Kesinga: A report published in OrissaPOST February 3, highlighting delays in paddy procurement in Kesinga block of Kalahandi district, has spurred prompt action as authorities lifted more than 3.59 lakh quintal paddy from 8,019 farmers. According to the office of the Regulated Market Committee (RMC),...
Boipariguda: Two members of a family were found dead in a river while two others remain missing in Koraput district, police said Thursday. The deceased were identified as Lalit Pujari, 27, and his 4-year-old daughter Gelhi of Dandabadi village under Ramgiri police outpost in Boipariguda...
Basudevpur: Mystery shrouds the death of a 20-year old salesgirl working at a shopping mall in the main market area of Basudevpur, who died under suspicious circumstances while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Cuttack Wednesday. The deceased, identified as Kamini Kanchan Dhal, was...
Bhubaneswar: Emphasising the timely completion of key infrastructure works, Works department principal secretary Sanjay Kumar Singh Thursday directed officials to accelerate land acquisition and statutory clearances for ongoing national highway and railway overbridge (ROBs) projects across the state. Chairing a comprehensive review meeting, Singh instructed...
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Excise department raided No Limit River bar under Capital Police Station limits late Wednesday night and sealed the establishment for allegedly engaging women to dance and violating Excise norms. The bar was also found operating beyond permitted hours. According to sources, a...
Bhubaneswar: Lord Jagannath is revered as the supreme spiritual landlord of the Odia community, and protecting all his landed properties is a collective moral responsibility, said Additional Chief Secretary of the Revenue and Disaster Management department Arabinda Padhee, while chairing a high-level meeting at Lok...
Nandapur: A peon ended life by hanging himself at Jabagada Project Upper Primary (UP) School under Nandapur block of Koraput district Thursday morning, police said. The deceased was identified as Shiba Nayak, 40, who worked as a peon at the state-run school that has residential...
Angul/Chhendipada: Days after illegal opium cultivation worth nearly Rs 5 crore was destroyed in Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary area in Angul district, police Wednesday seized 264 kg ganja from the region, while another 1,573 kg cannabis was seized Nisha police limits. Police said a total of...
Manguli/Jagatpur: A woman and her three-yearold daughter died, while her mother-in-law sustained critical injuries, in a firecracker explosion at Nayaksahi under Jagatpur police limits in Cuttack Thursday. The deceased were identified as Juli Nayak, 32, and her daughter, while the injured was Prabhati Nayak, 55....
Chennai: Afghanistan, powered by a belligerent unbeaten half-century by opener Ibrahim Zadran and a fine bowling display by Mohammad Nabi, defeated Canada by 82 runs in an inconsequential T20 World Cup Group D match Thursday. Sent in to bat, Zadran blazed an unbeaten 95 off...
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The last nail into the coffin of whatever freedom is believed to be there in Hong Kong, a unique territory...
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