Two Naxals arrested; bomb defused in Kanker, Kondagaon
In separate incidents, two suspected Naxals were arrested in insurgency-hit Kanker district while a 5 kg tiffin bomb was detected and defused in Kondagaon, police said on Thursday. The held ultras were wanted in various criminal incidents and cases were registered against the duo with Badgaon police station, Superintendent of Police...
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'Swachchh Bharat' has no impact in Bhadrak
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BJP leaders to participate in 'run for unity' on Friday
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Kin urge CM for early rescue
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Winter Session of UP legislature to start from Nov 14
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B'pur Vig registers 60 cases in 9 mths
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All parties demand IIM at Sambalpur
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23 teachers axed for fake enrolment in Naupada
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Cong, BJD, CPM leaders join BJP
A large procession of tribal farmers was taken out in and around Chandragiri town in Gajapati district demanding adequate compensation to maize farmers whose crops were severely damaged due to last year’s Cyclone Phailin and this year’s Hud Hud. The rally was organised by the BJP as its Sanklapa Samavesh. BJP...
K'pada villagers remember Super Cyclone victims
The families, who lost their near and dear ones to the Super Cyclone 15 years back, plunged into profound mourning as they observed the Shraddha rituals at several villages in Kendrapada district on Wednesday. Amid chanting of mantras by Brahmins and community feasts, relatives and fellow villagers paid tribute to the...
Essential drug list swells to 500 as Govt adds 200 more
The State Government on Thursday added nearly 200 more drugs to its essential drug list taking the total numbers to 500. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik released a booklet containing the names of the medicines and diseases here at the valedictory ceremony of a two-day CDMOs’ conference. Earlier, the essential drug list...
Hand Washing Day organised at Brahmapur child home
Sanskarbadi, a popular socio-cultural organisation, celebrated the Global Hand Washing Day in the premises of the Utkal Balashram here. Hundreds of inmates of the child home actively participated in the programme. A brief meeting was held on the occasion where Sanskarbadi’s vice president presided. Addressing the inmates of the ashram,...
Charan Nayak gets Harihar Ram Seva-Ratna award
On the occasion of the 12th Sradhanjali Diwas of Swami Harihar Ram, founder of the Nehru Seva Sangh, the Harihar Ram Seva-Ratna award was presented to noted social activist Padma Charan Nayak here on Monday. State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Kasturi Mohapatra awarded Nayak with a silver memento, shawl...
Sports
Finalists spotted in School Basketball league Bhubaneswar: Mothers Public School (MPS) would cross swords with Government Boys High School Unit-9 in the boys final. Similarly, in girls final, Government Girl High School Unit-4 would meet DAV Chandrashekharpur in the Indian School Basketball league at Unit-1 here on Friday. In the boys...
FM Jr College partially increases +2 Sc seats
Strong resentment is brewing among the students seeking admission in Plus Two Science in the FM Junior College owing to an ‘ambiguous’ directive of the Higher Education Department. The department had directed that the student capacity in urban colleges would be increased by 10 per cent and in rural colleges by...
