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Over 16.56 Lakh Birds Flock To Odisha Wetlands This Winter
More than 16.56 lakh birds of over 200 species were sighted during a mid-winter census carried out in three major wetlands - Chilika Lake, Bhitarkanika National Park and Hirakud Reservoir - across Odisha, officials said on Sunday.
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Mahendra, Protector Of Timber, Tigress Sundari In Odisha's Similipal Dies
A 66-year-old tusker engaged in protecting timber and tigers in the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, has died during treatment, a senior forest department official said on Monday.
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2 Sisters Trampled To Death By Wild Elephant While Sleeping In Odisha
Two sisters were trampled to death by a wild elephant after it attacked their house in Odisha's Sundargarh district on Sunday, officials said.
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Boy Tied To School Gate, Beaten Up By Teachers In Odisha, Probe Ordered
An investigation was ordered on Friday after the video of a seven-year-old boy getting thrashed by teachers after being tied to the school's main gate went viral on social media, an Odisha government official said.
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Jagan Reddy Rejects Charges On Adani, Threatens Rs 100-Crore Suit Against Media Groups
After the Tamil Nadu government and the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha, former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Reddy has rejected US charges that government officials took bribes for a power purchase agreement.
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'No Power Deals With Adani Group': BJD, DMK Reject US Charge
Responding to allegations that Odisha government officials took bribes for a power purchase agreement in 2021, when it was in power in the state, the Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal has said the deal was between two government entities.
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2 Arrested In Odisha For Killing Leopard, Eating Its Meat
Two persons in Odisha's Nuapada district allegedly killed a leopard and ate its meat, officials said on Wednesday.
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Woman "Gifts" Newborn Daughter Over Poverty, Odisha Government Orders Probe
As the Odisha government began an inquiry into the incidents of the alleged sale of two children due to poverty in Rayagada and Bolangir districts, one of them was rescued from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, officials said on Wednesday.
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Odisha's Top Maoist Leader Wants To Pursue MA From Jail
Top Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda, currently in Odisha's Berhampur circle jail serving a life sentence, expressed his interest in pursuing MA in Public Administration through the Odisha State Open University (OSOU) this year, a prison official said.
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Bullets Fired At Moving Train In Odisha, None Injured, Probe Underway
Bullets were allegedly fired at a moving train in Odisha's Bhadrak district by unknown persons on Tuesday, prompting the GRP to launch an investigation, officials said.
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Odisha Medical College Expels 5 MBBS Students From Hostel For Ragging Juniors
Five MBBS fourth-year students of government-run MKCG Medical College in Odisha's Behrampur were expelled from the hostel for allegedly ragging juniors, an official said on Saturday.
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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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Odisha Government Regularises Services Of 9,200 Junior Teachers
The Odisha government regularised the services of 9,200 junior teachers engaged in primary and upper primary schools under the Samagra Shiksha scheme, according to an official document.
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696 Leopards Found In Odisha After First State-Sponsored Census
The first state-sponsored leopard census conducted in Odisha has revealed the presence of 696 leopards in different forest areas of the state, officials said.
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Man Cheats 189 People Of Rs 1.2 Crore By Promising Haj Pilgrimage, Arrested
The Economic Offence Wing of the Odisha Police arrested a person from Mumbai for allegedly cheating Rs 1.20 crore from 189 people of the state, promising them the Haj pilgrimage, according to an official statement issued on Monday.
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Over 16.56 Lakh Birds Flock To Odisha Wetlands This Winter
More than 16.56 lakh birds of over 200 species were sighted during a mid-winter census carried out in three major wetlands - Chilika Lake, Bhitarkanika National Park and Hirakud Reservoir - across Odisha, officials said on Sunday.
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Mahendra, Protector Of Timber, Tigress Sundari In Odisha's Similipal Dies
A 66-year-old tusker engaged in protecting timber and tigers in the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, has died during treatment, a senior forest department official said on Monday.
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2 Sisters Trampled To Death By Wild Elephant While Sleeping In Odisha
Two sisters were trampled to death by a wild elephant after it attacked their house in Odisha's Sundargarh district on Sunday, officials said.
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Boy Tied To School Gate, Beaten Up By Teachers In Odisha, Probe Ordered
An investigation was ordered on Friday after the video of a seven-year-old boy getting thrashed by teachers after being tied to the school's main gate went viral on social media, an Odisha government official said.
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Jagan Reddy Rejects Charges On Adani, Threatens Rs 100-Crore Suit Against Media Groups
After the Tamil Nadu government and the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha, former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Reddy has rejected US charges that government officials took bribes for a power purchase agreement.
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'No Power Deals With Adani Group': BJD, DMK Reject US Charge
Responding to allegations that Odisha government officials took bribes for a power purchase agreement in 2021, when it was in power in the state, the Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal has said the deal was between two government entities.
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2 Arrested In Odisha For Killing Leopard, Eating Its Meat
Two persons in Odisha's Nuapada district allegedly killed a leopard and ate its meat, officials said on Wednesday.
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Woman "Gifts" Newborn Daughter Over Poverty, Odisha Government Orders Probe
As the Odisha government began an inquiry into the incidents of the alleged sale of two children due to poverty in Rayagada and Bolangir districts, one of them was rescued from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, officials said on Wednesday.
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Odisha's Top Maoist Leader Wants To Pursue MA From Jail
Top Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda, currently in Odisha's Berhampur circle jail serving a life sentence, expressed his interest in pursuing MA in Public Administration through the Odisha State Open University (OSOU) this year, a prison official said.
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Bullets Fired At Moving Train In Odisha, None Injured, Probe Underway
Bullets were allegedly fired at a moving train in Odisha's Bhadrak district by unknown persons on Tuesday, prompting the GRP to launch an investigation, officials said.
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Odisha Medical College Expels 5 MBBS Students From Hostel For Ragging Juniors
Five MBBS fourth-year students of government-run MKCG Medical College in Odisha's Behrampur were expelled from the hostel for allegedly ragging juniors, an official said on Saturday.
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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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Odisha Government Regularises Services Of 9,200 Junior Teachers
The Odisha government regularised the services of 9,200 junior teachers engaged in primary and upper primary schools under the Samagra Shiksha scheme, according to an official document.
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696 Leopards Found In Odisha After First State-Sponsored Census
The first state-sponsored leopard census conducted in Odisha has revealed the presence of 696 leopards in different forest areas of the state, officials said.
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Man Cheats 189 People Of Rs 1.2 Crore By Promising Haj Pilgrimage, Arrested
The Economic Offence Wing of the Odisha Police arrested a person from Mumbai for allegedly cheating Rs 1.20 crore from 189 people of the state, promising them the Haj pilgrimage, according to an official statement issued on Monday.
