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Odisha Govt deputes four state-level teams to diarrhoea-hit districts

17 Jun 2025 | 5:07 PM

Bhubaneswar, June 17 (UNI) The Odisha Government on Tuesday deputed four state-level teams
to districts affected by diarrhoea to observe field-level activities.

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Odisha Govt committed to providing technological assistance to empower farmers: CM Majhi

Odisha Govt committed to providing technological assistance to empower farmers: CM Majhi

17 Jun 2025 | 5:05 PM

Bhubaneswar, June 17 (UNI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday said that the state government is committed to providing all forms of technological support to empower farmers across the state.

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Odisha: Gopalpur police arrest all 10 accused in alleged gang pape of college student

Odisha: Gopalpur police arrest all 10 accused in alleged gang pape of college student

17 Jun 2025 | 4:10 PM

Bhubaneswar, June 17 (UNI) The Gopalpur police have arrested all 10 suspects involved in the gang rape of a college student at Gopalpur beach on Sunday, Berhampur Superintendent of Police Saravana Vivek M. said on Tuesday.

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Southwest Monsoon covers entire Odisha; IMD predicts heavy rainfall

Southwest Monsoon covers entire Odisha; IMD predicts heavy rainfall

17 Jun 2025 | 3:24 PM

Bhubaneswar, June 17 (UNI) A low-pressure area has formed over southwest Bangladesh and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal, which is likely to trigger heavy rainfall across several parts of Odisha over the next couple of days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday.

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Suvendu says market blaze manmade, a plot to evict traders

Suvendu says market blaze manmade, a plot to evict traders

17 Jun 2025 | 1:58 PM

Kolkata, June 17 (UNI) Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday visited fire-ravaged Orphan Gunj market ( Kidderpore) in the city and alleged the blaze that ruined the businesses of some 1,300 traders early on Monday was manmade and a "great conspiracy" to evict poor people from the prime location.

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Assam CM announces financial aid to ONGC gas leak-affected people

Assam CM announces financial aid to ONGC gas leak-affected people

17 Jun 2025 | 12:59 PM

Guwahati, June 17 (UNI) As the ONGC gas leakage continued in Sivsagar district of Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday announced a one-time assistance of Rs 25,000 to each family affected by the gas leakage.

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Coastal Kendrapara abuzz with fishing activity as ban lifted

Coastal Kendrapara abuzz with fishing activity as ban lifted

17 Jun 2025 | 12:19 PM

Kendrapara, June 17 (UNI) After a gap of six-and-a-half months, marine fishermen in Kendrapara district resumed fishing activities on Monday following the lifting of the fishing ban within a 20 km radius of the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary.

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ED files prosecution complaint against arrested Pak national in PMLA court

ED files prosecution complaint against arrested Pak national in PMLA court

17 Jun 2025 | 12:11 PM

Kolkata, June 17 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a prosecution complaint against an arrested Pakistani national, Ajad Mallik, before a special PMLA court in the city, which issued a pre-cognizance notice against the accused and fixed a date for the next hearing, official sources said on Tuesday.

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Court seizes ADM’s office in South Tripura for failing to pay compensation

Court seizes ADM’s office in South Tripura for failing to pay compensation

17 Jun 2025 | 12:06 PM

Agartala, June 17 (UNI) In compliance with the direction of the South Tripura district court, officials took possession of the office, including furniture, of the Additional District Magistrate for his failure to pay compensation to a person whose land was acquired for a railway line.

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Missing man found dead in Manipur

17 Jun 2025 | 11:55 AM

Imphal, June 17 (UNI) A person reported missing was found dead on Tuesday here at Imphal West, police said.

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Amit Shah releases flood hazard zonation atlas of Assam

Amit Shah releases flood hazard zonation atlas of Assam

17 Jun 2025 | 11:02 AM

Guwahati, June 17 (UNI) Union Home minister Amit Shah has released the Flood Hazard Zonation Atlas of Assam during the annual conference of relief commissioners/secretaries of disaster management and state disaster response forces (SDRFs), civil defence, home guards and fire services of states/UTs.

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ONGC gas leak: Gaurav Gogoi seeks Central minister's intervention

ONGC gas leak: Gaurav Gogoi seeks Central minister's intervention

17 Jun 2025 | 10:26 AM

Guwahati, June 17 (UNI) Deputy leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi has sought intervention of Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri in an incident of gas leak at an ONGC installation in Assam's Sivasagar district.

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