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Villagers assault BLO during SIR exercise

Patana: Tension flared in Begana village under Patana police limits in Keonjhar district Thursday after a Booth Level Officer (BLO) was allegedly manhandled and briefly detained by villagers protesting discrepancies in the voter list. The incident occurred during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of...

Assault

Youth opposing illegal liquor trade ‘assaulted’

Rajnagar: Police have registered a case against six persons, including an Ex cise sub-inspector (SI), an assistant sub-inspector (ASI), two constables and an alleged bootlegger for allegedly assaulting and harassing a youth who repeatedly complained against illegal liquor sales in Kendrapara district. The accused include...

Elephant calf stuck in muddy pond rescued

Angul: An elephant calf that got trapped in a mud dy pond inside Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary was rescued by forest officials Thursday after a nearly 90-minute long oper ation. The incident occurred near Bargotha village under Tainsi panchayat in Pampasar forest range of the sanctuary...

Two farmers die as sand-laden truck hits bullock cart

Digapahandi: Two elderly farmers were killed after a speeding sand-laden dumper truck rammed into a bamboo-loaded bullock cart near the Paika Jagannathpur-Pratapgiri village sqaure under Sanakhe mundi block in Ganjam district early Thursday morning. The deceased were identified as Bijay Goud alias Biji, 55, and...

Liquor shops

15 women get liquor shop licences in lottery draw

Keonjhar: As many as 15 women secured licences for foreign liquor retail outlets in a lottery draw conducted by the district administration in Keonjhar Thursday. The lottery was held at the Darbar Hall of the Keonjhar Collectorate in the presence of Collector Vishal Singh. ADM...

11 injured in clash between two groups in Odisha’s Jajpur

Jajpur: At least eleven people have been injured, six of them critically, in a clash between two groups in Odisha's Jajpur district, police said Thursday. The incident took place at Bulakipur village in Jajpur Sadar police station area Wednesday night over a dispute regarding the...

Farmer found dead in Deogarh forest, elephant attack suspected

Deogarh: A 55-year-old farmer was found dead in a forest under Kundheigola Forest Section of the Reamal forest range Thursday, with forest officials suspecting an elephant attack as the cause of death. The deceased was identified as Prafulla Behera, a resident of Chadheimara village. According...

 

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