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Khandualmali, Kutrumali Sijimali Rally

Tribals threaten poll boycott over Khandualmali mining project

Thuamul Rampur: More than 2,000 tribal residents and environmental activists took part in a protest rally in Odisha's Kalahandi district on World Environment Day Friday, demanding cancellation of the proposed mining lease at Khandualmali and warning of a mass boycott of elections if their concerns...

Elephant death

Elephant calf found dead in Deogarh forest, probe underway

Deogarh: Forest officials Saturday recovered carcass of a male elephant calf from the Kundheigola Forest Section under Reamal Forest Range in Deogarh district. After receiving information, forester Manmath Behera, Forest Guard Bahan Behera and other personnel rushed to the spot. According to source, a herd...

Vigilance raids Baliguda ITDA engineer’s properties in DA case

Baliguda: Odisha Vigilance Saturday launched simultaneous searches at nine locations linked to Baikuntha Nath Behera, assistant executive engineer of the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), Baliguda, over allegations of possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. The searches are being conducted in Bhubaneswar,...

Power worker dies of suspected heatstroke

Bhanjanagar: A power utility worker employed under Tata Power in Ganjam district allegedly died of heatstroke while duty Friday. The deceased, identified as Durga Madhab Jena, 45, of Bichhuati near Bhanjanagar, was engaged in electrical maintenance work near Dumakumpa when he reportedly fell ill amid...

Sambalpur DHH trauma care centre yet to take off

Sambalpur: A state-of-the-art Trauma Care Centre built at a cost of more than Rs 21 crore on the premises of the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) in Sambalpur remains non-functional even four months after its inauguration, raising concerns over the utilisation of healthcare infrastructure and emergency...

 

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