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Drug Control dept raids medicine shop

Korukonda: The Drug Control department conducted a surprise raid on medicine shops in Balimela town of Malkangiri district Wednesday morning. The inspection team was led by Koraput Assistant Drug Controller Priyaranjan Nayak, along with Malkangiri district Drug Inspector Prabin Kumar Jani and other officials. According...

Krushna Chandra Patra Odisha Food Suppliers, Consumer Welfare, Science & Technology minister

Paddy procurement resumes in 19 districts, claims Odisha minister

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra Wednesday claimed that the paddy procurement has resumed in 19 districts. The All Odisha Rice Millers' Association has launched the strike since Monday, leading to disruption in the paddy procurement process, an official said....

Ration benefit

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...

Keonjhar-Deadbody

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...

 

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