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Nilagiri: Forest officials have arrested six more people in a racket involved in the manufacturing of fake ivory from the bones of dead elephants, taking the total number of arrests to 22 in Balasore district. Acting on intelligence inputs, a team from Kuldiha Forest Division...

Kendrapara: As part of its conservation measures, the Odisha government has performed satellite tagging on six Olive Ridley Sea Turtles at Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary in Kendrapara district by Wednesday, a top forest official said. Plans are afoot to do the same to three more turtles...

Bhadrak: A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered in Odisha's Bhadrak district, triggering a massive outrage with locals demolishing the accused's house, police said Wednesday. Bhadrak Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Rout said one accused person was arrested from Jagatsinghpur district. Chief Minister Mohan...

Bargarh: President Droupadi Murmu greeted the people as the Dhanu Yatra is slated to begin in Odisha's Bargarh Wednesday evening. Murmu, who hails from Odisha, said the unparalleled tradition of the vast open-air theatre has given the festival a unique identity across the country and...

Bhadrak: A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped and killed in Odisha's Bhadrak district, triggering a protest by locals, police said Wednesday. Bhadrak Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Rout said one accused was arrested from Jagatsinghpur district in connection with the case. The incident came to...

Bolangir: The famous Shulia Jatra, a centuries-old festival symbolising tradition and faith, was held Tuesday at Khairgura Badakhala and Kumuria Sanakhala under Kulutapada panchayat in Deogaon block of Bolangir district. Despite intense cold and dense fog, lakhs of devotees from Bolangir, Kalahandi, Boudh, Sonepur and...

Khajuripada/Baliguda(Kandhamal): Ahead of Christmas celebrations, police conducted flag marches in various parts of Kandhamal district to ensure peace and maintain law and order. Acting on the instructions of the SP, police personnel across all police station areas in the district have been placed on high...

Baripada: A female elephant that was undergoing treatment after allegedly consuming explosive-laced food, succumbed to its injuries Saturday, raising serious questions about wildlife security and the Forest Department’s response. Animal activists alleged that the forest department attempted to suppress information about the death. Wildlife activists...

Dunguripali: At least 20 passengers were injured including three of them critical after a picnic bus carrying schoolchildren, teachers and parents for picnic rammed into a stationary paddy laden tractor from rear near Salepali on the Dunguripali–Rampur road in Subarnapur district Tuesday morning, police said....

Bhadrak: Right-wing groups Tuesday held demonstrations in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur and Bhadrak districts over the attacks on minorities in Bangladesh. While the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) led the demonstration in Jagatsinghpur, local outfit Hindu Samaj held a rally in Bhadrak. VHP's Jagastsinghpur district president Prafulla Sahu...