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wild boar attack

Farmer critical in wild boar attack

Bhuban: A 65-year-old farmer sustained grievous injuries after a wild boar attacked him on his farmland in Ektaali village under Bhuban police limits in Dhenkanal district Tuesday, officials said. The injured farmer was identified as Arun Mantri. Mantri had gone to his groundnut field in...

Brown Sugar-Arrest

Two arrested for peddling brown sugar

Berhampur: Ganjam excise and intelligence department jointly nabbed two drug peddlers from Berhampur railway station Tuesday. The accused were identified as Naresh Dalai and Rakesh Swain of Kabisuryanagar block. They were allegedly carrying about 156 grams of brown sugar from Bhadrak by a train, said...

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...

 

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