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Drainage Crisis

Drainage crisis puts vast swathes of farmland at risk

Langaleswar: A severe drainage crisis has emerged in Baliapal block of Balasore district, raising fears of extensive damage to paddy crops across thousands of hectares of agricultural land situated on both sides of the Coast Canal. Farmers, worried over the poor drainage system, alleged that...

Kesinga police station

Student killed in hit-and-run

Kesinga: A minor student died in a road accident Sunday night under Kesinga police station limits in Kalahandi district, prompting villagers and family members to block the National Highway 26 in protest. The deceased has been identified as Narasingh Sahu, 17, son of Srikant Sahu...

Mobile Tower

Man climbs mobile tower, threatens suicide; rescued

Kalyansinghpur: A man allegedly under the influence of alcohol climbed a mobile tower near Mathura Nagar in Kalyansinghpur block of Rayagada district Monday, threatening to jump and commit suicide, officials said. The incident occurred Monday morning when Trilochan Kashi, son of Kartik Kashi, climbed the...

Rayagada police station

Tension grips Rayagada after youth’s abduction, murd*r

Rayagada: The alleged abduction and killing of a youth sparked tension in Odisha’s Rayagada district Monday, as angry residents torched a motorcycle during a procession carrying the victim’s body and demanded immediate arrest of the accused persons. The victim, Nikhil Hadipa, was allegedly kidnapped by...

Chhatrapur

Three deer die within 12 hrs in Ghumusar North division

Bhanjanagar/Berhampur: Three deer died within 12 hours Saturday under the Ghumusar North forest division, forest officials said Sunday. While two deaths were reported from a forest under the Mujagad range, another deer was chased and killed by some miscreants in the Central forest range. Forest...

 

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