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Vedanta organises awareness drives to mark World Bee Day
Jharsuguda: The Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, observed World Bee Day through a series of awareness and capacity-building initiatives under its flagship CSR programme- Vedamrit.
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Heatwave grips Western Odisha & Jharsuguda records 45°C
Bhubaneswar: Jharsuguda continued to scorch under intense heat, recording a temperature of 45.2°C by 2:30 pm on Wednesday, making it the hottest city in Odisha.
Similarly, Sambalpur also touched 45°C, confirming the persistence of the!-->!-->!-->…
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Mercury touches 41°C in Jharsuguda, IMD predicts further rise
Bhubaneswar: Mercury soared to 40°C and above at two places in Odisha by 2.30 pm on Sunday. Jharsuguda was the hottest at 41°C followed by Sambalpur at 40°C, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
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SC rejects Odisha MLA’s plea in election case, HC hearing to continue
Bhubaneswar: In a setback to BJP MLA Tankadhar Tripathy, the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the Orissa High Court’s order declining to dismiss the election petition of former legislator Dipali Das challenging his victory from Jharsuguda!-->…
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Youth killed, another critical in attack at Belpahar
Jharsuguda: A violent attack at Belpahar Gate in Jharsuguda district left one youth dead and another critically injured.
Police identified the deceased as Rahul Mahat and the injured as Akash Sahu, both residents of the Junadihi College!-->!-->!-->…
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Odisha Govt asks Vedanta Aluminium to pay Rs 233 crore dues & fine
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has served a demand of Rs 233.11 crore on Vedanta Aluminium at Jharsuguda for unauthorised extraction of water from Bheden river. The demand includes dues as well as penalty.
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Three members of illegal arms racket held, 5 pistols seized
Jharsuguda: Brajrajnagar police in the district have arrested three persons allegedly involved in an organised arms syndicate that was procuring and distributing illegal firearms sourced from Bihar.
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Western Odisha roasts at 42-45°C, coast stays cooler
Bhubaneswar: With heatwave sweeping parts of Odisha, Jharsuguda on Tuesday recorded the highest maximum temperature of the season at 45.3°C.
The mercury soared past 40°C at as many as 12 places in the state. Besides the industrial town!-->!-->!-->…
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BEd Scam: Two arrested for duping aspiring teachers
Jharsuguda: The district police have busted a fake BEd admission racket with the arrest of two persons accused of cheating aspiring teachers by promising seats in colleges in Andhra Pradesh.
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Mercury soars past 44⁰C in Jharsuguda again
Bhubaneswar: With Odisha experiencing blistering hot summer already, the mercury soared to 44.6⁰C again in Jharsuguda by 2.30 pm on Friday.
The industrial town had emerged as the hottest place in the country on Wednesday, recording 3.4!-->!-->!-->…
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