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Odisha: Poverty drives woman to sell infant son for Rs 20,000

Tensa(Sundargarh): A woman from Patamunda hutting under Patamunda panchayat of Koida block in Sundargarh district allegedly sold her newborn son to another person for Rs 20,000, reportedly due to poverty. However, no police complaint had been registered in this regard when reports last came in....

Wildlife

Retired forester arrested for possession of wildlife parts

Deogarh: The Forest Department Monday arrested a retired forester of the Deogarh forest range for illegal possession of wildlife body parts. The accused, identified as Kishore Chandra Pradhan of Akharashila village under Barkote police limits, was found keeping a spotted deer hide and 745 peacock...

Arrest

Police arrest 4th accused in Durgapur gang-rape case

Kolkata/Balasore: The police have nabbed another person in connection with the gang-rape of a second-year medical student from Odisha in West Bengal's Durgapur, taking the total number of arrests to four. The police said Monday that the arrest was made last night. The arrested person...

keonjhar-farmer

Keonjhar man develops human body sensor to check intrusion

Patana: Nirmal Chandra Mohant, 72, of Chemena village under Keonjhar district’s Patana block, who once made headlines in the 1970s for running a self-built radio station called Akashvani Chemena, is back in the limelight — this time for inventing a human body sensor capable of...

Koraput

Odisha: Two of a family assaulted over witchcraft allegation

Nandapur/Padua, Oct 12: A family of Mariput village in Panthlung panchayat under Nandapur block of Koraput district was allegedly attacked after being accused of witchcraft. The assailants reportedly killed the family’s pet dog and birds and assaulted two family members with spears and axes. Fearing...

 

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