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Three girls drown in Nabarangpur pond

Nabarangpur: Three girls, including two sisters, drowned in a pond in Odisha's Nabarangpur district Thursday, police said. The incident took place at Kurshi village when they were bathing. The deceased were identified as Bhumika Gond, Sandhya Gond and her sister Sanjita Gond, all in the...

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Woman arrested for killing nine-year-old niece in Ganjam

Berhampur: Police Thursday arrested a woman for allegedly killing her nine-year-old niece in Odisha's Ganjam district, officials said. The incident took place at Laxmanapalli, near Chhamunda village, under Jagannath Prasad police station limits of the district Wednesday. The victim's mother alleged that after committing the...

Bhadrakali shrine

‘Thieves flee Bhadrakali shrine on hearing anklet jingles’

Bhadrak: Two miscreants arrested for allegedly committing theft at Maa Bhadrakali Temple here have made startling revelations before the police, stating that they were forced to abandon part of the stolen items and flee after hearing the “sound of anklets” from inside the shrine. According...

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Infant kidnapped from railway platform

Nirakarpur: A four-month-old baby boy was allegedly kidnapped from Nirakarpur railway station premises under Khurda railway division, police said Wednesday. According to reports, the incident occurred when the infant’s parents were taking a rest on Platform No. 3 of the railway station. The child was...

Assistant Executive Engineer of Rural Works Department in vigilance net

Five CHC employees held for Rs 2cr fraud

Berhampur: Vigilance department Wednesday arrested five employees of Kodala community health centre (CHC) in Ganjam district for allegedly misappropriating over Rs 2 crore in government funds between 2023 and 2025, officials said. The accused, posted at the CHC, allegedly prepared fraudulent arrear salary bills in...

Koraput development

Central team reviews Koraput development

Koraput: Satyajit Mishra, Central in-charge for Koraput district and joint secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, conducted an extensive review of key sectors under the Aspirational District and Aspirational Block programmes. He visited the Urban Primary Health Centre in Gandhinagar, interacting...

Crime

CRPF cop dies as tree falls on him

Bonai: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable of CoBRA 210 Battalion died after a tree fell on him while he was resting at a camp along the Odisha–Jharkhand border. The incident occurred late Tuesday night at Babudera CRPF camp under Jareikela police station area....

Flashover at Nalco CPP injures five

Banarpal: Five employees sustained critical burn injuries in a flashover incident during an electrical repairing work at captive power plant (CPP) of Nalco in Angul district late Tuesday night. The injured were identified as technical officers Sushant Kumar Samal, Anil Gadnayak, Soubhagya Bal, employee Gajendra...

Olive Ridley hatchlings

Olive Ridley nesting at Rushikulya Rookery dips

Chhatrapur: Rushikulya rookery witnessed a sharp decline in mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles as it registered 2.05 lakh turtles laying eggs in this season (2026), as against an all-time high of 9 lakh in 2025 season. Natural factors including the shrinkage of beach width,...

Prawn Bhitarkanika

Prawn dykes threaten Bhitarkanika ecosystem

Kendrapara: The fragile ecosystem of Bhitarkanika Sanctuary is under serious threat due to rapid rise in illegal prawn dykes over the past year, in clear violation of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. According to the Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) of Kanika Forest Range Manas Kumar...

 

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