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West Benga SIR officials thrashed on child-lifter suspicion

West Benga SIR officials thrashed on child-lifter suspicion

Jaleswar: Two poll officials on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) duty in West Bengal were brutally assaulted by villagers at Rajnagar village under this block, and Raibania police limits in Balasore district on suspicion of being child lifters, sources said Wednesday. The two officials, Sumit Hazra...

Maoists

Maoist leader kills commander planning to surrender in Odisha

Phulbani: A wanted Maoist leader allegedly killed his commander, Anwesh, who was carrying a reward of Rs 22 lakh on his head, for intending to surrender before the Odisha Police, a senior officer said Wednesday. The police in Kandhamal district on Wednesday exhumed the decomposed...

Odisha farmer

Electricity bill deadline: Odisha farmer pays with paddy bags

Bargarh: Many farmers in Odisha’s Bargarh district have yet to sell their harvested paddy, making it difficult for them to support their families. Amid the crisis, an unusual incident in the distric Tuesday drew attention. A farmer, Ramesh Mahapatra, deposited four bags of paddy at...

Education

Nabarangpur rolls out Gondi-based learning

Nabarangpur: The Nabarangpur district administration Tuesday launched ‘Aame Padhiba Aama Bhasare’, a mother tongue-based early education initiative, at the Block Conference Hall. Collector and District Magistrate Maheshwar Swain chaired the programme. The initiative will be implemented in 30 anganwadi centres in Raighar block as a...

Death

Odisha: 16-year-old girl held for killing mother, brother

Koraput/Borigumma: A 16-year-old girl has been detained for allegedly killing her 45-year-old mother and 14-year-old brother in Borigumma area of Koraput district, police said Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Anushka Parida (45) and her son Ahem Parida (14), residents of Borigumma town. The murder...

Abducted bride rescued; accused arrested in Odisha

Tarbha/Bolangir/Sonepur: Police in Subarnapur district have rescued a newlywed bride and arrested a man accused of abducting her at gunpoint while she was going to her in-laws’ house after marriage. The accused, Sanjeeb Sahu (35) of Badachhepapali village under Kantamal police limits in Boudh district,...

 

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