Odisha CM pushes ‘orange economy’ to boost job creation

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday said his government is focused on generating employment opportunities for local people through tourism development by promoting the “Orange Economy,” or a culture-based economy, in the state.​ CM Majhi was speaking at a special event at the shrine of the Lord Lingaraj Temple here, on the…

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Bhubaneswar mob lynching: Crime Branch intensifies probe

Bhubaneswar, May 11: The Crime Branch has intensified its probe into the Balipatna brutality case. On the second day of investigation, the team will visit the spot and record statements of eyewitnesses along with family members of deceased Soumya. Earlier, investigators collected detailed information related to the alleged mob killing from Balipatna police.Crime Branch DG…

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Brown Sugar Smuggling Foiled in Khurda: 4 Held, Contraband and Vehicle Seized

Nachuni police in Khurda district achieved a major breakthrough by arresting four traffickers and seizing ten grams of brown sugar along with the vehicle used in the smuggling operation.Acting on intelligence from Khurda SP Vivekanand Sharma, Balugaon SDPO Sanjay Kumar Pattnayak, and Nachuni IIC Bibhuti Bhusan Mahapatra supervised the raid. A police team led by…

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Fake DEF manufacturing racket busted in Odisha; mastermind arrested from Rajasthan

Jharsuguda: Police have busted a racket engaged in illegal manufacture of diesel exhaust fluid in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district by arresting eight people, including one from Rajasthan and another from Chhattisgarh, an official said Monday.Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) is used in modern diesel vehicles to cut harmful emissions by breaking down nitrogen oxides into nitrogen and water….

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Three Killed, One Critical After Truck Hits Bike, Scooty On NH-16 In Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: At least three people, including a young woman, were killed and another critically injured after a speeding truck hit a bike and a scooter on National Highway-16 in Bhubaneswar on Saturday evening, police said.The accident occurred on the overbridge near the Fire Station square while the victims were travelling from the Rasulgarh side of…

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Former OSAP jawan demands reinstatement, climbs mobile tower in Odisha

Tension prevailed in Odisha’s Dhenkanal town after a youth climbed a mobile tower near the Town Police Station and threatened to commit suicide while demanding reinstatement in service and medical assistance for his ailing mother.Dhenkanal: Tension prevailed in Odisha’s Dhenkanal town after a youth climbed a mobile tower near the Town Police Station and threatened…

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