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Kolkata/Baripada: Tigress Zeenat, which had strayed from Odisha's Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) to Bankura in West Bengal, was finally captured Sunday afternoon after being sedated with tranquillisers, chief wildlife warden Debal Roy said. The tigress had kept wildlife officials from both states on edge for...

Baripada: A 32-year-old man died Sunday after a swarm of bees attacked him outside his residence in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said. Biswanath Murmu, employed with the rural development department as junior engineer, breathed his last on way to hospital, they said. “He was attacked...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday lauded the farmers of Golamunda block in Odisha's Kalahandi district for the "vegetable revolution" in the area. Speaking in his monthly 'Mann ki Baat' broadcast, Modi hailed them for establishing a farmer producer organisation (FPO) and using modern technology...

Koraput: Four people were killed and 40 others injured after their bus overturned in Odisha's Koraput district early in the morning Sunday, police said. The accident happened around 5.30 am at Dokrighat near Gupteswar in Boipariguda police station area, they said. The bus was on...

Jajpur/Derabish: A farmer collapsed on his farmland and died while another died by suicide Saturday in Jajpur and Kendrapara districts, according to a report. In the first incident, Maniram Mohanty, 62, at Manitappur in Chikana panchayat of Binjharpur block (Jajpur) collapsed and died after watching...

Rourkela: With the arrest of yet another suspect from Uttar Pradesh, Rourkela police have made a significant breakthrough in investigation into an international cybercrime syndicate based out of South-East Asian countries and having links to various Asian countries. IG (Western Range) Brijesh Rai, along with...

Baripada: Police Saturday produced two persons before a court after arresting them on the charges of killing the mastermind of a fake kidnapping plot aiming to grab the ransom amount. The accused were identifi ed as Asish Singh (24) and Karama Singh (22) of Baripada...

Kolkata/Baripada: Tigress Zeenat, who escaped from Odisha's Similipal Tiger Reserve 17 days back, reached Ranibandh in West Bengal's Bankura district Saturday after terrorising villagers and eluding forest guards on its way. Chief Wildlife Warden Debal Roy told PTI the tigress reached Gopalpur jungle in Ranibandh...

Malkangiri: Odisha Police Saturday arrested three women Maoists, carrying a total bounty of Rs 8 lakh on their heads, in Malkangiri district, officials said. The women Maoists, identified as Swapna alias Chandrama Khilo, Babita alias Kamala Khilo and Sunita Khilo, were arrested in Gumma area...

Bhawanipatna: The driver and helper of a coal-laden truck were charred to death in Odisha's Kalahandi district Saturday morning, after colliding with a stationary truck, police said. The accident took place near Pastikudi on National Highway-26 when the speeding truck rammed into another filled with...