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RI held taking bribe

Boinda: Vigilance sleuths arrested a Revenue Inspector (RI) in Angul district Thursday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 6,000, authorities said. RI Surendra Das, posted at Tushar under the Athamallik block, was caught red-handed by an Angul Vigilance team while accepting the bribe at...

Wedding feast

300 fall ill after wedding feast

Rajnagar: As many as 300 people fell ill with diarrhoea and vomiting after they attended a wedding feast under this block in Kendrapara district, prompting health authorities to rush medical teams to the affected villages. The outbreak was reported from Endulapur, Prasannapur and Khandamara villages...

love affair

Youth stripped, paraded on national highway; 2 held

Baripada: Police arrested two persons Thursday after a youth was allegedly stripped, assaulted and paraded on National Highway-220 over his love affair with a minor of a separate community under Bahalda police limits in Mayurbhanj district. After their arrest, the two accused were produced in...

Odisha Govt

Odisha okays Rs 55,783 crore investments, to create over 14,500 jobs

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday approved seven major industrial projects worth an investment of Rs 55,783 crore and having the potential to generate 14,507 jobs, an official said. The project proposals were approved at the High-Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan...

KV Singh Deo

Odisha to set up farmer skill and agri-incubation centre

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to set up a state-of-the-art Farmer Skill and Agri-Incubation Centre (FSAIC) to position the state as a leader in futuristic agriculture, an official said. Project details were discussed during a high-level meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan...

Orissa High Court

No explosives found, court operations resume in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Judicial work in several courts, including the Orissa High Court, resumed around 3 pm Thursday after remaining suspended for hours following hoax e-mails threatening to blast court premises, Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said. The anonymous e-mails were sent to courts in Cuttack, Sambalpur and...

snowfall

Similipal hits freezing point; snowfall in Koida, Tensa

Baripada/Tensa: Mercury dipped to zero degrees Celsius at Similipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district – an eight-degree dip in the past 48 hours, officials said Wednesday, adding that Koida and Tensa areas in Sundargarh recorded snowfall. The lowest temperature was recorded at the Upper Barakamuda...

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