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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...

Nandapur: Koraput coffee, which has earned international acclaim, is allegedly being diverted and sold by middlemen from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh due to official apathy in marketing and procurement, sources said. The district administration and the Tribal Development Cooperative Corporation of Odisha Ltd. (TDCCOL), responsible for...

Bhawanipatna: Shaheed Rendo Majhi Medical College and Hospital, which has emerged as a key healthcare institution in Kalahandi district, is currently functioning from the district headquarters hospital. Since its upgradation to a medical college, several improvements have been made in healthcare services. Despite persistent challenges...

Hemgir: A 30-year-old woman was allegedly beaten to death by her husband at Khutipani village under Hemgir police limits in Sundargarh district late Wednesday night, police said Thursday. Hemgir police Thursday arrested the accused, Makund Dhanwar, 34, in connection with the killing of his wife,...

Bhubaneswar/Rajnagar: Much to the delight of ornithologists, migratory winged species are arriving in batches from Himalayan region to wetland sites in Chilika and Bhitarkanika National Park, triggering soothing chirpy cacophony in the region. The marshy and swampy wetland spots in Bhitarkanika have again emerged as...