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Akash India chit fund scam: Fugitive director held for Rs 3 crore fraud

The fugitive economic offender Sudarsan Senapati arrested under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code, Prize Chits & Money Circulation Scheme (Banning) Act, 1978 & Sec. 6 of Odisha Protection of Interests of Depositors (in financial establishment) Act, 2011 was later produced before the Odisha Protection of Interests of Depositors (OPID) Court in Cuttack.

UP issues alert over ‘Botswana’ variant

An official note on the matter issued by additional chief secretary, health and family welfare, said that the Covid-19 variant B.1.1529 (commonly being referred to as 'Botswana' variant) is reported to have significantly high number of mutations and thus has a serious public health implication.

Odisha: Child marriage rate drops, anemia among children on the rise

The NFHS-5 field survey in the State was conducted from 19 January 2020 to 21 March 2020 prior to the lockdown and from 30 November 2020 to 31 March 2021 in the post-lockdown. The survey was conducted under the stewardship of Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR). The surveyors had gathered data from 26,467 households, 27,971 women, and 3,865 men, according to officials.