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Two sluice gates of Hirakud dam closed

Hirakud releases floodwater through 28 sluice gates

Sambalpur: The Hirakud dam authorities Sunday reopened eight sluice gates in phases after a sharp rise in the inflow of floodwater into the reservoir, taking the total number of gates releasing excess water into the Mahanadi River to 28. Nineteen gates on the left side...

Online courier used to smuggle cannabis in Kalahandi

Bhabanipatana: The Kalahandi Excise Department seized about five quintals of cannabis allegedly being transported through an online courier service and arrested a warehouse manager at Para Manandapur under Bhabanipatana block Sunday. The cannabis, packed in 25 sacks and concealed in ice boxes used for fish...

Gunupur ARI dies while playing cricket

Rayagada/Gunupur: P Rajesh, 42, an assistant revenue inspector (ARI) at the Gunupur tehsil office in Rayagada district, died after falling ill while playing cricket Sunday. Rajesh was playing at the RCC playground near the IEACR College when he complained of feeling unwell and informed fellow...

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Odisha Police arrest 13 people for mob violence in Ganjam

Brahmapur: Odisha Police Sunday arrested 13 people, including five women, in connection with their alleged involvement in attacking a village in Ganjam district September 14, an officer said. Raids were conducted in Kukudakhandi village under Brahmapur Sadar police limits in the morning and the accused...

Deprived Schools: Old classrooms house boys’ hostel

By Jayanarayan Menduli, OP Sundaragada: The century-old PM-Shri Bhawani Shankar Government High School in Sundaragada, one of the district’s oldest educational institutions, is facing a shortage of basic infrastructure and hostel facilities, with boys currently staying in the school’s old classrooms. Established in 1907 as...

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Odisha’s 2nd AIIMS in limbo

Balangir: Nearly two years after Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced plans to establish the state’s second All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Sambalpur, an RTI query has brought to the fore the communication between the Chief Minister and the Centre casting a...

 

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