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Lightning Kills 5 In A Day In Odisha, Rs 4 Lakh Compensation Announced

June 26, 2024 admin

At least five people killed in lightning strikes in Odisha on Wednesday. (Representational) Bhubaneswar: As many as five persons died in lightning strikes in Odisha’s Bargarh and Balangir districts on Wednesday. Sukhdev Banchor (58), Niroj Kumbhar (25), and Dhanurjya Nayak (45) from Dewandihi village in Bargarh district had taken shelter under a banyan tree near…

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Who Gets What. See Full List

June 15, 2024 admin

Mohan Majhi was sworn in as the state’s first BJP chief minister on Wednesday. Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday allocated portfolios to his council of ministers, keeping home, finance and several other departments to himself, according to an order issued by the Raj Bhavan. Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo was…

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10 People Die Of Suspected Heatstroke In Odisha’s Rourkela

May 30, 2024 admin

Ten people died of suspected heatstroke in Odisha’s Rourkela city on Thursday. (Representational) Rourkela: Ten people died of suspected heatstroke in Odisha’s Rourkela city on Thursday, as the mercury shot up in most parts of the eastern state, officials said. The director-in-charge (DIC) of Rourkela Government Hospital (RGH), Dr Sudharani Pradhan, said the deaths occurred…

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25 Injured In Firecracker Explosion During Puri’s Jagannath Festival: Cops

May 29, 2024 admin

A group of devotees were celebrating the festival with crackers. (Representational) Puri: Fifteen people received burn injuries after a heap of firecrackers exploded during Lord Jagannath’s Chandan Jatra festival in Odisha’s Puri on Wednesday night, police said. Hundreds of people had gathered on the banks of Narendra Pushkarinee, a waterbody, to witness the rituals when…

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Naveen Patnaik Snuffs Out BJP “Discussion” About His Hands

May 28, 2024 admin

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has responded to BJP jibes about his trembling hands and close aide VK Pandian’s efforts to hide it from public view, with his trademark calmness. “I believe the BJP, which is known to make non-issues into issues, are discussing my hands. This will certainly not work,” said the 77-year-old, who,…

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Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 6: Delhi, Haryana Vote Today In Penultimate Phase: 10 Points

May 24, 2024 admin

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Election will be completed in 486 of the 543 Lok Sabha seats today. New Delhi: Voting will take place in 58 seats across seven states and one Union Territory in the sixth and penultimate phase of the Lok Sabha election today. Delhi and Haryana are voting in a single phase. For…

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BJP Leader Sambit Patra Expresses Regret Over His Remark On Lord Jagannath

May 20, 2024 admin

Sambit Patra, who is contesting from Puri, apologised after his ramark on Lord Jagannath. Bhubaneswar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sambit Patra, who was in the soup for his ‘controversial’ remarks relating to Lord Jagannath, cleared the air around his statement, saying that he was apologetic for his ‘slip of the tongue’, and that he…

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Six Killed In Odisha’s Keonjhar As Car Crushed By Two Trucks

May 16, 2024 admin

The car was crushed between two trucks on National Highway 520 in Champua area. Keonjhar (Odisha): Six people, including four women, died in a tragic accident on Wednesday evening in Odisha’s Keonjhar district. Their car was crushed between two trucks on National Highway 520 in the Champua area. Police report that the car was traveling…

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6 Killed In Road Accident In Odisha’s Keonjhar

May 15, 2024 admin

The incident took place on National Highway-520 near Rimuli bypass, they said. (Representational) Keonjhar: At least six people, including four women, died in a road accident when two trucks rammed into their car in Champua area of Odisha’s Keonjhar district on Wednesday evening, police said. The incident took place on National Highway-520 near Rimuli bypass,…

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Odisha Man Gets Death Sentence In Double Murder Case

April 26, 2024 admin

A court in Odisha on Friday sentenced a person to death for killing two persons. (Representational) Bhubaneswar: A court in Odisha’s Nayagarh district on Friday sentenced a person to death for killing two persons including an elderly woman in Odagaon area of the district in 2019. The convict was identified as Niranjan Mallik of Kushadhipa…

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