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Odisha: Forester arrested for misappropriating government funds

Bhubaneswar/Bhawanipatna: A Forest Department official was arrested in Odisha Friday for allegedly misappropriating government funds, an officer said. The arrested official allegedly misappropriated over Rs 55 lakh by preparing false muster rolls and vouchers for soil and moisture conservation works at plantation sites in Thuamul...

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Odisha to start issuing PUCC green stickers from Jan 10

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha transport authority has decided to distribute green stickers to show the validity of a vehicle's pollution under control certificate (PUCC). The sticker will be made available in the offices of all regional transport officers (RTOs) and pollution testing centres from January 10,...

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140 gm brown sugar seized, 3 arrested in Balasore

Balasore: Police arrested three persons, including a woman, after 140 gm of brown sugar was seized from their possession in Odisha's Balasore district, an officer said Friday. Based on credible information, police conducted a raid at Ambaliatha chak under Jaleswar police station limit, and three...

Former Odisha MLA Akshaya Acharya dies at 78

Balasore: Senior Congress leader and former MLA Akshaya Acharya died here Friday, family sources said. He was 78. Acharya is survived by his wife, three daughters and a son. He was suffering from cancer. He became serious Thursday night and was taken to Nilgiri sub-divisional...

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Usman Khawaja to retire from cricket after final Ashes test

Sydney: Veteran Australia batter Usman Khawaja has announced he will retire from international cricket after the fifth Ashes test beginning Sunday at the Sydney Cricket Ground. He didn't go quietly. The Pakistan-born Khawaja, who was the first Muslim to play for Australia, used his retirement...

Koraput coffee

Grown in Koraput, sold as brand ‘Andhra Coffee’

Nandapur: Koraput coffee, which has earned international acclaim, is allegedly being diverted and sold by middlemen from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh due to official apathy in marketing and procurement, sources said. The district administration and the Tribal Development Cooperative Corporation of Odisha Ltd. (TDCCOL), responsible for...

 

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