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Theatre actor playing demon in Ramayana kills pig on stage, eats raw meat, arrested

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Theatre actor playing demon in Ramayana kills pig on stage, eats raw meat, arrested

A 45-year-old theatre actor playing the role of a demon in Ramayana was arrested after he ripped the stomach of a live pig on stage and ate its meat in Odisha’s Ganjam district, police said. The incident sparked a statewide outrage and was condemned in the assembly on Monday. Besides the actor, identified as Bimbadhar … Read more

Boat capsizes in Odisha’s Jharsuguda: Woman dead, seven missing

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Boat capsizes in Odisha’s Jharsuguda: Woman dead, seven missing

A 35-year-old woman was killed, and seven others, including three children, are missing after a boat they were travelling in capsized in Odisha’s Jharsuguda, police said on Saturday. According to officials, more than 50 people were on the boat when the incident took place in the Mahanadi River on Friday. The body of a 35-year-old … Read more