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Garg reviews fire safety, Budget outreach

Bhubaneswar: A high-level secretaries’ meeting, chaired by Chief Secretary Anu Garg, was held at Kharavela Bhawan Saturday to review key administrative, financial and development issues, with departments directed to ensure timely action and better coordination. Development Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary Deoranjan Kumar Singh, along...

Cuttack Sahitya Sarobar

Cuttack book fair draws huge crowd

Cuttack: The ‘Cuttack Sahitya Sarobar’ book fair, inaugurated Friday after several years, has drawn an overwhelming response, with large crowds thronging the Bali Yatra Ground Saturday. The 10-day fair is jointly organised by the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC), Cuttack Development Authority (CDA) and the state...

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15-yr-old girl’s body found stuffed in sack

Baripada/Karanjia: In a shocking incident, the body of a 15-year-old girl, who had been missing since Friday evening, was found stuffed in a sack near a bamboo thicket under Karanjia police limits in Mayurbhanj district, Saturday. According to sources, the girl, a Class VIII student...

Mohan Majhi

Odisha added 558 sq km forest cover in two years: CM Majhi

Bhubaneswar: Asserting that Odisha has emerged as a leading state in forest protection and expansion of green cover, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday said 558 square kilometres of forest and tree cover have been added in the last two years. Majhi made the remarks...

Illegal gas depot blast in Bhubaneswar injures one

Bhubaneswar: One person was critically injured in an explosion at Kalinganagar under Bharatpur police limits Saturday. According to reports, a powerful blast occurred at an illegal gas depot, blowing off the roof of the structure and completely gutting four motorcycles. The injured youth was admitted...

SCB

Fire again at SCB: Third blaze in 5 days sparks alarm

Cuttack: A fire broke out again at SCB Medical College and Hospital late Friday evening. This time, the blaze was spotted in a garbage dump behind the ENT outdoor unit, officials said. After being alerted, firefighters reached the spot and brought the fire under control...

Odisha MLA, 36 passengers escape unhurt as bus catches fire

Malkangiri: As many as 37 passengers, including Odisha's Congress MLA Mangu Khila, had a narrow escape when the bus in which they were travelling from Bhubaneswar to Nabarangpur caught fire after a rear tyre burst early Saturday, police said. The incident took place near Ramabhadrapuram...

 

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