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Bauxite auction sparks resistance in Kalahandi

Thuamul Rampur: Kalahandi has become the centre of attention over massive industrialisation moves, official mining notifications, and growing tribal resistance for land rights. According to the State Department of Steel and Mines’ May 29 notification, the e-auction for the mining lease of the Karlapat Bauxite...

Helpless widow guards husband's body after being abandoned

Helpless widow guards husband’s body after being abandoned

Thuamul Rampur: A heart-wrenching incident unfolded in Kalahandi Monday when a private Bolero driver allegedly abandoned the body of a deceased patient, along with his elderly wife and relatives, in a lonely forest near Tentulipadar Chhak on the Thuamul Rampur–Bhawanipatna road, leaving the grieving family...

BJD forms panel to probe Ganjam custodial death case

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Tuesday constituted a fact-finding team to inquire into the tragic death of a 32-year-old physically disabled person due to alleged custodial torture at the Kabisuryanagar police station in Odisha's Ganjam district. As per a press statement issued by...

Zeenat tigress

Tigress Zeenat gives birth to four cubs in Odisha’s Similipal

Baripada: Tigress Zeenat, translocated from Maharashtra in 2024, has given birth to four cubs in Odisha's Similipal Tiger Reserve, Forest Minister Ganesh Ram Singhkhuntia said Tuesday. The tigress delivered the cubs around 20 days ago, and both the mother and cubs are healthy, he said....

Private bus fares go up in Odisha following diesel price hike

Private bus fares go up in Odisha following diesel price hike

Bhubaneswar: Private bus fares in Odisha were revised upward Tuesday following an increase in diesel prices, the State Transport Authority (STA) said. The revised rates increase fares for all categories of private buses operating in the state. The fare for ordinary buses has been raised...

Ambedkar Congress

Congress raises tribal concerns over Koraput mining project

Koraput: The Congress Tuesday lashed out at the Modi government over protests by villagers in Odisha's Koraput district against alleged violations of the law to "bulldoze clearances" for bauxite mining, and said Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram should be concerned as to why such agitations...

Indian mouse deer

Mouse deer spotted in Similipal National Park

Baripada: Similipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district has once again drawn attention as a unique wildlife habitat after the sighting of an Indian mouse deer (Moschiola indica), one of the world’s smallest and most primitive hoofed mammals. A photograph of the elusive animal, recently captured...

Koraput boy ends life after losing IPL bet

Dasamantpur: A 17-year-old boy allegedly died by suicide at Shukraput village in Koraput district after reportedly losing money in IPL betting and fearing a reprimand from his father, police said. The deceased was identified as Tanmaya Lamta, son of Ha ladhar Lamta of the village....

 

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