The Soaring Demand Of Earthen Pots With Rising Temperature In Odisha | Odisha News

Bhubaneswar: Mercury is about to touch 40 degrees Celsius in Odisha and people are increasingly craving refreshing drinks to prevent dehydration. Despite the easy availability of numerous juice stalls and packaged cold drink bottles, a glass of filtered water from an earthen pot still holds unmatched popularity. Though most households own refrigerators, people still prefer to drink water from earthen pots during summer. OMMCOM NEWS takes a look at the thriving summer business.

Paresh Sarkar of West Bengal, who has set up a roadside stall that is thronged by around 40 customers per day said, “I shifted to Odisha eight years back and I have been involved in the business of selling ‘Mathia’ (earthen pots) since then. On days of extreme temperatures, the business is good. But on cloudy days, the sale is underwhelming.”

Ranging between Rs 100 and Rs 500, Sarkar’s earthen pot shop is frequented by couples, families and even college students who carry the pots to their hostel rooms. To keep things more hygienic and clean, the pots now come with taps for people who do not like dipping glasses in the pot. The ban on plastic products from 2nd October last year has also encouraged people to shun plastic water bottles and switch over to clay-made pots and bottles.

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Odisha: Tehsildar On His Way To Election Duty Killed In Car-Truck Collision In Nayagarh | Odisha News

Nayagarh: In an unfortunate road mishap, tehsildar of Komana in Nuapada district.was killed after a collision between his car and a truck near Sorada under Nuagaon police limits here early today morning.

The deceased has been identified as Suresh Kumar Nanda.

Reportedly, the accident mishap took place when Nanda was on his way to Bhubaneswar to attend to election duty. He was recently appointed as Additional Returning Officer in Nuapada district, stated reports.

The car driver has also sustained critical injuries and is currently undergoing treatment.

In a separate road mishap incident, bullock cart driver was killed and two bullocks were injured after being hit by a speeding truck on NH-53 near Chhatabar under Riamal police limits in Deogarh today. Irate locals blocked the road demanding compensation and hundreds of vehicles were left stranded for a couple of hours.

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College Student Goes Missing While Taking Bath In Puri Sea | Odisha News

Puri: A 20-year-old youth has gone missing while taking bath in the sea near Hotel Puri Beach Resort in the pilgrim town on Friday.

Reportedly, the youth identified as Bhabaranjan Das, a resident of Kendrapara, is a Plus III final year student of Banki College in Cuttack.

Das had gone to the beach along with three of his friends when he was swept away into the deep sea while bathing and went missing.

IIC of Sea Beach Police Station, Gauranga Charan Prusty, said search operation to trace Das is currently underway and his parents have also been informed about the mishap.

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Embarrassing Slip Of Tongue: Let ‘Sankha’ Win In Puri, Says BJP’s Sambit Patra | Odisha News

Bhubaneswar: BJP’s Lok Sabha candidate from Puri, Sambit Patra, is going viral for his unusual statement calling for victory to the BJD in the parliamentary constituency.

“Let only ‘Sankha’ win in Puri, is my pledge before Lord Jagannath today,” said Sambit Patra during his visit to the pilgrim town on Monday.

This slip of tongue invited an uncalled-for trouble for Sambit as ‘Sankha’ (conch) is the symbol of the ruling BJD, main opposition for BJP in Odisha.

Reportedly, tech-savvy social media warriors have grasped this opportunity to campaign for BJD.

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Poaching On The Rise In Odisha’s Kalahandi | Odisha News

Kalahandi: Illegal poaching has become one of the major problems in the forests under Kalahandi district as the animals in the area are being killed for their skin and other body parts.

A leopard skin has been seized by police near Dhanrabhata village under Biswanathpur police limits of the district last night.

Acting on a tip-off that a leopard skin is being trafficked by two persons on a black Pulsar motorcycle from Ambabhona, police started a chase. However, the miscreants left the skin and vehicle and fled away from the spot.

Further, three persons accused of murdering an elephant for its tusk have been arrested by the forest department from Khajurguda village under Lanjigarh block of the district.

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BJP’s Sambit Patra To Show Cause For Violation Of Model Code Of Conduct | Odisha News

Bhubaneswar: Puri Collector-cum-District Election Officer on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to BJP’s Lok Sabha candidate from the constituency, Sambit Patra, for alleged violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC).

Reportedly, Sambit had on Monday took out an election rally in Puri without obtaining necessary permission. Presence of BJP flag on his vehicle had been noticed by the flying squad and had also recorded the activities.

Based on it Puri Collector Jyotiprakash Das has directed Sambit to show cause within three days.

In his reaction, Sambit said he has not yet received the notice and denied it as an election rally. “I was going for the darshan of Lord Jagannath when people noticed me. They know me as a candidate and therefore came and greeted me with garlands and other items,” said Patra.

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Elections 2019: It Is Naveen Patnaik Vs Sanat Gadtia In Bijepur | Odisha News

Bhubaneswar: In a midnight development, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fielded Sanat Kumar Gadtia as its candidate for Bijepur assembly seat in Bargarh. The decision to field Gadtia against Biju Janta Dal (BJD) supremo Naveen Patnaik came after the BJP’s Central Election Committee meeting last evening.

It is notable to mention here that Gadtia was a former BJD leader but he had quit the party ahead of Bijepur by-poll in 2018 and had joined BJP. He had quit BJD after Rita Sahu (sitting Bijepur MLA) joined the party ahead of the bypoll in the constituency. Earlier in 2008, Gadtia had quit BJP to join BJD. 11 years later, he jumped ship again.

For the first time, Naveen Patnaik will be contesting from two assembly segments- Hinjili and Bijepur. While BJP is set to field Pitambar Acharya from Hinjili, Gadtia has been pitted against Naveen In Bijepur.

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Meet Odisha’s Original ‘Mo Cycle’ Man | Odisha News

Bhubaneswar: Climate Change is real. It is urgent and it is happening now. Many world leaders have already realized that the future generations might not get to live in the same Earth as we do. We might be the last generation with a real opportunity to save this World but only a few are acting upon it. One such aware citizen is Rudra Samantaray of Bhubaneswar. Before Odisha Government’s public sharing cycling initiative ‘MO Cycle’ with Capital Regional Urban Transport (CRUT), this man had single-handedly started the revolution of promoting the cycling culture in the capital city.

Samantaray said, “The story goes back to 3 years ago, before the start of Raahagiri- the weekly street cultural extravaganza on Janpath. In a tie-up with Indian Oil, we got 30 cycles that were kept in six petrol pumps across Bhubaneswar. People had to submit their original ID cards to us and they could rent a cycle free-of-charge for use.” Soon, people started using the cycles for exercise while some used it to complete their daily chores. In this way, as many as 60 people used to take the bikes every day which means that each cycle was going through two sets of hands per day.

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Odisha: Clash Between Police & Locals Over DJ | Odisha News

Bhadrak: In an uncanny incident, a clash ensued between the locals of Dhamnagar and the police over the DJ played during the annual ‘Dolamelana’. In this festival, the locals gather after Holi in Chudakuti area and carry out a procession of local deity with music and festivity.

On Sunday evening, the festival was organized and started off peacefully. After some time, the police tried to stop them.

As per the police sources, loud music was banned in the area and the people playing DJ did not permission for it. So, the police tried to stop them but when the locals did not give in, they allegedly resorted to vandalizing the musical instruments.

Around 15 persons got injured after the scuffle broke out between the police and locals.

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Odisha: Lovebirds ‘Commit Suicide’ Over Family’s Refusal To Marriage In Nabarangpur | Odisha News

Nabarangpur: In a shocking incident, a young couple was found hanging from a tree in Chataguda village under Umerkote police limits here today morning.

The deceased have been identified as Indra Gond and Sushila Kalar. The locals spotted the lovebirds hanging from a tree near the village pond using the girl’s duppatta.

According to sources, the couple took the extreme step of committing suicide after their family members refused to their marriage as the boy is from a tribal community. While villagers started gathering in the area, cops reached the spot and recovered the body for post-mortem.

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