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January 7, 2026, 05:02 PM - 2 min read
To pull this off, the state is deploying a small army of about one lakh officials. The plan is to have one enumerator for every 200 households, with a supervisor keeping an eye on every six enumerators.
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January 6, 2026, 05:22 PM - 3 min read
Moquim’s vision for the party leans heavily on the next generation, with a specific focus on elevating young leaders from Odisha’s coastal districts.
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January 5, 2026, 06:19 PM - 2 min read
ISKCON has long argued that trying to sync the festival to a single date across every time zone is a logistical nightmare, leading them to host the chariot festival at different times of the year abroad.
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January 5, 2026, 06:05 PM - 2 min read
While the focus has naturally turned toward the school's water supply, Rajendranath Nayak, the General Manager of the Water Corporation of Odisha (WATCO), suggested the source might lie elsewhere.
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January 4, 2026, 02:56 PM - 3 min read
"We will take legal action against the mine lease holder as blasting and mining continued at the quarry after expiry of the lease period," Patil said.
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January 3, 2026, 05:51 PM - 2 min read
While a formal FIR is yet to be registered, Kendrapara Collector Raghuram R Iyer has already ordered a high-level administrative inquiry led by the sub-collector.
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January 2, 2026, 05:54 PM - 2 min read
The suspect, Amit Mandal, allegedly targeted around 500 people in Odisha and another 100 in West Bengal, collecting a staggering ₹120 crore over a four-year period.
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December 29, 2025, 02:53 PM - 2 min read
Under the new pay structure, artists between the ages of 40 and 80 will see a jump in their monthly allowance from ₹2,000 to ₹3,000. For senior artists above the age of 80, the assistance has been increased to ₹3,500 from the previous ₹2,500.
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December 26, 2025, 06:32 PM - 2 min read
The protesters asked for justice in connection with the brutal lynching of Dipu Chandra Das and Amrit Mondal, who recently fell victim to the unrest taking place in the neighbouring country.
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December 26, 2025, 05:22 PM - 2 min read
While acknowledging that several high-profile members, including Rajya Sabha MPs Mamata Mahanta and Sujeet Kumar, have jumped ship to the Bharatiya Janata Party, Patnaik urged his remaining cadres to remain patient.
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December 24, 2025, 06:27 PM - 3 min read
In a direct act of vigilante justice, a mob stormed the village of Rampalli and demolished the house of the man identified as the suspect.
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December 23, 2025, 05:57 PM - 2 min read
The list also features Pallahara in Angul, Simulia in Balasore, Sohela in Bargarh, and Gandiya in Dhenkanal.
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