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CM Majhi visits flood‑hit areas in Jajpur, reviews relief distribution
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday conducted an extensive survey of flood‑affected areas in various blocks of Jajpur district, travelling by boat to assess the damage and interact with local residents.
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Nine arrested for violent clash in Panikoili over trivial issue
Jajpur: Police in Jajpur district have arrested nine people after a violent clash between residents of two neighbouring villages under Panikoili police limits erupted over a minor dispute.
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River embankment collapses in Jajpur, villagers evacuated as Baitarani crosses danger mark
Jajpur: A portion of the embankment of Kani river, a branch of the Baitarani, collapsed at Patana village under Tarpada panchayat in Jajpur district early on Sunday.
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Flood in Baitarani hits Dasarathpur block of Jajpur as many villages inundated
Jajpur: The fourth flood of the season in Baitarani river has once again worsened the situation in Dasarathpur block of the district. Floodwater from the Kani river, a branch of Baitarani, has entered several villages through a breach at!-->…
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Snakebite fear grips flood-hit villages in Jajpur, 76 treated in five days
Jajpur: Even as floodwaters continue to inundate villages under Dasharathpur block in Jajpur district, residents are now battling another serious threat of snakebites and encounters with other venomous reptiles.
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Kani river breaches leave Jajpur farmlands underwater
Jajpur: Two breaches have developed in the embankment of the Kani River, a distributary of the Baitarani River, at Kantapada in Dasarathpur block of Jajpur district.
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Jharaphula Murder Case: Odisha court sentences prime accused to life & aide gets 5 years
Jajpur: In a verdict that brings long-awaited closure to a chilling 2021 murder case that shocked the State, an Additional District Sessions Judge in Jajpur district on Monday sentenced Rakesh Kumar Swain to life imprisonment for the!-->…
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Basumati Snana: Jajpur villagers organise ‘Andira Bibaha’ to invoke rains
Bhubaneswar: In a rare ritual, two men tied the knot in Jajpur district on Wednesday evening to appease supreme weather deity, Lord Indra, amid a sluggish monsoon.
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Tainted engineer arrested for possessing Rs 2.04 crore cash, 5 buildings & 14 plots
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance arrested Baikuntha Nath Behera, Assistant Executive Engineer of ITDA Baliguda, Kandhamal, for possessing massive assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
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Odisha Vigilance unearths 5 buildings, 13 plots from tainted engineer
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Saturday unearthed huge assets, including five multi-storey buildings and 13 high-value plots during raids at places linked to Baikuntha Nath Behera, Assistant Executive Engineer of ITDA at Baliguda,!-->…
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