The Odisha police and forest officials seized more than 350 turtles weighing three quintals from an auto-rickshaw in Chitrakonda area of Malkangiri district on Friday.
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NHRC directs Centre to release funds for kin of victims of Maoist violence
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) directed the Centre to ensure sanction of necessary funds for the victims of Naxal violence.
Read More »Big racket is behind SOA placement scam: Police
Twin City Police Commissioner YB Khurania on Monday said a big racket was working behind the placement scandal involving Siksha O’ Anusandhan (SOA) University and ITER.
Read More »Man injured in daughter’s lover’s firing
Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident, a man was injured critically after he was fired at by his daughter’s lover in the presence of police near …
Read More »Bomb hurled at BJD MLA’s house
Some unidentified miscreants hurled bombs at Athagarh MLA Raja Swain’s Cuttack residence on last night.
Read More »Dharmendra Pradhan’s brother gets anticipatory bail
The Orissa High Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to Soumendra Pradhan, brother of Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, in a vigilance case over alleged black marketing and adulteration of cooking gas by the gas agency owned by him.
Read More »Probe ordered against KIIT, KISS for violating environment laws
The Odisha government has ordered a probe into the alleged violation of environment laws by KIIT and KISS in Bhubaneswar.
Read More »OHRC orders probe into torture of minor boy in Odisha
The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has sought a report from the state police over torture of a minor boy in the presence of police in Udala of Mayurbhanj district.
Read More »Biker killed while performing stunt inside a Maut Ka Kuan
A 25-year-old biker died while performing a stunt inside a Maut Ka Kuan (Well of Death) show at a fair at Jeypore in Odisha's Koraput district, said police on Sunday.
Read More »OLX buyer flees with expensive car during test drive
A fraudster posing as a prospective buyer on Tuesday allegedly fled with an expensive car in Bhubaneswar while having a test drive of it.
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