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Youth strangles mom to death, held

Baripada: A family dispute turned tragic as a 19-year-old youth allegedly strangled his mother to death at Barajpur village under Baripada Sadar police station in Mayurbhanj district Thursday night, police said. The accused has been arrested. The deceased was identified as Srimati Singh and the...

Elderly couple killed in wall collapse

Raurkela: An elderly couple was killed after a mud wall of their house collapsed on them while they were sleeping in Ranto Birkera panchayat under Brahmanitarang police station in Sundargarh district Friday, police said. The deceased were identified as Tenga Kispatta, 70, and his wife...

Fake job racket busted; 3 women among 4 arrested

DWARKA PRASAD PATNAIK, OP Chhatrapur: Chhatrapur police have arrested four people, including the alleged mastermind, for allegedly defrauding job seekers on the pretext of providing employment. Three of those arrested are women, Chhatrapur IIC Sabyasachi Malla said at a press conference Friday. The arrested people...

Odisha floods: Crop losses, waterlogging hit Baleshwar villages

Baleshwar: Flood-hit areas of Baleshwar district continued to face hardships Friday, with several villages in Baliapal and Bhograi blocks reportedly remaining waterlogged despite the Subarnarekha river falling below the danger mark. The river was reportedly flowing at 9.60 metres at Rajghat Friday morning, below its...

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Odisha CM disburses Rs 833 crore under CM-KISAN scheme

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday disbursed over Rs 833 crore as the fifth installment of financial assistance to more than 41 lakh farmers under the CM-KISAN scheme. CM Majhi said all eligible beneficiaries -- mostly small, marginal and landless farmers and those...

Deprived Schools: 46 students sit on floor, taught by two teachers

By ANATHA TARAI, OP Ganjam: Puintola Upper Primary School near the entrance to Puintola village under Ganjam Notified Area Council (NAC) has long suffered from inadequate infrastructure and administrative neglect. The block-grant school, established in 1994, currently has 46 students enrolled in Classes VI and...

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CM-KISAN: 49L to get aid today

Bhubaneswar: The state government will disburse the fifth instalment of financial assistance under the CM-KISAN scheme for the 2026-27 Rabi season Friday, official sources said Thursday. According to the Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Department, more than 49 lakh small and marginal farmers, Particularly Vulnerable Tribal...

 

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