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State-Level Festival Tag For Bali Jatra In Cuttack

Bhubaneswar: The annual Bali Jatra held in Cuttack would be recognized as a state-level festival and get financial support from the Odisha government, housing and urban development minister Pratap Jena said on Friday. “In view of requests…

Angel Arrives For Stray Animals In Cuttack

Cuttack: Stray animals in the city have found an 'angel' in Abhipsa Mishra, a student of Ravenshaw University. She dedicates her free time to giving shelter and treating injured animals on Cuttack streets. Besides this noble cause, Abhipsa…

Cuttack Girl Chelsi Behura In Indian Idol Top-15

Cuttack: Chelsi Behura from Cuttack district has been selected in top-15 contestants in the singing reality show Indian Idol-11. The 14-year-old girl from Nadikula Sahi in Sikharpur received golden ticket and a mike to enter the top-15…

Continuing Downpour Drowns Millennium City

Cuttack: Large areas of the city remained submerged on Friday with extremely heavy rain continuing to lash Cuttack unabated since Wednesday. The total rainfall received till Thursday morning was 75 mm, which is 50 per cent more than the…

Odisha Chit Fund MD Arrested For Rs 5 Crore Fraud

Cuttack: The managing director of a Bhubaneswar-based chit fund was produced in a Cuttack court on Tuesday for allegedly duping people to the tune of Rs 5 crore. The accused, Manoranjan Ray, was arrested by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW)…

Baby Girl Found Dumped Near Drain In Cuttack

Cuttack: An abandoned baby girl was rescued from near a drain at Sutahat here on Tuesday morning. According to sources, passersby spotted the baby near the drain in a critical condition and immediately rushed her to Sishu Bhawan, the…