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Daringbadi: Termite mounds, locally known as ui hunka and considered an important natural indicator of ecological health, are gradually disappearing from the forests of Daringbadi, triggering concern among locals and environmental observers. Closely linked to nature and ecological balance, termite mounds play a signifi cant...

Baripada: Large quantities of paddy allegedly sourced from neighbouring Jharkhand have been stockpiled in border areas of Mayurbhanj district, triggering fears of large-scale diversion of minimum support price (MSP) funds meant for local farmers. While the district administration has claimed to have tightened vigilance to...

Baripada/Rairangpur/ Badgaon: Five youths were killed in two separate road accidents in Mayurbhanj and Sundargarh districts at a time when the state is observing Road Safety Awareness Month. In Mayurbhanj district, three friends died after a passenger bus hit their motorcycle on National Highway 220...

Binjharpur: Miscreants stole an ATM and looted cash in a daring late-night heist near Mainda Chhak on the Jajpur–Singhpur main road under Binjharpur police station limits in Jajpur district, police said Friday. The incident took place late Thursday night while residents were celebrating New Year’s...

Nuapada: Forest officials in Nuapada district seized two leopard skins and four sambar antlers, and arrested six people for the illegal wildlife parts trade, authorities said Friday. The accused, identified as Mahesh Sahu, 62, and Gajanan Sahu, 26, of Patalghutkuri village under Amanara gram panchayat,...

Bantala: A wildlife volunteer, locally known as a Gajamitra, was rendered critical after coming in contact with an illegal electric snare laid by poachers in the Bantala forest range of Angul district, forest officials said Friday. The injured has been identified as Dilip Kumar Gochhayat,...

Berhampur: Odisha forest department officers Friday arrested a man for allegedly hunting a blackbuck in Ganjam district. The accused has been identified as Rabindra Kumar Parida. Four other persons allegedly involved in the poaching of the Schedule-I animal at Kebripalli village under Jagannath Prasad forest...

Bhubaneswar/Bhawanipatna: A Forest Department official was arrested in Odisha Friday for allegedly misappropriating government funds, an officer said. The arrested official allegedly misappropriated over Rs 55 lakh by preparing false muster rolls and vouchers for soil and moisture conservation works at plantation sites in Thuamul...

Baripada: Three persons were killed after the motorcycle they were riding collided head-on with a bus on NH-220 in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Friday, police said. The accident took place near Ranibandh under Rairangpur town police station limits in the afternoon, and all three died on...

Balasore: Police arrested three persons, including a woman, after 140 gm of brown sugar was seized from their possession in Odisha's Balasore district, an officer said Friday. Based on credible information, police conducted a raid at Ambaliatha chak under Jaleswar police station limit, and three...