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Pala Artist Narottama Mohapatra Dies At 90

Bhubaneswar: Noted Pala artist Narottama Mohapatra died on Friday afternoon at his residence at Kantabada village in Khurda. He was 90. He was ill for the past few days. He had 60 years of experience in Pala recitation. He was honoured…

Bombs Hurled At Ayurvedic Clinic In Cuttack

Cuttack: Miscreants hurled bombs at a private ayurvedic clinic at Kulailo in Cuttack district's Athagarh block in the wee hours of Friday. However, no one was injured. Police said the bombs were hurled at the main gate of Ananta Beura…

PLFI Commander Caught Near Rourkela

Rourkela: Police arrested a top insurgent of the Peoples' Liberation Front of India (PLFI), Sudama Singh, from Bisra near Rourkela in Sundargarh district on Thursday. A pistol and some bullets were seized from his possession. Police said…

Rain Alert For Bhubaneswar, 15 Odisha Districts

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued thunderstorm and rainfall warning for 15 districts of Odisha till 5:45 pm on Thursday. The alert has been sounded for Bargarh, Bhadrak, Balangir, Cuttack,…

Drive For Safe Aircraft Operations In Jharsuguda

Jharsuguda: The authorities of the Vir Surendra Sai Airport launched an awareness drive for safe aircraft operations on Thursday. The airport stakeholders and students of Durlaga Government School participated in the drive in front of the…

HAL Employee Dies In Bike Crash In Odisha

Koraput: An employee of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) died in an accident near Janiguda-Nandapur road under Semiliguda police limits in Koraput district on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Ghanshyam Nayak of Sunabeda.…

Naveen Forms Panel For Bijepur Bypoll

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday formed a four-member coordination committee for the ensuing bypoll in Bijepur. The Chief Minister appointed Niranjan Pujari, Susanta Singh, Kalikesh Narayan Singhdeo…