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Six awarded lifer for killing man

February 25, 2024

Odagaon: A local court handed down life imprisonment to six persons after convicting them of a murder that occurred 22 ...

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Temple artisans of Odagaon in high demand

March 4, 2023

Nayagarh: Temple artisans of Odagaon block in Nayagarh district are in high demand having carved a niche for themselves apart ...

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Wanton loot of laterite stones in 2000 mines

November 6, 2021

Nayagarh: The revenue department has leased out three laterite quarries in Nayagarh district, but such stone and murram are being ...

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Ex-employee encroaches upon Khadi manufacturing centre

November 2, 2021

Odagaon: A former employee of the Khadi Production Centre near Gandhi Park on Block Office Road under Odagaon NAC in ...

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Many irrigation projects in Nayagarh defunct

October 21, 2021

Nayagarh: Deep lift irrigation projects meant to provide irrigation facilities to farmlands are increasing every year in Nayagarh district. This ...

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Illegal felling of trees sparks resentment

May 31, 2021

Odagaon: Mindless felling of over 50 large trees on the pretext of road construction under rural job programme Mahatma Gandhi ...

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A real ‘fishy’ affair this in Nayagarh district: Read on to find out more

June 7, 2020

Nayagarh: Hacking government power supply lines to catch fish has become rampant in Saradhapur panchayat under Odagaon block in Nayagarh ...

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Newlywed woman found dead in Nayagarh

March 11, 2020

Odagaon: Local police recovered the body of a newlywed woman from Baunsagadia village Lenka Sahi under Odgaon police limits of ...

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Man assaults couple in Nayagarh; wife dead

November 30, 2019

Odagaon: A man hacked a woman to death and inflicted grievous injuries on her husband during a community feast at ...

Gradual rise in number of tourists visiting Odisha since 2014 Bhubaneswar: The number of domestic tourists visiting Odisha has been continuously increasing since 2014 till 2018. The same is for foreigners except for 2015 when the figures went down a little. In response to a starred question raised in the Assembly by Congress MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati, the Tourism Minister Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi of Odisha gave this information. In 2014 the number of domestic visitors were over 1.5 crore. In 2015, a total of 1,17,86,117 domestic tourists visited different locations in Odisha, followed by 1,28,42, 899 in 2016, 1,40,11,229 in 2017 and 1,52,08,540 in 2018. Likewise, a total of 71,426 foreigners visited Odisha in 2014. However, in 2015, the footfall of foreign tourists decreased to 66, 971. However, the number again went up in 2016, with arrival of 76,361 foreign travellers. In 2017 and 2018, the number of foreigners visiting Odisha were 1,00,014 and 1,10, 818 respectively. Panigrahi also informed that the government has taken up various projects for the development of tourist spots in Koraput district. For 13 development projects, the government has sanctioned Rs 5,09,44,012 between the 2014-15 and 2019-20 financial years, he informed. Tags: domestic tourists, Tara Prasad Bahinipati

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Family reunites with missing son after four years

November 15, 2019

Odagaon: After four years of him going missing, the family of a young man from Kakatpur area in Puri district ...

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