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Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday announced an ex gratia of Rs 10 lakh each for the families of eight Odia workers who lost their lives in a factory explosion in Telangana earlier this week.

The assistance will be provided by the Chief Minister's Relief Fund (CMRF), the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said in an official release. A state government team is present at the accident site, monitoring relief and medical operations, it added.

The eight Odia people who died in the blast were identified as Rajnala Jagan Mohan of Chhatrapur in Ganjam, Lagnajeet Duari of Paikarapur in Cuttack's Tigiria, Manoj Rout of Parbati...