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Leopard found hanging from tree in Ganjam; probe underway

Brahmapur: A leopard carcass was found hanging from a tree near Jarada hill in Odisha's Ganjam district Monday, prompting Forest Department to launch an investigation into the incident. The carcass was spotted by residents near Kabisuryanagar, who immediately alerted forest officials. A team from the...

Cancer surge in Mayurbhanj

Baripada: Cancer cases are rising steadily in Mayurbhanj district, sparking concern among health officials, public representatives and residents, with doctors attributing much of the increase in case load to tobacco consumption, particularly among young people and students. According to district health data, 2,536 cancer patients underwent...

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Mahanadi, Gobari rivers face crisis amid encroachment

Bhubaneswar: Rampant encroachment, indiscriminate waste dumping and prolonged administrative neglect have pushed the Mahanadi river and its tributary, the Gobari, into severe ecological decline in Kendrapada district, environmental experts and activists alleged at a district-level consultation held here Monday. The consultation, titled “Mahanadi – Life...

Kendujhar, Odisha, Tree, Archery, Sports

Odisha: Archery academy project runs into tree-felling row

Kendujhar: An archery academy project in Kendujhar district has run into a green controversy with villagers alleging that hundreds of trees were uprooted in violation of forest norms during site development. The academy is being constructed on about 5.5 acres of land at Ramchandrapur mouza...

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Rayagada mob violence: 24 accused undergo TI parade

Rayagada: A Test Identification (TI) parade of 24 accused was conducted Monday at the Bissam Cuttack sub-jail in connection with the mob violence case at Kalyansinghpur in Rayagada district. The parade was held before Judicial Magistrate First Class Pooja Jain, during which the survivor identified...

Encounter

Odisha: Interstate criminal shot at in police encounter

Champua: A notorious history-sheeter reportedly an inter-state criminal sustained critical injuries when police fired at him in retaliation during an encounter in a forest under Champua police limits in Kendujhar district early Monday. The accused, identified as Md Nafis, sustained a bullet injury to his...

Cyber conman posing as SP cheats Odisha youth of Rs 25k

Tihidi: A young man from Arjunabindha village under Pirahat police limits in Bhadrak district allegedly lost Rs 25,000 to a cyber fraudster who posed as a Crime Branch superintendent of police. The victim, Trilochan Jena, alleged that the caller falsely claimed he was a Crime...

 

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