Odisha Rivers

A police havildar died on Friday while disposing of seized firecrackers on the banks of Kathajodi river in Odisha's Cuttack district.

The death count in the Mahanadi river boat capsize in Odisha's Jharsuguda district rose to eight with the recovery of six more bodies on Saturday, an official said on Saturday.

At least two persons were killed and seven others were missing as a boat they were travelling in capsized in Mahanadi River in Odisha's Jharsuguda district on Friday, police said.

It was a close shave for 30 people as their bus hit the guard wall of a bridge over the Mahanadi River in Odisha's Cuttack district on Tuesday, and remained hanging for quite some time before they were rescued, police said.

A 28-year-old labourer allegedly strangled his 22-year-old wife to death and chopped her body into pieces before disposing of those into a gorge in Rushikulya River in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said on Friday.

Three college students drowned in Nalia river in Odisha's Bhadrak district on Tuesday, while two others were rescued, police said.

Hilsa is a very popular variety of fish in West Bengal, Assam, Tripura and Odisha, Hilsa prices range from Rs 1,200 to Rs 3,000 per kg.

This time all the previous records in the rookery broke in the nesting. While last year 5,50,317 turtles had laid eggs, in 2018 over 4.82 lakh laid eggs.

A number of Olive Ridley turtles have reached the mouth of the Rushikulya River in Odisha for their mass nesting. The sea turtles arrive every year to lay eggs on the beach and the nesting continues for several days.

Over 1.8 lakh Olive Ridley turtles laid eggs on the first day of their mass nesting which started near the mouth of Rushikulya river a month ahead of last year's season, forest officials said on Friday.

The body of a 22-year-old man, who went missing during the immersion of Durga Puja idols in Salandi river in Odisha's Bhadrak district, was found on Friday, police said.

A pilgrim from Andhra Pradesh jumped into the swollen Nagavali river in Odisha's Rayagada district on Thursday and saved his minor two sons from being swept away while another went missing, police said.

The flood situation in several northern Odisha districts, including Balasore, turned grim on Monday, with the swollen rivers inundating low-lying areas, leaving people in at least 134 villages marooned, officials said.

Seventy people were rescued after their boat was washed away near the mouth of the sea due to the strong current in the Mahanadi river in Kendrapara district on Saturday.

The Mahanadi, which has caused misery for many across several districts of Odisha due to floods in the wake of incessant rainfall, has turned into a tourist attraction for some who are making a beeline to see the mighty river in spate.

A police havildar died on Friday while disposing of seized firecrackers on the banks of Kathajodi river in Odisha's Cuttack district.

The death count in the Mahanadi river boat capsize in Odisha's Jharsuguda district rose to eight with the recovery of six more bodies on Saturday, an official said on Saturday.

At least two persons were killed and seven others were missing as a boat they were travelling in capsized in Mahanadi River in Odisha's Jharsuguda district on Friday, police said.

It was a close shave for 30 people as their bus hit the guard wall of a bridge over the Mahanadi River in Odisha's Cuttack district on Tuesday, and remained hanging for quite some time before they were rescued, police said.

A 28-year-old labourer allegedly strangled his 22-year-old wife to death and chopped her body into pieces before disposing of those into a gorge in Rushikulya River in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said on Friday.

Three college students drowned in Nalia river in Odisha's Bhadrak district on Tuesday, while two others were rescued, police said.

Hilsa is a very popular variety of fish in West Bengal, Assam, Tripura and Odisha, Hilsa prices range from Rs 1,200 to Rs 3,000 per kg.

This time all the previous records in the rookery broke in the nesting. While last year 5,50,317 turtles had laid eggs, in 2018 over 4.82 lakh laid eggs.

A number of Olive Ridley turtles have reached the mouth of the Rushikulya River in Odisha for their mass nesting. The sea turtles arrive every year to lay eggs on the beach and the nesting continues for several days.

Over 1.8 lakh Olive Ridley turtles laid eggs on the first day of their mass nesting which started near the mouth of Rushikulya river a month ahead of last year's season, forest officials said on Friday.

The body of a 22-year-old man, who went missing during the immersion of Durga Puja idols in Salandi river in Odisha's Bhadrak district, was found on Friday, police said.

A pilgrim from Andhra Pradesh jumped into the swollen Nagavali river in Odisha's Rayagada district on Thursday and saved his minor two sons from being swept away while another went missing, police said.

The flood situation in several northern Odisha districts, including Balasore, turned grim on Monday, with the swollen rivers inundating low-lying areas, leaving people in at least 134 villages marooned, officials said.

Seventy people were rescued after their boat was washed away near the mouth of the sea due to the strong current in the Mahanadi river in Kendrapara district on Saturday.

The Mahanadi, which has caused misery for many across several districts of Odisha due to floods in the wake of incessant rainfall, has turned into a tourist attraction for some who are making a beeline to see the mighty river in spate.