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Govt sanctions additional Rs 50 lakh for Dhanu Yatra in Bargarh
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has sanctioned additional Rs 50 lakh for Dhanu Yatra to be organised in Bargarh in 2025.
Speaking to the media in Bhubaneswar on Sunday, Culture Minister Surjyabanshi Suraj outlined the government’s…
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Govt raises aid for Dhanu Yatra from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 1 crore
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has increased its aid for Dhanu Yatra in Bargarh in 2025 from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 1 crore.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, in a post in his official handle on X on Saturday, announced several steps…
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Bargarh Dhanu Yatra: Bhubaneswar Pradhan to portray Kansa
Bargarh: Bhubaneswar Pradhan will play the role of Kansa at the 77th Dhanu Yatra, the world-famous open-air theatre in Bargarh, from January 3, 2025. The festival will continue for 11 days till January 13.
The selection process for…
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King Kansa of Dhanu Yatra Hrusikesh Bhoi suspended from hearse driver job
Bargarh: The district administration put Government hearse driver Hrusikesh Bhoi under suspension on charges of demanding money to transport the body of a deceased.
Bargarh Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) Nirupama Sarangi…
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11-day Dhanu Yatra to begin from January 3
Bargarh: Dhanu Yatra, considered to be the world’s largest open-air theatre, will begin from January 3 next year. During the preparatory meeting chaired by Bargarh Collector Aditya Goyal a decision was taken on the schedule for the Yatra.…
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Bargarh’s Sudam Sahu dedicates life to preserve rare 1200 indigenous rice species
Bhubaneswar: At a time when the government and agri-scientists are chasing high-yielding and hybrid paddy varieties, a farmer from Bargarh district has dedicated his life to collecting and preserving rare indigenous rice species.
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Extreme poverty forces couple to ‘sell’ newborn boy, couple refutes allegation
Bargarh: A couple allegedly sold their 17-day-old newborn boy to a childless couple due to extreme poverty. The couple already has five children and was recently blessed with a baby boy. With no means to take care of their sixth child, the…
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Ambuja Cement officer held for giving Rs 2 lakh bribe to Bargarh Collector
Bhubaneswar: Vigilance has arrested an officer of Ambuja Cement for giving Rs 2 lakh bribe to Bargarh district collector in Odisha.
According to Vigilance sources, Rambhav Gattu, Chief Manufacturing Officer (East), Ambuja Cement,…
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5 killed & 3 critical in lightning strikes, CM announces Rs.4 lakh ex-gratia
Bargarh/Balangir: At least five persons were killed and three others sustained critical injuries in separate lightning strike incidents in Odisha’s Bargarh and Balangir districts on Wednesday.
Expressing deep condolences to the bereaved…
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3 of family killed in elephant attack in Bargarh
Bargarh: Three members of a family – a woman and her two children – were trampled to death by wild elephants at Saladiha village under Paikamal Range in Odisha’s Bargarh district.
As per sources, the family members were sleeping in the…
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