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Night curfew enforced in Odisha’s Balasore town till Oct 21

Balasore: Balasore district administration has imposed restrictions on timing of shops remaining open in the municipality area till Diwali, an official said. In a letter to the Superintendent of Police (SP), Balasore District Collector and District Magistrate on Monday said that all shops within the...

Balasore accident

Over 20 injured as Bengal-bound bus overturns in Odisha

Balasore: Over 20 people from West Bengal were injured when a bus in which they were travelling overturned on National Highway 16 in Odisha's Balasore district Tuesday, police said. The accident took place near Radhaballabhpur Chhak under the Simulia Police Station limits around 2 am,...

Gajapati

Decades of wait: No road to four Gajapati villages

Paralakhemundi: More than seven decades after Independence, residents of four remote villages in Gajapati district remain deprived of road connectivity, forcing them to walk long and treacherous routes for essential services. In Rayagada block, the villages of Tarabasing, Jhulasahi, Surangi, and Asangala—home to over 600...

CITU Odisha

Odisha: CITU stages protest against 10-hour workday extension

Bhubaneswar: The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) Khurda district committee Monday staged a protest rally and demonstration at Master Canteen Square, opposing the state government’s recent move to extend labourers’ daily working hours from eight to ten. Leaders, including Suresh Panigrahi, Pradeepta Nayak, Pushpa...

OMC

Five trucks seized over iron ore theft from OMC stockyard

Barbil: Rugudi police in Keonjhar district seized five trucks allegedly involved in the illegal transportation of iron ore from the Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) stockyard at Nuagaon Udalabadi early Monday morning. One person has been detained for questioning, while the truck drivers managed to flee...

Wall-collapse

Odisha: Minor girl dies in wall collapse

Anandapur/Ghasipura: Kumar Purnima celebrations turned into mourning as a 17-year-old girl died in a wall collapse Monday at Madanpur village under Ramachandrapur police limits in Keonjhar district. The deceased was identified as Seemarani Chakra, daughter of Sarat Chakra. Police registered a case and launched an...

Crocodile

Odisha: Crocodile drags woman into Kharasrota

Binjharpur/Bari: A woman was dragged by a crocodile into the Kharasrota river while she was washing herself in the water body near Kantia village under Bodua panchayat and Bari block in Jajpur district Monday afternoon. The victim was identified as Soudamini Mahala, 55, wife of...

 

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