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Youth killed, 3 women hurt in firecracker blast

Brahmapur: A 19-year-old youth was killed, and three women were injured in an explosion while firecrackers were being made at a house in Ganjam district Wednesday, police said. The incident occurred at Singipur village under Patrapur police station. The deceased, identified as Akash Das, was...

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Odisha court awards life term to man for neighbour’s murder

Kendrapara: A court in Odisha's Kendrapara district sentenced a 35-year-old man to rigorous life imprisonment for murdering his neighbour over a land dispute in 2019, an advocate said Wednesday. District and Sessions Judge, Kendrapara, convicted Sumant Sekhar Nayak of Badapala village in Marsaghai police station...

Local BJP leader beaten to death in Kendrapada; accused arrested

Kendrapada: A local BJP leader was beaten to death allegedly by a drunk man following a heated altercation in Odisha's Kendrapada district, police said Wednesday. The incident took place at Ramnagar village within Jamboo Marine police station limits Tuesday night. The deceased has been identified...

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Odisha Vigilance arrests two engineers in separate graft cases

Bhubaneswar/Sambalpur: The Odisha Vigilance Wednesday arrested two government engineers in separate corruption cases, including one for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income and another for accepting a bribe from a contractor, officials said. Padmalochan Nayak, executive engineer of the Command Area...

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BJD forms fact-finding team to probe Nuapada farmer’s death

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has constituted a high-level fact-finding team to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a farmer in Odisha's Nuapada district. The team will be headed by Deputy Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Assembly Prasanna Acharya and is scheduled to...

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Farmer’s death sparks highway blockade in Nuapada

Nuapada: The alleged suic*de of a farmer reportedly distressed over delays in paddy procurement sparked a four-hour blockade on National Highway 353 in Nuapada district, with farmers and family members demanding compensation and action against officials held responsible for the crisis. Nepal Majhi, 45, of...

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Heritage walk spotlights 9th-century Shaivite shrine

Bhubaneswar/Dhenkanal: The archaeological, religious and cultural significance of Sogaeshwar Shiva Peetha, an ancient Shiva shrine on the banks of the Brahmani River in Dhenkanal district, was highlighted during the 38th edition of the Dhenkanal Heritage Walks (DHW) held at Sogar village under Kamakhyanagar sub-division. Heritage...

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Bargarh murder case cracked; accused held

Bargarh: Bargarh police cracked the murder case of a 57-year-old woman whose body was recovered near the Resham Branch Canal bridge Sunday, arresting a man accused of killing her over a financial dispute. The victim was identified as Mamata Hota of Sahajbahal village under Deogaon...

TPNODL team assault case: Three arrested 

Bhadrak: Police arrested three persons in connection with the assault on a TPNODL enforcement team during a power theft raid at Chandipur village under Bonth police limits Monday. The accused were identified as Mir Abdul Hasim alias Hanso, 45, of Keonjhar district, and Chandipur residents...

Tamil Nadu gas leak victims’ bodies reach Odisha

Bhubaneswar/Keonjhar: The mortal remains of five young women who died in the ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing factory in Tamil Nadu reached the Biju Patnaik International Airport here Tuesday amid a deeply emotional atmosphere. The bodies of two other workers from the state,...

 

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