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47,215 in Koraput may lose ration benefits over pending e-KYC

Nandapur: As many as 47,215 ration card beneficiaries in Koraput district have reportedly failed to complete the mandatory Aadhaar-based e-KYC process, raising concerns that their names could be struck off from the ration cards, depriving them of subsidised rice under food security schemes. According to...

Podampetta

Ghost village Podampetta awaits submergence in sea

Ganjam: Podampetta, an old village off the coast of the Bay of Bengal under Kantiagada panchayat in Ganjam district, is now completely deserted, after decades of sea erosion forced residents to relocate. Once home to over 500 fishers’ families, the village relied on the sea...

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Man dies after hearing of mother’s death

Jeypore: In a tragic incident, a man died of a suspected heart attack shortly after learning about his mother’s death, leaving a neighbourhood in shock as two funeral biers were carried out of the same house Tuesday. The deceased were identified as S. Sahibani (80),...

Jaundice

Jaundice outbreak affects 25 children in Mayurbhanj

Morada: Panic gripped the Morada block of Mayurbhanj district following a reported outbreak of jaundice, with more than 25 children said to be affected in Khuruntia village under Palasamunduli panchayat. According to sources, at least seven students of the government upper primary school in the...

BalasoreJabata Brownsugar & Tanka Saha Girafa Mahila

Woman held with 103 gm brown sugar

Balasore: Sahadevkhunta police Tuesday arrested a woman drug peddler and seized 103 grammes of brown sugar during a raid at Arad Bazaar Masjid Lane in Balasore town. The accused has been identifi ed as Suramatun Bibi (28), a resident of the Masjid Lane area. Police...

wild boar attack

Farmer critical in wild boar attack

Bhuban: A 65-year-old farmer sustained grievous injuries after a wild boar attacked him on his farmland in Ektaali village under Bhuban police limits in Dhenkanal district Tuesday, officials said. The injured farmer was identified as Arun Mantri. Mantri had gone to his groundnut field in...

Brown Sugar-Arrest

Two arrested for peddling brown sugar

Berhampur: Ganjam excise and intelligence department jointly nabbed two drug peddlers from Berhampur railway station Tuesday. The accused were identified as Naresh Dalai and Rakesh Swain of Kabisuryanagar block. They were allegedly carrying about 156 grams of brown sugar from Bhadrak by a train, said...

Ghodahada dam

Crocodile census begins at Ghodahada dam

Digapahandi: A crocodile census began Tuesday at Ghodahada Dam under the Berhampur Forest Division of the state Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department. The dam is witnessing a rise in crocodile population since 2022. The three-day exercise is being conducted in the dam near Khamari...

Excise Department

Excise seizes 282L illicit liquor; five arrested

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Excise department, during a special drive, seized 282 litres of illicit distilled liquor (IDL) and five litres of country-made liquor in separate operations Tuesday and arrested five persons from the Mancheswar Line Sahi, Jaripatna, Nilachakra Nagar and IDCO slum areas. The identities...

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