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30 villagers picked up by police for detaining cops in Odisha
Puri: As many as 30 persons, including 20 women, of Redhua village in Odisha's Puri district were picked up by Gop police late last night for allegedly detaining cops on August 6.
All of them were later shifted to Puri town, reports…
‘Odisha govt’s ex-gratia for covid warriors eludes teachers’
Bhubaneswar: Though the Odisha government accorded state funeral to COVID-19 warriors who died in the line of duty and announced ex-gratia for the bereaved families, a teachers' association has said no financial assistance was given to the…
Odisha: One killed, another critical in road mishap
Rourkela: One was killed and another injured after a Bolero vehicle in which they were travelling hit a roadside tree on Koelnagar-Jhirapani road today afternoon. The deceased was identified as Phiru Sahu (40) from Hamirpur slum in…
Elderly woman hacked to death over sorcery suspicion in Odisha
Malkangiri: In a bizarre incident, an elderly woman was hacked to death suspecting her to be involved in sorcery in Tumasapalli village under Malkangiri district last night. The deceased was identified as Muka Madkami (55).
Son of one…
Week-long blood donation camp ‘Jeevan Bindu’ inaugurated across Odisha
Bhubaneswar: A week-long blood donation camp was inaugurated today at 29 district headquarters of Odisha today. Organised by the ‘Odisha Mo Parivar – Jeevan Bindu’, the blood donation camp was launched on the occasion of Kranti Dibas on…
‘Urban areas in Cuttack district report most COVID-19 cases’
Bhubaneswar: More number of people from urban areas in Cuttack district contracted deadly COVID-19 as compared to the rural areas. This was informed by Cuttack District Collector Bhabani Shankar Chayani today during a briefing at Gita…
166 new COVID-19 cases in Bhubaneswar; here’re details
Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 tally is inching towards 4,000-mark in Bhubaneswar with 166 fresh confirmed cases reported in the last 24 hours.
Of new cases, 98 have been detected in quarantine centres and 68 are local contacts, informed…
Three fake Maoists held in Odisha for extortion
Kalahandi: The police today arrested three youths for allegedly trying to extort money from a farmer while impersonating as Maoists in Jayapatna area in Kalahandi district.
Farmer Tulasiram Nayak from Pujhariguda village under Jayapatna…
Male swamp deer dies at Odisha’s Nandankanan Zoo
Bhubaneswar: A male swamp deer died today at the Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar. Officials of the zoo said the deer was unwell for past many days.
Following the death of the male deer, there are three male deer, five female…
Breastfeeding for Atmanirbhar Poshan
Bhubaneswar: More then 8 lakh babies die across the globe every year due to lack of breastfeeding. According to World Health Organisation's (WHO) report, nearly 1 lakh children die every year due to various diseases which could have been…
