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Balasore: Former Balasore MP and ex-Bhograi MLA Kartikeswar Patra passed away last night. He was 79. According to reports, Patra was suffering from fever and had tested positive for COVID-19. He complained of severe illness last evening…
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Bhadrak: Police today busted a spurious tobacco manufacturing unit at Puruna Bazar in Odisha’s Bhadrak town and detained a person in this connection. According to reports, adulterated zarda was being produced at a factory located…
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Bhubaneswar: As many as 16 more persons died of COVID-19 in Odisha as the toll mounted to 940, official sources said today. The deceased have been identified as: 1. A 57 year old male of Angul district who was also suffering from…
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Bhubaneswar: As many as 2673 new Covid cases and 16 deaths were reported in the past 24 hours in Odisha taking the total tally to 2,38,003 and 940 deaths. Health and Family Welfare department sources said in the past 24 hours…
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Cuttack: Deputy Commissioner of Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) Biswanath Lenka today succumbed to the deadly Coronavirus while undergoing treatment at Aswini Hospital here. Sources said Lenka was under treatment for the…
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Bhubaneswar: The Directorate of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha, today published the second cut off list of percentage for admission into Plus II courses in various streams in different junior colleges across the State. Total…
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Bhubaneswar: In a major breakthrough, the Commissionerate police cracked the case of robbery from two banks in the state capital last month and arrested the mastermind from Khordha area last night. The accused identified as…
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Government today issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for conduct of Odisha Joint Entrance Exam-2020 (OJEE-2020) scheduled too begin from October 12. Admit cards for the exam, which will continue till October 19,…
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Bhubaneswar: A virtual face-off ensued between BJD and opposition parties in Odisha Assembly on the sixth day of Monsoon Session today after the latter cornered the ruling party with allegations of mining scam in the state. Soon after the…
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Puri: Busting a drug-peddling racket, Puri police seized 275 gram brown sugar and arrested six persons in this connection at Mangalaghat Chhak here today. The market value of the seized brown sugar is estimated to be over Rs 25 lakh.…
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