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Another young farmer commits suicide
OST Bureau
Ghens, Jan 17:
Crushed under the twin burdens of a crop loss and mounting loan, a young farmer committed suicide by consuming poison on Wednesday.
The farmer, Khitish Bhoi (38) belonged to Melchamunda village.
The…
Shishya goes one up on guru; breaks into Top 7 in Dance India Dance!
Reported by Sandeep Pattnaik
Bhubaneswar, Jan 16:
Call it the shishya going one up one her guru, if you please. Arundhati Garnaik, alumni of M Zone, a premier dance institute in the capital city, has trumped her guru Miss…
SUM doctor to get Lifetime Achievement Award
OST Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Jan. 15:
Eminent neurosurgeon of Institute of Medical Sciences and Sum Hospital Dr Sureswar Mohanty would be conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Neurosciences Society of Uttar Pradesh and…
Govt not keen to collect Rs 27 Cr royalty dues on Bhushan Steel, HC told
OST Bureau
Cuttack, Jan 15:
The state government is not taking necessary steps for realisation of the over Rs 27 crore that the
Bhushan steel plant in Dhenkanal district owes to it towards royalty, an affidavit filed in the Odisha…
5 years after, promises of MP, MLA remain far cry for Tangi tribals
Reported by Gadadhar Panda
Tangi, Jan 15:
More than five years after Kendrapara MP Baijayant Panda and Salepur MLA Chandrasarathi Behera promised them the moon, there has been no change in the lot of the poverty-stricken people of…
State seeks to reduce maternal, infant mortality rates in 10 most backward dists
Reported by Santosh Jagdev
Bhubaneswar, Jan 15:
Health secretary PK Mohapatra on Wednesday said the state government aims to bring down maternal and infant mortality rates drastically in the 10 most backward districts of the state…
HC judges unhappy over poor facilities in SCB Emergency ward
OST Bureau
Cuttack, Jan 15:
The two-member team of judges of the Odisha High Court has expressed resentment over poor arrangement in the Emergency ward of the SCB Medical College and Hospital here.
The two judges— Justice Indrajit…
4 killed, 3 hurt in road mishap
OST Bureau
Keonjhar, Jan 14:
Four persons were killed and three critically injured in a road mishap on the Barbil-Nalda road today, reports said.
The mishap occurred when a Marshal jeep hit a truck from the rear.
While four…
HC Judge disposes of cases at King Kansa’s durbar!
OST Bureau
Bargarh, Jan 14:
A new chapter was added to deliverance of legal services during the world famous Bargarh Dhanu Yatra on Monday as High Court Justice Bijay Kumar Patel adjudicated different cases through mutual…
Agitation against Astaranga port intensifies
OST Bureau
Astaranga, Jan 14:
Hundreds of families from seven villages in and around the proposed Rs 6,000 crore port by Hyderabad based Navayuga Engineering Company at Astaranga in Puri district are up arms against the project.…