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New Delhi/Rayagada: Experts have written an open letter to various authorities raising concerns regarding the proposed Sijimali bauxite mining project by Vedanta in Odisha, saying it will have irreversible impacts on forests, biodiversity, wildlife habitats, water systems, and forest-dependent communities. The project, which involves mining...

Thuamul Rampur: Hundreds of residents from mining-affected villages staged a protest and laid siege to the Thuamul Rampur Block Office in Kalahandi district, accusing Utkal Alumina of failing to fulfil its corporate social responsibility (CSR) commitments and earlier agreements. People from Maligaon, Gopinathpur and Odri...

Digapahandi: A six-year-old girl sustained critical injuries after being attacked by two stray dogs on the premises of her school at Mahanala village under Sanakhemundi block in Ganjam district. The victim was identified as Jhansi Rani Sahu, daughter of Pramod Sahu of Patapur village. She...

Bhubaneswar: A special court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for burning a 15-year-old girl to death in Kalahandi district in 2017, the state Crime Branch said. Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Court Tuesday convicted Tumeswar Das under relevant sections of the IPC in connection with...

DWARKA PRASAD PATNAIK, OP Chhatrapur/Bhanjanagar: In a major crackdown foiling extortion bids, Odisha Police apprehended five persons with pistols and live ammunition in two separate cases. In the first case, Bhanjanagar police apprehended four persons Tuesday and seized one 9 mm pistol, one magazine, two...

Baliapal: Police Tuesday arrested a man accused of assaulting and threatening a woman revenue inspector while she was on official duty in Baleshwar district earlier this year. According to police, the incident occurred February 12 when Sarojini Tudu, the revenue inspector of Srirampur panchayat under...

Lathor/Balangir: At least three children suffered critical injuries after a chunk of concrete fell from the roof of an Anganwadi centre in Kurli village under Turekela block of Balangir district Tuesday. The incident occurred while the children were attending classes inside the centre. A portion...

Nuapada: Security forces have recovered a huge cache of Maoist arms, explosives and logistical supplies from an underground dump in Nuapada district during a joint search operation, police said Tuesday. The recovery was made in the Barapat hill area of Patadhara Reserve Forest under Boden...

Brahmapur: An adult male leopard was found dead after allegedly getting trapped in a snare in Odisha's Ganjam district, forest officials said Tuesday. Villagers spotted the carcass hanging from a tree near Jarada village in Kabisurya Nagar block and informed the authorities. Senior officials, including...

Bhubaneswar: As Odisha experienced depression induced rains for three consecutive days, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari has asked officials to begin assessment of crop loss due to heavy downpour. Minister Pujari, during a review meeting Monday, said the affected farmers should be provided...