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1500 bottles of cough syrup seized; threev held

9,000 bottles of cough syrup seized; one held

Sonepur: Police in Subarnapur district Saturday seized 9,000 bottles of cough syrup during a raid in the Rampur area and arrested one person, while three others managed to escape. Addressing correspondents at a press conference at the district police headquarters, Subarnapur Superintendent of Police Narayan...

Poppy plantation

Poppy plantation on five acre destroyed

Tensa: Police and Excise officials Saturday destroyed poppy plants worth more than Rs 30 lakh in the Koida area of Sundargarh district and detained two persons in connection with the illegal cultivation. According to police, the poppy crop was being cultivated on nearly five acre...

Rayagada Mao surrender

15 Maoists surrender in Rayagada

Bhubaneswar/Rayagada: In a boost to anti-Maoist operations in Odisha, 15 hardcore Maoists, including senior leaders carrying hefty cash rewards, formally surrendered before Additional Director General of Police (Anti-Naxal Operations) Sanjeeb Panda at a special function held at the District Police Office (DPO) in Rayagada. The...

Dead Body

Tea vendor stabbed to death near Rourkela railway station

Rourkela: A tea stall owner was allegedly stabbed to death by unidentified assailants near Rourkela railway station Friday night, triggering brief tension in the area, police said. The deceased was identified as Abinash Yadav, who ran a tea stall near the station. According to preliminary...

Koraput ginger farmers

Karnataka traders draw praise for ginger purchases in Koraput

Nandapur:  While the state government and the Koraput district administration continue to outline plans on paper to ensure better markets, fair prices and livelihoods for farmers, traders from Karnataka are seen putting those principles into practice on the ground. Several traders from Karnataka have begun...

Death

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...

 

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