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Missing Class X girl dies in hos

Rourkela: A Class X student, who went missing on her way to school Wednesday and was later found unconscious in a forest under Bisra police limits, succumbed during treatment at Rourkela Government Hospital (RGH) early Friday. The cause of death remains unclear, police said. The...

Arrest

Constable held for bid to outrage scribe’s modesty

Kendrapara: A police constable posted at Tantiapala Marine police station has been arrested by Kendrapara Town police for allegedly assaulting and attempting to outrage the modesty of a woman reporter under the pretext of marriage. According to SDPO Jyoti Ranjan Gauda, the 23-year-old reporter, a...

Similipal Tiger Reserve

Proposed five-star hotel near Similipal under NGT scanner

Baripada: The National Green Tribunal’s Eastern Zone bench in Kolkata has directed the state government and concerned authorities to file their responses regarding a proposal to allot land for a five-star hotel project at Laxmiposhi near the Similipal Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj district. The tribunal...

Group clash

Two killed, one injured in group clash in Odisha’s Bargarh

Bhubaneswar: Two persons were killed and another seriously injured in a clash between two groups of youths in Odisha's Bargarh district, police said Friday. The clash erupted over some personal dispute, which turned fatal, a police officer said. "A verbal duel broke out between three...

Agni 3 missile

India successfully tests fires Agni-3 missile off Odisha coast

Balasore: India Friday successfully test-fired nuclear weapons-capable Agni-3 ballistic missile from the Chandipur off Odisha coast, which has a strike range of more than 3,000 kilometres, officials said. The surface-to-surface missile was launched by the personnel of Strategic Forces Command (SFC) from a mobile launcher...

Wildfire prevention: Awareness cycle rally flagged off in Angul

Angul: To turn forest fire prevention and environmental protection into a mass movement, a large-scale awareness cycle rally was flagged off Thursday in front of the Jagannath temple at Purunagarh in Angul town. The initiative is being organised by Sathi Paribar in collaboration with Dharitri...

Suicide

Two students consume poison on campus

Boudh: In a shocking incident, two students, a male and a female, of a degree college here reportedly attempted to end their lives by consuming poison on the institution's campus while classes were in progress Thursday. Both fell seriously ill and were rushed by fellow...

 

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