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Odisha: Keonjhar officials destroy 12,000 ganja plants in major crackdown
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
n one of the biggest anti-narcotics crackdowns in recent months, officials in Keonjhar district uprooted and destroyed nearly 12,000 ganja (cannabis) plants, amounting to 4000 kg, cultivated illegally across multiple patches inside the Tangarpada Khesara forest area.
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Tribal family in Mayurbhanj struggles to survive with five differently-abl
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Lita Murmu and his wife, Karami Murmu, live with their seven-member family in a dilapidated one-room hut that offers little protection. All five of their children - two daughters and three sons, were born with disabilities and are unable to work. The parents toil in nearby villages, retur
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"Election Commission not listening to objections, valid voters removed": B
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In the wake of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs holding a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Vice President Prasanna Acharya alleged that valid voters have been deleted from the electoral rolls on the pretext of Special Intensive Revision (SIR)
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Paradip Port Authority achieves fastest-ever 100 MMT cargo throughput in a
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Notably, in FY 2024-25, the coveted mark of 100 MMT was achieved on 9th December 2024. The record was completed in 241 days in the current fiscal year, compared with 253 days in the last financial year.
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Host India to field two Elite teams for Pune Grand Tour 2026
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The National Road Cycling Championship-cum-selection trial is scheduled from December 2-6, at Sambalpur, Odisha. The shortlisted athletes will further be evaluated through a National Road Race in Pune on December 28, 2025, as per a CFI press release.
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In Odisha Assembly address, Prez Murmu gets nostalgic about her stint as s
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The President felt nostalgic while addressing the members of the Odisha Legislative Assembly. She said that after many years, old memories of this place had re-surfaced. As a legislator, she had asked questions and as a minister, she had answered legislators' questions in this house, read
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Odisha Minister calls President Murmu's address to Assembly "historic and
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Mahaling said, "Today was a historic day for the Odisha Assembly. The daughter of Odisha's soil, President Droupadi Murmu, addressed our assembly today. She became emotional during her speech, and her words were truly inspiring. We, too, became very emotional listening to her."
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"Very emotional, heart-touching": Odisha Deputy Chief Minister on Presiden
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
After President Droupadi Murmu's winter session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly on Thursday, Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo cited the day as "historic," further stating her address was heart-touching.
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President Murmu calls for collective effort to build prosperous Odisha by
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The President called for collective efforts to build a prosperous Odisha by 2036, contributing to India's goal of becoming a developed nation by 2047. She urged MLAs to fulfill citizens' expectations, realising their dreams and bringing smiles to their faces
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Sir David Beckham's India Visit Spotlights Project-Based Learning Transfor
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], November 27: Former England football captain and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Sir David Beckham visited an MJPAPBCWREIS residential school for girls in Visakhapatnam today to see Project-Based Learning (PBL) in action. His visit is part of a wider Mantra
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Odisha Deputy Chief Minister inaugurates Land Resource Inventory Rath
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Odisha's Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Empowerment, Energy Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, on Thursday, inaugurated the Land Resource Inventory Rath or LRI at Krushi Bhawan, Odisha.
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Cuttack's Bukhari Baba Dargah is a living symbol of Sufi heritage and inte
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The shrine attracts devotees from diverse faiths, particularly on Thursdays, seeking blessings and spiritual solace.
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