Sun Sep 08 04:15:42 UTC 2024: – People of Odisha are celebrating the ‘Nauakhai’ festival, marking the beginning of the new rice season
– The festival is observed in western and some southern parts of the state on the fifth day of Bhadrapada
– The celebrations include offering new crop to Goddess Samaleswari, distributing food, wearing new clothes, and taking blessings
– Odisha CM launching CM Kisan Yojana to provide assistance to landless farmers
– In Lucknow, a building collapse resulted in eight deaths and 28 injuries
– Rescue operations are still ongoing and UP CM Yogi Adityanath has directed relief efforts to help the injured and ensure proper medical care

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