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Woman delivers boy in ambulance amid flood woes

Debagada: A pregnant woman gave birth to a baby boy inside a 108 ambulance after floodwater blocked access to Kaliapal village in Barkote block of Debagada district Sunday morning. Heavy rain lashed the Barkote area Saturday night, causing the Tankujura nullah near Kaliapal to swell....

electrocution

Teacher among two electrocuted during I-Day fete prep; 4 hurt

Simulia/Nabarangpur: Two persons, including a physical education teacher, were electrocuted and four others injured in separate incidents in Baleshwar and Nabarangpur districts after flagpoles came in contact with overhead power lines during preparations for Independence Day celebrations. In the first incident, physical education teacher Priyabrata...

Cracker factory

Man dies in blast at cracker factory

Chandbali: A 75-year-old man was killed in an explosion at an illegal firecracker factory operating near Paramanandapur Chhak in Mato area in this block of Bhadrak district late Friday night. The deceased was identified as Biswanath Pani of Kamaria area under Tihidi block. A fi...

Arrest

Four interstate robbers held

Gopalpur: Golanthara police in Ganjam district have arrested four members of an interstate gang accused of robbing Rs 35 lakh from a man on the pretext of offering cheap land. The arrested men were identified as B. Trinath Rao of Kapu Sahi in Brahmapur, P....

Narendra Sahu

Kidnapped Balangir bizman rescued from Bhubaneswar

Balangir: A ransom demand of Rs 50 lakh following the abduction of a Balangir-based businessman has brought to light an alleged Rs 2.70 crore financial dispute linked to what the accused described as a ‘Hanuman coin’ deal, police said Sunday. Businessman Narendra Sahu, alias Gunda,...

Tumusinga police

Woman bludgeoned to death; youth held

Kamakhyanagar: A 52-year-old married woman was allegedly bludgeoned to death, with her mutilated body being recovered from a cashew grove near Kantioputsahi village under Tumusinga police station limits in Dhenkanal district Saturday. Police have detained a local youth in connection with the murder after he...

Ghumura dance

Spanish scribe Llafranc visits Kalahandi

Bhabanipatana: Spanish journalist, researcher and blogger Lluis Llafranc Sunday concluded his visit to Kalahandi district to study its folk art, culture and traditions. Llafranc toured various folk-dance venues, cultural sites, temples and natural attractions and gathered information about the region’s traditional art and heritage. On...

Governor dispatches relief materials

Bhubaneswar: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Sunday dispatched relief materials from Lok Bhavan for families affected by the recent floods in Bhadrak and Baleshwar districts. The relief supplies have been provided by the Sri Sathya Sai Trust for Universal Welfare (SSSTFUW). First Lady of Odisha Jayshree...

NH-53

100-metre stretch of under-construction NH-53 caves in Kendrapada

Kendrapada: Around 100 metres of an under-construction portion on National Highway-53, a key stretch connecting Odisha's Paradip Port with the mineral-rich areas in Jajpur, caved inSunday due to incessant rain, officials said. The incident took place near Nilachal Bazar under Marshaghai police station limits in...

 

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