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Ghodahada dam

Crocodile census begins at Ghodahada dam

Digapahandi: A crocodile census began Tuesday at Ghodahada Dam under the Berhampur Forest Division of the state Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department. The dam is witnessing a rise in crocodile population since 2022. The three-day exercise is being conducted in the dam near Khamari...

Ashok kumar nayak-Bribe

Forester caught taking Rs 10K bribe

Bolangir: Vigilance sleuths Tuesday arrested a forester in Bolangir district while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a local farmer. The accused, Ashok Kumar Nayak, posted as a forester in the Gulumi section under Muribahal range, was caught red-handed demanding and accepting the...

Paddy Mandi

Millers’ agitation disrupts paddy lifting in Odisha

Bhubaneswar/Bargarh: Paddy procurement in several Odisha districts has been hit after the All Odisha Rice Millers’ Association (AORMA) curtailed lifting operations from mandis from Monday, citing the state government’s "failure" to fulfil assurances given more than a month ago. The decision follows a January 1...

Udanti River

Proposed barrage in Chhattisgarh to spell doom for Udanti River

Bhawanipatna: The Udanti River, which flows through parts of western Odisha, may face a severe reduction in water flow following the construction of a proposed barrage upstream by neighbouring Chhattisgarh. This has raised concern among farmers, environmentalists and water resources experts in the region. Sources...

Purushottampur Sub registrar office

Police yet to trace sub-registrar’s complaint

Purushottampur: Uncertainty continues to surround an alleged land fraud case at the Purushottampur sub-registrar office in Ganjam district, as a written complaint reportedly submitted to the local police by the sub-registrar is yet to be traced, nearly two weeks after it was sent. The alleged...

BASUDEVPUR-Mid-day meals

133 children go hungry as school skips MDM

Basudevpur: Mid-day meals (MDM) were not prepared Monday at Shukadevpur Project Upper Primary (UP) School under the Basudevpur municipality, leaving 133 children without lunch, officials said. The school cook did not prepare meals as funds for the MDM were unavailable, according to Headmaster Umesh Chandra...

Illegal Coal Over loading

Illegal coal overloading alleged at MCL’s Samaleswari Project

Jharsuguda: Allegations of large-scale violation of government norms have surfaced at the Samaleswari Open Cast Project under MCL’s Ib Valley area in Brajarajnagar, raising concerns over safety, revenue loss and regulatory enforcement. Sources alleged that mine authorities yielded to pressure from a private transport company...

RAJNAGAR JEO SYNTHETIC BOX NIA

Fire damages portion of geo-synthetic sea wall

Rajnagar: A portion of the geo-synthetic tube sea wall installed along the coast near Pentha village in Kendrapara district was damaged in a mysterious fire incident Monday. Local residents noticed the fire in the morning and immediately informed district authorities and fire services personnel, who...

 

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