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Fire Service Men Brave Flooded River, Help Pregnant Woman Reach Hospital
Keonjhar: At a time when several parts of Odisha are facing incessant rains, the river, tributaries and water bodies are overflowing. This situation has affected communication.
However, efforts by rescue and relief teams have ensured…
Meet Real Heroes Behind Success Of Puri Rath Yatra
Puri: Administrative officials, health workers, volunteers, sanitary workers, and many good samaritans, who understand the virtue of ‘Service to Mankind Is Service To God’, emerge as the real heroes every year during the Rath Yatra festival…
Months After Panchayat Poll, Sarpanch Still Visits Door-to-Door In Keonjhar
Keonjhar: Sarpanch candidates often visit door-to-door and make promises to voters during the poll campaigns but meeting the voters after getting elected and fulfilling their promises is crucial for the progress of the panchayat vis-à-vis…
Lord Jagannath’s Dream Transforms Garment Salesman To Idol-Maker
Cuttack: Gopal Chandra Nath of Ramakrushnapur was a salesman at a cloth store in Nischintkoili, once upon a time. He led a happy and contented life with his family with whatever Nath made.
One fine day, Lord Jagannath came into his dream…
Odia Youths’ Devotional Number Trends At Top On YouTube
Keonjhar: Har Har Shambhu, a devotional number of two youths from Keonjhar district of Odisha is trending on top of the online video-sharing and social media platform YouTube. It has garnered over 38 million (3.8 crores) views in just a…
SSB Jawans Assist Orphan Village Girl For Marriage, Set Example
Jajpur: Two soldiers of the Sashatra Seema Bal (SSB) have set an example of humanity and generosity. The duo, Sangram Nayak and Chittaranjan Behera who are posted on the border, came to know about a girl in their village, whose marriage was…
BARC Engineer From Odisha Sets Example With Rabbit Farming
Jajpur: Leaving behind his job at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in Mysore, a young engineer from Jajpur district in Odisha is now earning lakhs of rupees in rabbit farming. Today, he has created a unique identity of his own and…
Ex-Maoist Forays Into Cooperative Polls, Bats For Development And Peace
Malkangiri: A dreaded former Maoist Sukdev alias Budra Kabasi has forayed into the Cooperative Society elections which will be held soon in Malkangiri district. A native of Tekuguda Colony in Badigeta panchayat, Budra headed Malkangiri unit…
Odia Girl Among 8 Cancer Survivors Conquer Dayaru Bugyal
Bhubaneswar: Swagatika Acharya, a native of Bidanasi in Cuttack, is one among the eight cancer survivors who scaled 11,830 feet atop Dayara Bugyal in Uttarakhand.
The trek was part of the "Peak to Peak — Winning over Cancer" expedition…
Two Odia Girls Rescue Tourists From Snow At Rohtang Pass
Rayagada: Two girls from Odisha are being praised for rescuing four tourists, including two children, who were stuck in the snow at Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh.
Akansha Sahu, who is a resident of Rayagada, had recently gone to visit…