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Keonjhar, Wildlife, Odisha

Slurry pipelines threaten wildlife in Odisha’s Keonjhar

Keonjhar: Laying of pipelines for transportation of minerals in Keonjhar district is posing threats to wildlife in forests and also harming the environment, locals pointed out Thursday. Despite repeated notices issued by the Forest department to various mining and industrial firms asking those to follow...

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Rourkela: Theatre fest leaves lingering memory

Rourkela: The fiveday festival to mark the ‘World Theatre Day’, March 27, ended Wednesday evening in Rourkela amid much fanfare at the ‘Music Circle Auditorium’. The festival was organised by ‘Sampark’, one of the leading cultural organisations of this city. The entire event turned out...

Odisha, Farmer, Ganjam, Berhampur, Fish

Odisha: Behera’s ‘fishinspiration’ story motivating many

Berhampur: A fish farmer has carved a niche for himself by becoming self-reliant in fingerlings production which has contributed immensely in increasing the output in districts of South Odisha. The deeds of Sureshen Behera, 44, a resident of Tareipatapur village under Chhatrapur block in Ganjam...

Odisha, YouTube, Wildlife, Jajpur

Odisha: Popular YouTuber, hubby surrender

Jajpur: A couple who had been booked for taking pictures with wild animals and also domesticating them surrendered before Forest department officials Wednesday night, police said in Jajpur Thursday. The couple had been absconding for a couple of days after police raided their house March...

Crime in Odisha

Odisha youth kills grandpa

Rourkela: A man hacked Wednesday night his grandfather to death with an axe, police said Thursday. The accused, Bimal Tirkey carried out the gruesome act at Tunguritoli village under Gurundia police station limits as his grandfather, Ben Tirkey, had objected to his drinking spree on...

Mining firm razes forest to make way for minerals

Joda: A mining firm has allegedly denuded a forest land of its green cover to facilitate transportation of minerals from Ingani jharan BC Dev mines under Joda mining division in Keonjhar district. On being informed, the Forest Department conducted a probe and stopped the transportation...

Six Naxals killed in Chhattisgarh encounter

Malkangiri/Bijapur: Six Naxalites, including deputy commander Punem Nagesh, his wife, and another female cadre, were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district bordering Malkangiri district Wednesday, a police officer said. Many other Naxalites were believed to have been injured in the...

 

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