline nasal drops and paracetamol have reportedly been unavailable at the hospital for nearly a week. As...

Sikkim draft electoral rolls leave out over 37,000 voters

‘No voters deleted from final electoral rolls in Dhamnagar’

Bhubaneswar: Odisha CEO Tuesday said none of the 3,041 voters from Bhadrak’s Dhamnagar area, whose names were in question, were deleted from the final electoral roll. The clarification came in response to a social media post by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, who alleged irregularities in...

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Boat services on Chilika suspended till Oct 29

SANGRAM PAIKARAY, OP Balugaon: With cyclone ‘Arnab’ posing a potential threat to Odisha’s coastal areas, the Khordha district administration has initiated precautionary measures to deal with any eventuality. A preparatory meeting was held at the Chilika block office under the supervision of block development officer...

 

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