The couple who allegedly bought the infant have been identified and the child will be rescued.
Bhagirathi Moharana, a carpenter, at Jadupur under Khandagiri police station made the bet that he would hand over his sister-in-law to anyone who beats him in a game of cards
A Dalit woman, who was allegedly assaulted and paraded naked by a mob at her native Kujang village in Cuttack district last month, died in a hospital in Cuttack on Monday.
GPL, a consortium of three companies, had signed a memorandum of understanding with the state government in 2006 to develop the defunct seasonal port at Goplapur into an all weather port at an investment of about Rs 2500-crore (Rs 25-billion) in phases.
With the green cover gone, the bald roads to Puri are now reigned by lorries laden with electric poles, ambulances, fire service vehicles and cranes, signalling the rebuilding effort is in the works.
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