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Cuttack: The Cantonment police today arrested four persons for allegedly threatening a businessman for extorting money in Odisha’s Cuttack city. The accused have been identified as Md. Asif alias Pintu (28) of Pension Lane here, Dilnawaj…
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Sambalpur: Nuakhai, a major agrarian festival of western Odisha, will not see any major celebrations this year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nuakhai is on August 23 this time and it will be a low-key affair sans any Nuakhai Bhet —…
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s ace sprinter and country’s ‘fastest woman’ Dutee Chand has been recommended for the Arjuna award by the Sports Ministry’s selection committee. For the Arjuna award, India pacer Ishant Sharma, teen shooting sensations…
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Rourkela: The police today detained a woman on charges of defrauding a two-wheeler finance company after introducing herself as an IPS officer in Uditanagar area of Rourkela city. The detainee, identified as Sarmistha Behera is a resident…
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Bhubaneswar: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has hailed Dabugam MLA Manohar Randhari over the latter’s ‘inspiring’ act of resorting to farming for at least two months every year. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik also praised the…
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Bhubaneswar: The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) today declared the results of the annual Plus II Commerce Examination. The pass percentage stands at 74.95 %. The results were declared at the CHSE office in presence o School…
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Bhubaneswar: A low pressure area formed over north Bay of Bengal today which is likely to trigger heavy rainfall across Odisha, the Regional Meteorological Centre forecasted. The system is likely to become more marked during the subsequent…
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Malkangiri: The Malkangiri district administration has been asked to submit a final report on damages and losses caused by the rain within seven days, said Revenue Minister Sudam Marandi today. After taking stock of the situation in…
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Balasore: Busting a major brown sugar smuggling racket, the Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch seized the contraband item worth over Rs 1.3 crore from a car at Sahadevkhunta bus stand here late last night.The…
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Bhubaneswar: Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Odisha has topped the Union Ministry of Education’s Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) in Private/Self-Financed Universities category. Achyuta…
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