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Roida mine

Permission of JSPL Roida mines revoked

Joda/Keonjhar: In a jolt to Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL), the working permission for its Iron & Manganese mines at Roida in Keonjhar was revoked for allegedly violating forest norms. “Due to continued non-compliance and violation of the Forest Conservation Adhiniyam, and the Odisha...

Students drop out

No safe route: 11 girl students drop out over wild animal fears

Bantala: Eleven tribal girls from Krushnachakragarh village under Manikjodi panchayat in Angul block have reportedly dropped out of school, citing fear of wild animals on their way to the classes. The nearest high school is located six kilometres away, and the only connecting road that...

Olive Ridley

Olive Ridley surveillance hit

Kendrapara: Sea surveillance during the upcoming Olive Ridley turtle nesting season at the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary is likely to be severely affected as most of the interceptor vessels remain defunct and unrepaired, wildlife activists have alleged. The eco-friendly interceptor vessels Gahirmatha-I and Gahirmatha-II equipped with...

Pitabas murder

Rs 50L deal struck for Pitabas murder

Berhampur: Over a fortnight after advocate and BJP leader Pitabas Panda was gunned down by miscreants near his house in the Silk City, Berhampur Police Wednesday claimed to have cracked the gruesome murder by arresting BJD district unit president Bikram Panda and 11 others, and...

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Odisha couple found hanging in Bangalore

Bangalore: A couple from Dhenkanal reportedly committed suicide by hanging at Kalbalu village under Jigani police limits in Bangalore, sources said Wednesday. The deceased have been identified as Seema Nayak (25) and Rakesh Patra (23). Both of them were working as housekeeping staff at a...

Nuapada Bypoll

2,000 armed policemen to be deployed for Nuapada bypoll

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: Around 2,000 armed policemen would be deployed to ensure free and fair elections in the bypoll to the Nuapada Assembly constituency, a senior officer said Wednesday. The 2,000 armed policemen would be deployed in addition to the district police personnel, the officer said. This...

Odisha prisoner escape

Undertrial prisoner escapes from sub-jail in Odisha’s Balasore

Balasore: An under-trial prisoner escaped from Soro sub-jail in Odisha's Balasore district, police said Wednesday. Sub-jailer Bailochan Das said the prisoner identified as Deepak Ray (30) from Dhanbad in Jharkhand was arrested by police on charge of theft October 19. Ray escaped from the sub-jail...

 

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