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Poacher arrested from Similipal tiger reserve in Odisha

Baripada: Forest department officers arrested a poacher along with a country-made gun inside the Similipal tiger reserve (STR) in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, an official said Thursday. The arrested accused is a resident of Kulian area in the district. During a routine patrol inside the Balidiha...

Sex racket busted

Hotel raid in Bhadrak exposes sex racket, 4 arrested

Bhadrak: Police busted a major sex racket in Bhadrak town Thursday, arresting four persons and rescuing two young women. According to reports, police received a tip-off about illegal activities being carried out in the Rajghat Bridge and Dhamra Bridge areas of the town. Acting on...

Rs 1.5 crore ganja haul in Odisha; smugglers flee

Sonepur: Police seized a Scorpio SUV loaded with ganja on National Highway-57 under Puintala police limits in Bolangir Wednesday. According to reports, around 3.6 quintals of ganja were recovered from the vehicle (registration number CG 04 QD 4385). The seized contraband is estimated to be...

House listing Census begins in Odisha; 1 lakh staff deployed

House listing Census begins in Odisha; 1 lakh staff deployed

Bhubaneswar: The first phase of the Census-House listing Operations (HLO) commenced across all 30 districts of Odisha Thursday, officials said. The exercise will continue till May 15, they said. More than one lakh trained enumerators and over 17,000 supervisors have been engaged for the one-month...

Fake Currency

Rs 8.47L fake notes seized in Sonepur; two arrested

Sonepur: Police seized counterfeit currency notes worth Rs 8.47 lakh and arrested two persons following a late-night operation near the State Bank of India’s main branch in Sonepur town, officials said Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off about the racket, a police team led by Town...

Villages bear brunt of mining traffic

Villages bear brunt of mining traffic

NARENDRA RAUT, OP Koraput: Residents of several villages surrounding the Kodingamali bauxite mining area in Koraput district have urged the district administration to take steps for the installation of a conveyor belt or some other alternative arrangement for the transport of bauxite, instead of trucks,...

 

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