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Security measures have been beefed up across Odisha ahead of the 71st Independence Day celebrations, said DGP KB Singh on Sunday.

The election for students’ unions will be held on September 23 in various colleges in Odisha, said a notification of the Higher Education Department on Friday.

The Odisha government has estimated the total cost of damage due to flood in five districts at Rs 218.72 crore.

The cabinet approved the promulgation of two ordinances for conferment of land rights to people living in slums in Notified Area Councils (NACs) and Municipalities of the state and property rights to those living in Municipal Corporation areas.

Ollywood superstar Anubhav and Elina are coming together in their upcoming Odia movie ‘Kabula Barabula’. The film will be released in Dussehra this year.

A partial lunar eclipse will take place on Monday tonight which will be visible in Odisha, said Subhendu Patnaik, Deputy Director of Pathani Samanta Planetarium here.

Odisha’s first Swine Flu casualty of the year was reported at a private hospital here on Saturday. A man from Vizag in Andhra Pradesh, who was admitted to a private hospital in Bhubaneswar, succumbed to the killer disease.

The Orissa High Court on Friday granted conditional bail to self-styled godman Sarathi alias Santosh Raul in a case registered by Crime Branch.

A massive fire broke out at the home of Hotel Pal Heights owner in Bhubaneswar killing four of his family members and their domestic help on Thursday morning.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the mining companies that had been operating without necessary clearances in Odisha to pay 100% penalty on the price of the ore that had been illegally extracted.