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Naba Das Murder: Accused ASI Gopal Das Sent To Jharsuguda Sub-Jai

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Jharsuguda: Gopal Krushna Das, the accused in the Odisha Health Minister Naba Kisore Das murder, was sent to jail custody on Monday. He was produced in the JMFC court here on the last day of the third phase of police remand at the 2nd Battalion of the Jharsuguda OSAP today and the court sent him to Jharsuguda Sub-Jail. The Odisha Crime Branch, which is investigating the Naba Das murder, brought Gopal from Gandhinagar in Gujarat on Sunday midnight following the completion of a series of narcoanalysis and polygraph tests on…

Three Of A Family Found Dead In Odisha’s Koraput

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Koraput: In a shocking incident three members of a family were found dead in Toyaput of Odisha’s Koraput district. The deceased include a man, his wife and their small child. The deceased have been identified as Linga Bishoi, his wife and baby of Toyaput. All three bodies were found inside their house. While the body of the woman was lying on the sofa and the body of the baby was lying on the floor, the body of Linga was found hanging from the ceiling of their house. On being informed,…

India Gets One More Rocket, SSLV-D2 Orbits 3 Satellites Successfully

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Andhra Pradesh: India on Friday got one more rocket to launch satellites. SSLV-D2 successfully orbited three satellites with its new rocket — Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV). On its second developmental flight the SSLV-D2 put into orbit an earth observation satellite-07 (EOS-07) weighing about 156.3 kg and two others – 10.2 kg, Janus-1 belonging to ANTARIS of the US and 8.7 kg AzaadiSat-2 belonging to Space Kidz India, Chennai. Speaking after the successful launch S. Somanath, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation said the country has one more rocket to launch…

Dry Weather To Prevail In Most Odisha Districts

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Bhubaneswar: Dry weather will prevail in most districts of Odisha for the next few days, a bulletin issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bhubaneswar office, forecast on Friday. There will be no significant change in the minimum temperature (night temperature) during the next two days and, thereafter, the temperature is likely to fall by 2°C to 3°C at many places in Odisha. The highest maximum temperature of 34.7°C was recorded at Angul and the lowest minimum temperature of 9.0°C was recorded at Phulbani in the plains of Odisha. At…

Quake Death Toll Surpasses 21,000 In Turkey, Syria

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Damascus: The death toll from the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria four days ago has surpassed 21,000, according to latest data released by authorities and rescuers. The death toll from the earthquakes climbed to 17,674 in Turkey, with 72,879 injuries, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said on Thursday. In Syria, 1,678 people were killed in government-held areas, and the death toll in the opposition-held region stood at 2,190, according to media reports. A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Turkey’s southern province of Kahramanmaras at 4:17 a.m. local time, followed by…

Orissa HC Grants Conditional Bail To 29 Lawyers Of Sambalpur Bar Association

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Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Friday granted conditional bail to 29 lawyers who were arrested on charges of vandalism on the premises of the Sambalpur Bar Association in December 2022 during an agitation demanding the establishment of a permanent bench of the High Court in Sambalpur. The hearing of the case was conducted on Thursday, but the court reserved its verdict. On Friday, the High Court set conditions even after granting bail to the 29 lawyers. The High Court has set conditions, including not holding rallies, and issuing comments…

Opium Worth Rs 90 Lakh Seized, 1 Arrested In Balasore

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Balasore: In a major achievement, the Jaleswar anti-drug department has seized opium worth around Rs 1 crore from the National Highway No. 60 near the Amardarod Bypass. According to sources, personnel of the Narcotics department and the Jaleshwar anti-drug department and an anti-drug satellite unit jointly seized 990 grams of opium and arrested a businessman in this connection. According to Bhagwan Mahanandia, IOC, Basta Excise PS, the seized opium is said to be of over Rs 90 lakh in the market. The Narcotics department has registered a case and initiated…

Jajpur To Become Number One District In Odisha: CM

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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated Jajpur Zilla Mahotsav 2023 through video conferencing. The Mahotsav will be held for six days.   Addressing the gathering on the occasion, Patnaik said, “Jajpur is the confluence of different religions, philosophies and spiritualism. Culture of Jajpur reflects various philosophies. Jajpur was once the capital of Odisha. It was the centre of religion, literature and culture. Like Hinduism, Buddhism also developed here”. The Chief Minister pointed out that Ratnagiri, Lalitagiri and Udayagiri have become the centre of attraction for Buddhists all over the…

Gopal Das Proceeds To Gujarat For Narco Analysis & Polygraph Tests

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  Jharsuguda: Dismissed ASI of Odisha Police, Gopal Krishna Das, who has hogged the headlines over the last 11 days after killing Health Minister Naba Kisore Das in broad daylight, was on Wednesday flown to Gujarat for narco analysis and polygraph tests. Earlier in the day, the Crime Branch, which is investigating Naba Das’ murder had moved the local JMFC court seeking permission for the test, only after the prime accused had given his consent for narco analysis. After securing the court’s permission Gopal was ferried to Jharsuguda airport amid…

Revenue Official Caught Taking Bribe From Blind Person In Mayurbhanj, Arrested

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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance officials today arrested one Sanjay Kumar Padhi, Revenue Supervisor of Suliapada tahasil in Mayurbhanj while he was allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 2,500 from a blind person (complainant) to facilitate the sanction of incentive amount in his favour towards marriage between a disabled and a normal person. As per the scheme of the SS&EPD Department of the State Government incentive is awarded for marriage between person with bench mark disability and other person. The blind person got himself married with a normal person (without…