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Bhubaneswar, October 21: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha Crime Branch has seized 1.43 kg brown sugar and arrested one inter-State drug peddler on Wednesday following a raid in Tangi area in Cuttack district, said a STF release on Thursday. “On the basis of intelligence input, a raid was conducted by a team […]
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Bolangir, October 19: Gobinda Sahu, the prime accused in the sensational Mamita Meher kidnapping-murder case, was nabbed from Budhipadar village under Bangomunda block in the district on Tuesday. “Prime accused in sindhikela ps case has been apprehended. He absconded from Police custody earlier,” tweeted Bolangir SP. Earlier in the day, Balangir SP had announced Rs […]
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Bhubaneswar, October 19: Medical equipment for prevention of Covid-19 was distributed at the Community Health Centre (CHC) in Thuamul Rampur of Kalahandi district on Tuesday under Mission Sanjeevani of Oxfam India. The equipment were distributed by Oxfam India Project Officer Charles Jimmy Bachmann in the presence of Block Programme Manager Deepak Majhi, Medical Officer Dr. […]
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Bhubaneawar/Boudh, October 19: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha Crime Branch with the help of Boudh Forest officials seized two leopard skins and has arrested one person following a raid near Kapasira village under Manmunda forest range, STF said on Tuesday. The accused was identified as Jibardhan Bhoi of Dundra village under Kantamal […]
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Bhubaneswar, October 18: Union Education and Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday attended the MoU signing ceremony of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Institute of Odia Study and Research (IOSR) for introducing Engineering education in Odia language. Addressing the gathering Pradhan said the collaboration will help in developing the study materials […]
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Bhubaneswar, October 18: Lt. Colonel Laxmidhar Bhuyan, SRO of Regimental Administration-7 on Monday called on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at Naveen Niwas here. Bhuyan holds several world records for his super performances in skills like ‘longest time hitting on hips by heels on headstand’ and blind folded hundred meters run carrying Indian flag in semi-circular […]
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Bhubaneawar, October 18: More than one crore people are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Odisha, State Health Department said on Monday. “Happy to share that #Odisha has achieved another milestone in #COVID19Vaccination with over one crore citizens fully vaccinated with two doses of #COVID19 vaccines,” tweeted the Health and Family Welfare Department. So far, […]
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Bhubaneswar, October 17: Noted litterateur Chandrasekhar Hota was conferred with the Sahitya Akademi’s ‘Yuva Puraskar’ 2020 in Bengaluru on Sunday. Hota got ‘Yuva Puraskar’ for his collection of essays ‘Chetanara Anwesana’. Hota received the awards in the form of a casket containing an engraved copper plaque and a cheque of Rs 50,000 from Kendra Sahitya […]
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Bhubaneswar, October 16: Artist Rakesh Kumar Sahu has created a massive, 72 kg chocolate sculpture of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to commemorate his 75th birthday. The sculpture was unveiled by Sports and Youth Services Minister Tusharkanti Behera in Kalinga Hockey Stadium here in the presence of Odisha Hockey Promotion Council Chairman Dillip Tirkey, Sports & […]
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Bhubaneswar, October 16: In order to minimise riverine pollution caused by immersion of idols, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has set up four temporary ponds – two at Kuakhai river side and one each near Tanka Pani road and near Daya river. While under Division-II of BMC Engineering Wing two ponds have been constructed, the […]
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