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Odisha: Two workers from Uttar Pradesh drown in Brahmani river

Kendrapara, Mar 2 (UNI) In a tragic incident two youths engaged as wall painters for a cement company, went missing in Brahmani river while taking bath at Narendrapur ghat in Nimapur village under Pattamundai Rural police station in this coastal district of Odisha.
The duo drowned youths identified as Ajit Kumar and Javed belonged to the Agra area of Uttar Pradesh.
Police sources said seven painters, all from outside the state, were engaged for the last 12 days in Rajnagar block to paint walls for a cement company.
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