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Woman Claims Sighting Leopard At Odisha Airport, Prompts Search Operation
Personnel of the Odisha forest department on Saturday launched a search operation at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here, after a woman claimed to have spotted a leopard near the dump yard area, officials said.
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Man Arrested For Instigating Elephant By Pulling Its Tail In Odisha
The forest department has arrested a 24-year-old man for instigating a wild elephant to attack people by pulling its tail while chasing it in Odisha's Angul district, an official said.
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Ex-Odisha Officer, Son Named In Rs 14 Crore Disproportionate Assets Case
The anti-corruption vigilance wing of Odisha Police has filed a 5,000 page charge sheet against dismissed IFS officer Abhay Kant Pathak and his son for allegedly possessing disproportionate assets worth Rs 14 crore.
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Odisha Woman, 65, Killed In Leopard Attack While Collecting Firewood
A 65-year-old woman was mauled to death by a leopard in Sunabeda sanctuary in Odisha, a top forest department official said on Monday.
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3 Odisha Forest Department Officials Killed Elephant Poaching Witness: Cops
At least three forest department officials working in the Similipal Tiger Reserve were Thursday arrested for allegedly killing an eyewitness of elephant poaching in December, police said.
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Odisha Man Dies In Forest Department Custody, Mob Sets Beat House On Fire
A mob set fire to a forest beat house in Odisha's Cuttack district after a villager detained by the forest department died in its custody, an officer said on Monday.
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Watch: 12-Foot King Cobra Found In Abandoned Well In Odisha
The Forest Department in Odisha has rescued a 12-foot king cobra that was found inside an abandoned well.
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7-Feet-Long Python Rescued In Odisha's Kalahandi
A 7-feet long python was rescued from a fishing net near Ganga Sagar pond, Golamunda in Kalahandi district by the forest department on Saturday. The reptile was later released into the forest.
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Snake Venom Worth Over Rs 1 Crore Seized In Odisha, 6 Arrested
Officials of the Bhubaneswar forest department on Saturday busted a snake venom smuggling racket and arrested six persons including a woman.
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Number Of Deaths Of Olive Ridley Turtles Declines In Odisha This Year: Official
The number of deaths of Olive Ridley sea turtles along the Odisha coast has come down this year as the state forest department has taken various measures for the protection of the endangered marine species and their habitats, an official said.
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15-Feet Whale Shark Released Into The Deep Sea In Odisha
Local fishermen, villagers and the forest department have released a 15-feet long whale shark into the Bay of Bengal after it came to the net line, officials said on Friday.
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Barking Deer Rescued From Odisha Farmer's Home After Tip-Off
Officials of the Forest Department rescued an Indian muntjac (Barking Deer) from the house of an influential farmer in Odisha on Tuesday.
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Forest Guard Recruitment Begins In Odisha
Candidates can fill and submit the application, online, at the official website on or before December 29. This is a contractual recruitment under the Forest ad Environment Department of Government of Odisha.
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Odisha Man Ordered Grocery Items, Found Cobra Inside Delivery Box
A Cobra snake that was found inside a parcel sent through courier service was rescued by the forest department in Odisha's Mayurbhanj on Monday.
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Odisha Teen Gives Birth In School Hostel, Says Forced To Flee To Forest
A student of a state-run tribal residential school in Odisha's Kandhamal district delivered a baby girl in her hostel, prompting the authorities to suspend six of its employees, the officials said on Sunday. A senior student has been arrested in the incident after locals launched protests, alleging a cover-up attempt.
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Woman Claims Sighting Leopard At Odisha Airport, Prompts Search Operation
Personnel of the Odisha forest department on Saturday launched a search operation at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here, after a woman claimed to have spotted a leopard near the dump yard area, officials said.
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Man Arrested For Instigating Elephant By Pulling Its Tail In Odisha
The forest department has arrested a 24-year-old man for instigating a wild elephant to attack people by pulling its tail while chasing it in Odisha's Angul district, an official said.
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Ex-Odisha Officer, Son Named In Rs 14 Crore Disproportionate Assets Case
The anti-corruption vigilance wing of Odisha Police has filed a 5,000 page charge sheet against dismissed IFS officer Abhay Kant Pathak and his son for allegedly possessing disproportionate assets worth Rs 14 crore.
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Odisha Woman, 65, Killed In Leopard Attack While Collecting Firewood
A 65-year-old woman was mauled to death by a leopard in Sunabeda sanctuary in Odisha, a top forest department official said on Monday.
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3 Odisha Forest Department Officials Killed Elephant Poaching Witness: Cops
At least three forest department officials working in the Similipal Tiger Reserve were Thursday arrested for allegedly killing an eyewitness of elephant poaching in December, police said.
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Odisha Man Dies In Forest Department Custody, Mob Sets Beat House On Fire
A mob set fire to a forest beat house in Odisha's Cuttack district after a villager detained by the forest department died in its custody, an officer said on Monday.
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Watch: 12-Foot King Cobra Found In Abandoned Well In Odisha
The Forest Department in Odisha has rescued a 12-foot king cobra that was found inside an abandoned well.
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7-Feet-Long Python Rescued In Odisha's Kalahandi
A 7-feet long python was rescued from a fishing net near Ganga Sagar pond, Golamunda in Kalahandi district by the forest department on Saturday. The reptile was later released into the forest.
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Snake Venom Worth Over Rs 1 Crore Seized In Odisha, 6 Arrested
Officials of the Bhubaneswar forest department on Saturday busted a snake venom smuggling racket and arrested six persons including a woman.
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Number Of Deaths Of Olive Ridley Turtles Declines In Odisha This Year: Official
The number of deaths of Olive Ridley sea turtles along the Odisha coast has come down this year as the state forest department has taken various measures for the protection of the endangered marine species and their habitats, an official said.
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15-Feet Whale Shark Released Into The Deep Sea In Odisha
Local fishermen, villagers and the forest department have released a 15-feet long whale shark into the Bay of Bengal after it came to the net line, officials said on Friday.
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Barking Deer Rescued From Odisha Farmer's Home After Tip-Off
Officials of the Forest Department rescued an Indian muntjac (Barking Deer) from the house of an influential farmer in Odisha on Tuesday.
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Forest Guard Recruitment Begins In Odisha
Candidates can fill and submit the application, online, at the official website on or before December 29. This is a contractual recruitment under the Forest ad Environment Department of Government of Odisha.
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Odisha Man Ordered Grocery Items, Found Cobra Inside Delivery Box
A Cobra snake that was found inside a parcel sent through courier service was rescued by the forest department in Odisha's Mayurbhanj on Monday.
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Odisha Teen Gives Birth In School Hostel, Says Forced To Flee To Forest
A student of a state-run tribal residential school in Odisha's Kandhamal district delivered a baby girl in her hostel, prompting the authorities to suspend six of its employees, the officials said on Sunday. A senior student has been arrested in the incident after locals launched protests, alleging a cover-up attempt.
