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Two Census workers die of ‘sunstroke

Betnoti/Sundargarh: Two teachers engaged in Census work died of reported sunstroke in separate incidents in the state Sunday. In Mayurbhanj district, Rajkapur Hembram, a teacher of Baidyanath High School at Purinda Kakharua under Betnoti block, died Sunday evening while undergoing treatment at PRM Medical College...

Hirakhand Express

Newlywed woman’s burnt body found near house in Kendrapara

Kendrapara: Burnt body of a newly married woman was found near her house in Odisha’s Kendrapara district Sunday. Family members alleged that her in-laws "killed her after setting her on fire using kerosene." The victim, identified as Tapoi Mandal (28), was found dead near her...

ARREST

Banking correspondent held for misappropriating customers’ money

Jajpur: Odisha Police in Jajpur district have arrested a former banking correspondent of a nationalised bank for allegedly misappropriating around Rs 27 lakh of depositors' money, officials said Sunday. The accused has been identified as Prakash Rana, a resident of Abhayapur in the district's Dharmasala...

Crime

Man stabbed to death at marriage procession in Ganjam

Berhampur: A man was allegedly stabbed to death during a marriage procession in Odisha's Ganjam district over playing a particular music demanded by him, police said Sunday. The deceased was identified as Akash Jena (25), the younger brother of the groom, Rinku Jena. The incident...

Mass exit from BJD in Bhadrak

Mass exit from BJD in Bhadrak

Bhadrak: In a major setback to BJD in Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency, several senior leaders, including former Bhadrak MP Manjulata Mandal and ex-MLA of Dhamangar Muktikanta Mandal, Saturday resigned from the party’s primary membership following recent suspensions and internal discord. The Mandals were joined by...

Sea errosion at turtle nesting site in Kendrapara

Gahirmatha sees no arribada; experts sound alarm

Kendrapara: Nature lovers and wildlife experts are worried that the endangered Olive Ridley turtles skipped their annual visit for mass nesting to the Gahirmatha coast in Kendrapara district this year. Gahirmatha beach, close to Bhitarkania National Park in this district, has the distinction of being...

MGNREGA Odisha

Two engineers get RI for MGNREGA fraud

Sambalpur: The Special Vigilance Court in Sambalpur has sentenced two former engineers to two years of rigorous imprisonment in connection with corruption in a road construction project under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). The court found retired assistant engineer Sadananda Pradhan,...

 

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