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Rly staffer’s body fished out of well

Chhatrapur: A railway employee was found dead inside a well near National Highway 16 at Laxmipur village under Ganjam police limits Monday, police said. The deceased was identified as Arabinda Behera, a resident of Hillpatna under Gosaninuagaon police limits in Berhampur. According to police, locals...

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Fake cop arrested, forwarded to court

Attabira: A man accused of impersonating a police officer and intimidating people in the Hirakud reservoir area under Attabira police station limits in Bargarh district was arrested by police and forwarded to court Monday. The accused has been identified as Bikram Behera, 33, of Ghulipali...

Village keeping Odisha’s puppetry alive

Village keeping Odisha’s puppetry alive

Dhenkanal: In the quaint village of Raidihi, the flickering shadows of Kandhei Nacha (puppet dance) tell a poignant story of cultural resilience amid growing neglect. During the 35th Dhenkanal Heritage Walks (DHW) held Sunday, around 30 participants, led by DHW convener Suresh Prasad Mishra, visited...

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Experts, farmers discuss climate-smart farming

Bhubaneswar: A state-level consultation on “Climate Smart Agriculture: Strategies for Resilient Farming” was held Monday at the Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Odissi Research Centre, Bhubaneswar. The workshop was organised by Passing Gifts, a subsidiary of Heifer International, bringing together farmers, experts, development practitioners, NGO representatives, and...

Khurda–Vijayawada Corridor plan reviewed

Khurda–Vijayawada Corridor plan reviewed

Bhubaneswar: A high-level meeting on the proposed Khurda–Tangi–Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada expressway and high-speed corridor was held at Lok Seva Bhavan Monday. The meeting was chaired by Works Department Principal Secretary Sanjay Kumar Singh. During the meeting, officials discussed proposed plans for the new six-lane greenfield high-speed corridor...

Nabarangpur police

Man beaten to death

Nabarangpur: An elderly man was beaten to death by a group of people in the Khandiguda area under Nabarangpur police limits on suspicion of being a child lifter Sunday evening, police said Monday. According to police, the elderly man, whose identity is yet to be...

CM Mohan Charan Majhi congratulates BJP RS winners

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday congratulated the BJP's Rajya Sabha poll nominees and the Independent candidate backed by the party for winning the election, though the official announcement in this regard is yet to be made. The BJP Odisha unit president Manmohan...

Arrest

Odisha GRP arrests 3 from Rajasthan for looting gold ornaments

Berhampur: The Government Railway Police (GRP) in Odisha Monday arrested three persons from Rajasthan for allegedly looting gold ornaments from a trader near Berhampur railway station while posing as CBI officers. Gold ornaments weighing 88 gm, valued at around Rs 14.80 lakh, were seized from...

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RS Polls: Voting for four Rajya Sabha seats ends

Bhubaneswar: The voting for the four Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha Monday ended at 6 pm, as at least five MLAs of the opposition BJD and Congress reportedly voted in favour of BJP-supported Independent nominee Dilip Ray. The polling for the RS polls was held...

 

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