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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...

Rajesh Chandra Mohanty

Vigilance raids irrigation engineer’s residence over DA allegations

Bhubaneswar: Vigilance officials conducted raids at the premises of Additional Chief Engineer Rajesh Chandra Mohanty of the Irrigation Circle over allegations of disproportionate assets. Searches were carried out simultaneously at six locations across Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal and Jajpur. During the operation, officials detected a three-storey...

Nuapada

Moonlighting in govt! One teacher, two salaries

Nuapada: Allegations of a fake physical education teacher appointment at Sinapali College in Nuapada district have triggered demands for a high-level inquiry, amid questions over delays in official action. The controversy centres on claims that Gangaram Meher allegedly held jobs simultaneously at two institutions and...

Rushikulya

Rushikulya river-Tampara lake water linkage on cards

Chhatrapur: Ganjam district administration has initiated steps towards building a channel connecting the waters of Rushikulya river and Tampara lake soon. The decision came following a meeting convened by the Ganjam Collector V Keerthi Vasan including the Chhatrapur MLA Krushna Chandra Nayak in Chhatrapur Monday....

Attack

Youth’s bravery saves friend from bear attack

Bonai: A youth’s timely intervention saved his friend from a bear attack while they were collecting mohua flowers in a forest near Chordhara village under the Barsuan forest range in Sundargarh district Tuesday morning. The injured man, identified as Ram Munda of Chordhara village narrowly...

 

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