Berhampur: Forest officials on Sunday recovered the carcass of a 10-year-old male blackbuck, suspected to be hit by an unknown vehicle, near Bajrakota on Bhetanai-Badakholi road under Ganjam district’s Aska forest range office.“The carcass was buried after conducting post-mortem,” said Pramod Kumar Panda, range officer, Aska. He said they were trying to identify the vehicle…
Kendrapada: A 51-year-old autorickshaw driver was sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment for raping a minor girl two years ago at a village in Kendrapada. The sentencing was pronounced by the additional district session judge-cum-special judge, fast track court, Kendrapada on Saturday.The court also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on the convict and failure…
Bhubaneswar: This is the time of the year when the Gahirmatha beach in Kendrapada district and the Rushikulya river mouth in Ganjam is normally a hive of activities. Buried in the sand one could find lakhs of Olive Ridley turtles, as they embark on their annual mass nesting exercise. But not this time.The Olive Ridley…
BHUBANESWAR: Heatwave conditions persisted across large parts of Odisha on Sunday, with Jharsuguda emerging as the hottest place in the state at 43.3 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.According to the IMD’s evening bulletin, at least 14 places in the state recorded maximum temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius or above.Titlagarh followed Jharsuguda with…
Rourkela: A 68-year-old woman was trampled to death by a tusker in a forest under Reamal forest range in Deogarh forest division in Deogarh district on Sunday. The woman, Pati Pradhan from Aaunli village, was residing with his family.On Sunday morning, Pati went to Aunli Khesra forest to collect kendu leaf and cashew when a…
Koraput: An attempt by the district administration to excavate soil at Thuria under Pottangi tehsil for a proposed tourism project on Saturday was met with resistance by villagers who feared a reduction in the land they use for cattle grazing.The excavation was required to collect soil samples for laboratory testing as part of the project’s…
Rourkela: A 22-year-old youth was arrested in Sundargarh district on Saturday night for allegedly raping a minor and impregnating her.The survivor, now 17 years old, was 16 and studying in a govt school as a hostel boarder, came in contact with the local youth. During vacation, the youth got into a physical relation with her…
Berhampur: In a late-night crackdown on illegal sand mining from prohibited areas, Ganjam district administration seized at least 13 sand-laden tractors at Mahachhai under Kabisurya Nagar police station limits late on Saturday night. The district administration has promulgated Section 163 of BNSS in the area since March 27, prohibiting mining activities at the Rushikulya riverbed.Acting…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha govt has ordered an immediate review of voter deletions after receiving complaints of names being wrongly removed from the electoral rolls during the elector mapping process. According to the home (elections) department, around 9.8 lakh deletions have been carried out so far, but several cases were flagged where names were deleted without proper…
Bhubaneswar: The ongoing inventory of ornaments in the Ratna Bhandar has so far been consistent with the 1978 audit list, dispelling concerns over discrepancies, Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) chief administrator Arabinda Kumar Padhee said.“Each item has been meticulously verified against its serial number in the 1978 list, ensuring accurate identification and alignment with the…
