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22 migrant workers rescued

Lathor: Police rescued 22 migrant workers from the Lathor bus stand in Bolangir district Monday and arrested a labour agent in connection with their illegal trafficking. The accused, identified as Saroj Parabhue of Pipalbahal village under Lathor police limits, was produced in the Patnagarh court,...

Parab’25

Drone show to regale audience at Parab’25

Koraput: A drone show will be the centrepiece of this year’s national-level ‘Parab’ festival, scheduled to be held from December 18 to 22 on Kechela Road in Koraput, district Collector Manoj Satyawan Mahajan said at a press conference, Monday. Cultural programmes will begin daily at...

POKSSS

Sambalpur: Farmers call bandh Dec 19

Sambalpur: Alleging severe irregularities in the paddy procurement process, Paschim Odisha Krushak Sangathan Samanwaya Samiti (POKSSS) Monday threatened a shutdown in Sambalpur district December 19. The outfit accused the administration of indifference towards ‘mounting losses of farmers’ during the kharif procurement process. It is alleged...

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Elephant injured after consuming explosives in Mayurbhanj

Mayurbhanj: A female wild elephant sustained serious injuries to its mouth after allegedly consuming explosives in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, a forest official said Monday. The five-year-old elephant was spotted in a forest area of the district on the morning of December 12 and was later...

Normalcy returns to violence-hit Malkangiri; internet services restored

Malkangiri: Normalcy returned to Odisha's Malkangiri district Monday, nearly a week after around 200 villages were damaged in violent clashes, with the district administration fully restoring internet services, a senior official said. Additional District Magistrate Bedabar Pradhan said internet services, suspended across the district December...

Gahirmatha

Abandoned wetland turns lively with migratory birds

Mahakalapara: The abandoned World Bank wetland inside the Gahirmatha forest area of Kendrapara district have emerged as a major winter haven for migratory birds arriving from distant regions, prompting conservationists to call for greater awareness to protect them from poaching and poisoning. Birds from the...

Illegal paddy

Odisha: Delay in opening mandis fuels illegal paddy trade

Pattamundai: Even as nearly 80 per cent of the kharif paddy harvest has been completed in Pattamundai subdivision and adjoining areas of Kendrapara district, the government is yet to open procurement mandis, pushing farmers into distress sale and fuelling illegal paddy trade. With mandis remaining...

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Forest officer assaulted by mining mafia in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj

Udala: A Forest department official was brutally assaulted in Udala area of Mayurbhanj district Saturday evening, allegedly by stone smuggling group members angered over the seizure of a vehicle involved in illegal transportation. The victim, Para Forester Ananta Narayan Choudhury, posted at the Udala forest...

 

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