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Odisha suspends jail doctor over alleged help to murder accused

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has suspended a doctor of Brahmapur circle jail for allegedly facilitating a murder-accused's conversation with a witness from prison, officials said Sunday. Susanta Kumar Panigrahi, deployed as a special psychiatrist at Brahmapur circle jail, was suspended with immediate effect, as per...

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Technical team examines health condition of rescued orangutans

Bhubaneswar: A technical team has examined the health condition of five rescued orangutan cubs, quarantined at the Nandankanan Zoological Park, a statement said Sunday. The team, comprising veterinary officers from the Delhi Zoo and the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) at Dehradun, also advised that...

The haat that refused to disappear

By BANDANA SETHI, OP Bhubaneswar: Long before Bhawani Mall altered the landscape of this Odisha capital’s Saheed Nagar neighbourhood, a bustling 4-acre market stood in its place. Inaugurated in August 1967 by the late MLA Raj Ballabh Mishra, the original Saheed Nagar Haat was designed...

BJD seeks clarity on proposed charges for UPI payments

Bhubaneswar: BJD Rajya Sabha member Santrupt Misra Saturday questioned the Centre’s proposed charges on UPI transactions above Rs 2,000, warning that the move could burden small traders and consumers. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Misra said UPI had transformed digital payments in the country...

 

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