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Bhubaneswar, September 24: Senior television journalist and Chief Reporter of Odisha Television Limited (OTV) Arindam Das died by drowning in the line of duty at Mundali barrage in Cuttack on Friday while covering an operation launched to rescue an elephant stuck in the Mahanadi river near Mundali barrage in Cuttack district. Cameraperson Prabhat Sinha, who […]
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Bhubaneswar, September 24: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha Crime Branch on Friday arrested two persons involved in manufacturing and supplying illegal arms and seized nine country-made firearms and one country-made revolver along with other incriminating materials from their possession in Dhenkanal district. “Basing on intelligence input regarding illegal manufacturing/ possession/sale of illegal […]
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Cuttack, September 24: A tusker got stuck near Mundali bridge in Cuttack district due to strong water current in Mahanadi river. According to reports, a herd of 17 elephants crossed the river near Mundali. All other elephants were able to cross the river except this one. The water level is very high near the spot […]
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Bhubaneawar, September 23: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced that the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar will be hosting the FIH Junior Men’s Hockey World Cup from 24th November to 5th December, 2021. “As the reigning champions, our team will take advantage of the home ground and emerge victorious again. I wish best wishes […]
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Bhubaneawar, September 23: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday interacted with the Indian Under-18 Girls’ Rugby Team and honoured them with a cash award of Rs 5 lakh for winning Silver medal at the Asia U18 Girls Rugby7s Championship 2021 held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, recently. Congratulating the team for their success, the Chief Minister praised […]
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Bhubaneswar, September 23: Odisha-born IPS officer and former Tamil Nadu Director General of Police (DGP) Jalada Kumar Tripathy has been appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of Odisha. The name of the 1985-Tamil Nadu cadre IPS officer for the post was finalised at a virtual meeting of the Committee presided over by Chief Minister […]
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Bhubaneswar, September 23: The Odisha Vigilance Department on Thursday arrested Malkangiri’s Motu police station IIC Susanta Sahu, who was caught with Rs 2.8 lakh ‘ill-gotten’ money on Wednesday. Yesterday, the anti-corruption wing of the Odisha Police intercepted Sahu near Khurda and seized Rs 2.8 lakh in cash from his possession while he was travelling in […]
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Bhubaneswar, September 22: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has identified as many as 75 locations vulnerable to flooding during the monsoon and heavy rains in the State capital city. According to BMC Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Singh, the Civic Body, which is fully committed to finding and implementing solutions to the problem, has identified as many […]
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Bhubaneswar, September 22: Rugby India in conjunction with the Government of Odisha and other partners, on Wednesday, felicitated and honoured the Indian U18 Girls Rugby team for wining silver at the Asia Rugby U18 Girls Rugby Sevens Championship 2021 held at Tashkent, Uzbekistan. A total of five countries from across Asia – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, United […]
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Bhubaneswar, September 22: The fourth edition of Ama Pathaagaara, an initiative by noted actor and social activist Varsha Priyadarshini, was held at Satyabhama Devi College for Hearing Impaired here on Wednesday. As part of the programme, Varsha donated a variety of books for the students of the College and interacted with them. The event began […]
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