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World Turtle Day

Concern grows over missing Olive Ridleys at Gahirmatha

Bhubaneswar: As the world observed World Turtle Day Saturday, concern deepened over the absence of mass nesting by Olive Ridley sea turtles at Odisha’s famed Gahirmatha rookery in Kendrapara district, regarded as the world’s largest nesting ground for the endangered marine species. The annual spectacle...

Fresh flashpoint in Kotia as Andhra sets up police camp

Pottangi: The long-running Kotia border dispute between Odisha and Andhra has intensified after Andhra Pradesh Police established a checkpoint and temporary camp in Uparasembi village, leaving police personnel from both states stationed within the disputed panchayat. According to local sources, police from Andhra Pradesh's Parvathipuram...

7,015 farmers’ paddy sale tokens blocked in Bargarh

Bargarh: Nearly two weeks after the commencement of rabi paddy procurement in Bargarh district, issues in the process remain unresolved, with the token system emerging as a major concern. Alleging large-scale irregularities in the mandatory token system for paddy sales, Jay Kisan Andolan, a constituent...

Interstate cyber fraud gang busted; two held

Jharsuguda: Jharsuguda cyber police have busted an interstate cyber fraud syndicate allegedly involved in cheating people through malicious APK files and fake traffic e-challan links, leading to the arrest of two suspects in West Bengal. Superintendent of Police Gundala Reddy Raghavendra said Saturday that the...

Arrest

Man gets life for raping minor stepdaughter

Jharsuguda: A special POCSO court in Jharsuguda Saturday sentenced a man to rigorous life imprisonment after convicting him of repeatedly raping his 16-year-old stepdaughter. Additional District and Sessions Judge and Special POC SO Court judge Pooja Sadangi, found Ranjit Kumar Mishra of Orampada in Purunabasti...

Tangi Police station

Newlywed found dead; husband held

Tangi: A newlywed woman allegedly died by suicide after hanging herself inside her house at Tarapi village under Hatabaradi panchayat and Tangi police limits in Khurda district Saturday. The deceased was identified as Purnima Pradhan, the wife of Guru Charan Tarai of the village. Family...

Odisha: 19 get lifer for triple-murd*r

Umerkote: A court in Nabarangpur district Saturday sentenced 19 people to life imprisonment in the 2016 Baunsabeda triple-murd*r and arson case, bringing an end to a trial that lasted nearly a decade. The Additional District and Sessions Court at Umerkote also imposed a fine of...

Stray dogs

Stray dogs critically injure boy, panic grips Odisha village

Berhampur: Panic spread in a village in Odisha's Ganjam district after a pack of dogs attacked a nine-year-old boy, critically injuring him while he was playing with friends, police said. The incident took place at Mahanala village within Patpur police station area Friday evening. The...

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Fuel shortage hits Odisha’s Thuamul Rampur as pumps ‘run dry’

Thuamul Rampur: A "fuel shortage" has disrupted normal life in Odisha’s remote Thuamul Rampur block, with two petrol pumps reportedly “remaining dry for over a week”, forcing residents to travel long distances for fuel. The crisis has triggered public resentment in the tribal-dominated region, where...

 

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