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Woman stuck in cave rescued after 6 hours

Sambalpur: A woman had a close shave with death after being trapped for nearly six hours inside a narrow cave passage near the Saptarshi temple at Bhandarimal village under Jujumura block of Sambalpur district on the occasion of Kartika Purnima Wednesday. The woman, identified as...

Seven held for killing youth over past enmity

Sambalpur: Police Wednesday arrested seven people on charges of killing a youth facing several criminal cases in this district November 3. The accused people attacked Chintu Bahadur with a sword, knife, and stones, causing his instant death. The attackers had a previous enmity with the...

Forester killed, 3 hurt in collision

Papadahandi/Nabarangpur: A forester was killed and three others of the same profession were seriously injured when their car and a pickup van collided head-on near Dengaguda Chhak on the Bharatmala road in Nabarangpur district Wednesday. According to reports, foresters Gupta Prasad Mohanty, Kamakhya Prasad Swain,...

Nuapada bypoll: CM Majhi to campaign Nov 6, LoP Patnaik Nov 7

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and his Chhattisgarh counterpart Vishnu Deo Sai are scheduled to campaign for BJP's Nuapada bypoll candidate Jay Dholakia Thursday, party sources said. CM Majhi is slated to hold a road show in Komna block of Nuapada, while Sai...

Montha

Montha rain dampens potato farmers’ hopes

NARENDRA RAUT, OP Koraput: Potato growers across Koraput district are grappling with an unexpected crisis after Cyclone Montha left large portions of farmland underwater. The lingering effects of the storm have delayed harvesting and raised fears of rotting tubers, reduced quality, and financial losses. According...

Medical negligence

Infant dies after polio shot, medical negligence alleged

Basudevpur: A three-month-old girl died after allegedly receiving a polio injection in Nandapatana village under Balimunda panchayat of Basudevpur block in Bhadrak district, triggering allegations of medical negligence. According to a complaint lodged by the child’s father, Rajaram Jana, his daughter Rajashree was administered a...

Nuapada bypoll

Nuapada: Turf war over Dholakia’s legacy

PITAMBAR SAHU,OP Nuapada: The upcoming Nuapada by-election, necessitated by the death of four-time BJD MLA Rajendra Dholakia, has intensified political activity in the region. With polling set for November 11, major political parties- the BJP, BJD and Congress, along with independents, have launched door-to-door campaigns...

 

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