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Soro: Tragedy struck Agira village under Soro police limits in Balasore district on Sunday evening after a 5-year-old child fell off a river bridge along with his drunk father while the duo was on their way to home for Diwali celebrations.…

Cuttack: Odisha police launched a midnight crackdown on illegal firecracker manufacturing units at Jagatpur area in Cuttack district. A team of 10 senior police officials along with four platoon forces raided the illegal cracker units…

Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court’s order limiting the duration for bursting firecrackers between 8 and 10 pm has been ignored in Odisha today as people began bursting high-decibel firecrackers soon after the sun started setting. Residents…

Bhubaneswar: Now that you are all set to celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights, with crackers and all, here are a few do’s and don’ts to avoid any unfortunate mishaps during the celebrations. Do’s --Buy quality electrical lights…