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No Andhra plantation found on Ghatiguda hill

Nandapur: A joint inspection by revenue, forest and police officials has confi rmed that a disputed plantation site on Ghatiguda Hill near the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border falls with in Andhra Pradesh territory and not within Odisha's jurisdiction. The inquiry was conducted following complaints lodged May...

MLK- Airport

Commercial flights from Malkangiri soon

Malkangiri: Commercial flight operations from Malkangiri Airport are likely to begin soon, with most of the remaining work nearing completion, district officials said Wednesday. A team from the Public Works Department, led by Chief Engineer Shibabrata Taria, inspected the airport and related infrastructure during a...

Man sets in-laws ablaze

Man sets in-laws ablaze

Baripada: An elderly couple sustained critical burn injuries after their son-in-law allegedly poured petrol on them and set them on fire at Naupada village under Shu liapada police limits in Mayurbhanj district late Tuesday night. Police identified the accused as Sheikh Sagir of Raghunathpur under...

Chhatrapur municipal chairperson

Chhatrapur municipal chairperson dies at 36

Chhatrapur: Chhatrapur Municipality Chairperson Sarmistha Pradhan passed away at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar, Wednesday after a prolonged illness. She had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for the past three months. Pradhan, 36, was elected chairperson of the then Chhatrapur...

Illegal mining 10 held

Hatadihi: Keonjhar police intensified their anti-illegal mining drive under “Operation Baitarani,” arresting 10 persons and registering 38 cases across Anandapur Sub-Division between May 20 and June 10. Police seized four Hyva trucks, a JCB, an excavator and 33 tractors used in illegal sand extraction and...

Pottangi

Kotia: Andhra min holds meet, inaugurates road

Pottangi: In a move that could further escalate the interstate boundary dispute between Andhra Pradesh (AP) and Odisha, the neighbouring state’s Women and Child Development Minister G Sandhya Rani Wednesday held a meeting with villagers at Neridibalsa in Kotia panchayat of Koraput district and also...

Drown

Two minors drown in Balasore

Nilgiri: Two minor boys drowned while bathing in the Sone river near Ranit Ghat in Pundal village under Radhakishorepur panchayat of Nilgiri block in Balasore Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Akash Mahalik, 12, son of Lakshmidhar Mahalik, and Kartik Behera, 14, son of Pradip...

Bhadrak SP Manoj Kumar Rout

Bhadrak police under scanner over delayed hospitalisation claim

Bhadrak: A probe has been ordered into allegations that policemen delayed shifting an accident-injured victim to hospital as they were engaged in extortion activities in Odisha's Bhadrak district, an officer said. The alleged incident took place on National Highway-16 near Maitapur in the district Saturday....

 

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