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‘Destroying entire village is not justice’: Day later, Odisha’s MV-26 turns ghost village; over 160 houses gutted | Bhubaneswar News

MALKANGIRI: Blackened mud walls and damaged belongings strewn all over are what remain of arson-scarred Malkangiri Village-26 (MV-26) in Odisha, a day after a tribal mob from neighbouring Rakhalguda ran riot in this pocket of Bangladeshorigin settlers over an Adivasi woman’s beheading. The district administration has set up a special investigation team to probe the…

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Odisha village tense after woman found beheaded: Adivasi mob torches 150 homes of Bangladeshi settlers; internet snapped, forces deployed | Bhubaneswar News

In the wake of a disturbing crime, tensions erupted in the Malkangiri district of Odisha as an Adivasi community took drastic action against a village of settlers from Bangladesh, prompted by the discovery of a woman’s beheaded body. Fueled by suspicions of a land dispute, the enraged mob set around 150 homes ablaze. KORAPUT/BHUBANESWAR: An…

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IndiGo flight texts bring fliers back to city airport | Bhubaneswar News

Footfall at the airport started rising late Saturday evening Bhubaneswar: As evening turned towards night, the sparsely filled Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA), which had been the site of chaos and anger over the past two days, started witnessing a turnaround. From 9 pm on Saturday, flier footfall started increasing as IndiGo gradually limped towards…

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KIIT shock: First-year BTech student found hanging in hostel, third death on Bhubaneswar campus this year | Bhubaneswar News

BHUBANESWAR: The body of a first-year B Tech student at KIIT was found hanging in his hostel room, police said on Monday.The deceased has been identified as Rahul Yadav, a Computer Science student from neighbouring Chhattisgarh.“His body was found hanging in the hostel room”, assistant commissioner of police (ACP) Sonal Singh Parmar said PTI.The ACP…

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NGT extends deadline for environment ministry reply on plea against Puri airport | Bhubaneswar News

The National Green Tribunal has given the environment ministry a deadline of February 6, 2026, to address a petition opposing the Shree Jagannath International Airport project. Opponents assert that the construction poses a threat to the delicate coastal ecosystem. Cuttack:National Green Tribunal (NGT) has granted the ministry of environment, forests and climate change time till…

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CM presents Rs 17,440 crore supplementary budget | Bhubaneswar News

Bhubaneswar: CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday tabled a Rs 17,440-crore supplementary budget, pushing Odisha’s overall budget estimate for the current financial year beyond Rs 3 lakh crore. In Feb, the CM presented a Rs 2.9-lakh-crore budget.The key allocations target two flagship schemes — Rs 850 crore for input assistance to farmers under paddy procurement…

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Mastermind of Panikoili jewellery shop robbery, double murder arrested | Bhubaneswar News

Bhubaneswar: Police arrested the alleged mastermind behind the sensational robbery and double murder at a jewellery shop in Panikoili, which took place on Jan 4, 2024. The arrest was made public by authorities on Saturday.Bikash Ray, 32, was captured by a special team of Panikoili police from Motihari area near the Bihar-Nepal border late Thursday…

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Sushil Meher to play King Kansa in Bargarh Dhanu Yatra | Bhubaneswar News

Sambalpur: Sushil Meher of Chichinda village in Bargarh district has been selected to play King Kansa in the 78th edition of Bargarh Dhanu Yatra.His name was announced on Tuesday after a three-day audition process that lasted till Monday. The names of actors were announced by additional district magistrate and vice-chairman of Dhanu Yatra festival committee,…

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CBI arrests 2 from Balangir in Raj for posing as officials & accepting Rs 18L bribe | Bhubaneswar News

Bhubaneswar: Two men from Balangir district were arrested by CBI on Monday in Jaipur, Rajasthan, for their alleged roles in a high-profile impersonation and bribery case, the central agency said on Tuesday. The accused were identified as Ajit Kumar Patra, 51, and Minku Lal Jain, 46.CBI officers said that Patra and Jain were allegedly involved…

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