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Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today opposed the controversial farm bills moved in the Rajya Sabha by Union Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. The regional party said that the two legislations…
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Nuapada: Forest officials today seized a leopard head and skin, wild boar meat and a huge cache of articles used for wildlife poaching during a raid at Tipajhar village in Nuapada district of Odisha. Three persons including a woman…
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Bhubaneswar: Pallahara MLA Mukesh Kumar Pal has tested positive for COVID-19, the legislator informed today. He has been advised by doctor to undergo home isolation as the lawmaker was asymptomatic. His condition was stated to be stable.…
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Bhubaneswar: In another development in divorce case of Ollywood’s most adorable couple Anubhav Mohanty and Varsha Priyadarshini, the actress wife has moved to the Supreme Court seeking transfer of the suit filed by her husband in Delhi to…
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Bhubaneswar:  At a time when most of the COVID-19 patients are succumbing to the virus while struggling to breathe, a  group of students from IIIT, Bhubaneswar have developed a helmet-like ventilation device that will help patients…
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Bhubaneswar: As many as four persons sustained critical injuries after a stone-laden truck rammed into a shop near road in Mendhasala area on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar city on Saturday morning. The injured persons have been rushed to a…
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Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has questioned the timing of raid by CBI in Odisha in connection with the Seashore Group chit fund scam. BJD spokesperson Lenin Mohanty said the CBI has been investigating the cases over the…
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Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 toll increased to 691 in Odisha with nine more fatalities in the last 24 hours. The fresh COVID-19 deaths were reported from 8 districts. While two patients succumbed to the deadly virus…
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Bhubaneswar:  As many as  4209 COVID-19 positive cases have been detected in Odisha in the last 24 hours. With this, the state’s total count surged to 1,75,550 . Khordha continues to record highest fresh cases (663 ) followed by Cuttack…
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Bhubaneswar: Continuing its crackdown on ganja smuggling, Excise officials today seized a huge cache of cannabis weighing around 93 kg and arrested a person near Bharatpur area here. The accused has been identified as Debendra Rout, a…
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