Bhubaneswar: High commissioner of Canada to India, Christopher Cooter, on Thursday paid a courtesy call to deputy chief minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo here, focusing on strengthening bilateral cooperation with Odisha.Discussions covered agri-exports, technology collaboration and bilateral trade. Singh Deo highlighted Odisha’s leadership in mineral production, including holding 92% of India’s chromite reserves and rare…

Sambalpur: People of Canalpada in Talab village within Sasan police station limits in Sambalpur district have alleged that a local liquor trader contaminated tube wells, wells and vegetable fields with acid and other toxic substances, after being asked to stop liquor sales in the area. More than 10 tribal and dalit families are facing acute…