Tag: Selfie

Selfie Poacher Nabbed
Poacher Who Killed Leopard & Took Selfie Arrested

Forest officials arrested a poacher on Friday for killing a leopard and taking a photograph with carcass. The issue came to light after he posted a photograph on his social media account. The accused is reportedly a resident of Godipalli village in Nayagarh district.

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  • Saturday, 13 August 2022
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Poacher held after 4 years for killing leopard, clicking selfie

Swain along with his friend killed a leopard cub at Banijhari forest and clicked selfies with the carcass. The matter came to the fore after he posted the selfie on his social media handles after four years. 

  • Saturday, 13 August 2022
Fatal SELFIE !!
Odisha: Selfie Love Proves Costly For Youth Near Rayagada Nagabali River

Tragic scenes unfolded in Rayagada district on Sunday (October 3) when a youth accidentally slipped into a river while taking selfie in his mobile phone.

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  • Monday, 04 October 2021
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Youth slips down waterfall while posing for picture

Koraput: A youth sustained critical injuries after he slipped 50-feet down a waterfall while posing for photograph in Potangi block of Koraput district. The injured- Subrat Nag who had sustained serious injury on his head and legs, was rescued by fellow picnickers. He was admitted to the Pottangi Community Health Centre (CHC)  first and later […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Deadly selfie: Man trampled to death by jumbo while clicking pic

Angul: Selfie fever turned out fatal for a youth who was crushed to death by a wild elephant at Nuapada under Khamara range in Angul district today. Jaydev Naik of Nimiribedha was trying to pose for a photo with the animal that had strayed away from its herd and sneaked into the human habitation for […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Selfie in Puri temple, Police begin probe

Puri: A youth claiming to be a sevayat at the Srimandir has posted selfies taken inside the temple on his social media profile which has raised questions on how mobile phones were permitted within the temple premises. Police has begun probe into the incident after the post has gone viral. While visitors to the temple […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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Selfie turns deadly: Tusker injures man while clicking pic

Dhenkanal: Selfie mania turned dangerous as a man got seriously injured after being attacked by a wild tusker while capturing a picture in Dhenkanal district today. As per sources, a herd of wild jumbos had wreaked panic in Masania village under Khadagprasad gram panchayat for the last two days. Despite the threat, a local identified […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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CM felicitates bravehearts, freezes moment with a selfie

Bhubaneswar: On Thursday, probably for the first time, CM Naveen patnaik clicked a selfie with seven year old Pinki Dalei of Kendrapara, who fought a crocodile to save her sister Basanti few days ago. The CM lauded efforts of Pinki who saved her sister, the victim of attack, of Bankula village of the district and […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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Selfie craze claims techie's life

Sambalpur: A 20-year-old engineering student today died after coming in contact with a high-tension wire while taking a selfie atop a stationary goods train at Baljori area in Odisha’s Jharsuguda town, police said. His friend also sustained injuries in the incident, they said. The deceased, identified as Rajpal Gourav Patra of Koraput, was a second […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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Taking selfie costs youth his life in Paralakhemundi

Paralakhemundi: The desire to click a selfie at a picnic point here proved fatal for a youth of Paralakhemundi in Gajapati district. The youth identified as Rakesh Pattnayak of Kamakhyanagar here, drowned in Mahendratanaya river while taking selfie at the Brundaban Palace picnic point here on Wednesday. His dead body was recovered this morning. Rakesh […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Selfie hunting was the name of the game this Puja

By Dillip Pradhan & Rasmi Ranjan Bhubaneswar/Cuttack: Pray to goddess, offer worship, have ‘Prasad’ and so on are the common sights, which are almost performed by the elders at every Puja pandal. But when it comes to the adults and kids, selfie with presiding idols is must. The young pandal hoopers turn frenzied to click […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Selfie bug bites Dongria girls too

Bhubaneswar: Selfies and Dongria girls make for an unlikely combination. But going by what one saw at the ongoing Adivasi Mela in the capital city here, the selfie mania seems to have gripped this particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG), which lives amid the verdant beauty of the Niyamgiri hills, too. Unlike the in-your-face, devil-may-care attitude […]

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
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Obsession for flawless selfie can affect mental health: Study

New York: Is your teenaged daughter addicted to photo editing applications such as Snapchat to get that flawless look for the perfect selfie? Beware, it can take a toll on her self-esteem and trigger body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), warn researchers, including one of an Indian-origin. BDD is a mental illness involving an excessive preoccupation with […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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OPPO launches F5 with AI selfie technology

New Delhi: Chinese smartphone maker OPPO unveiled its flagship smartphone F5 in India at Rs 24,990 on Monday with Artificial Intelligence(AI)-enabled selfie technology. Available in red and black, this is the first phone to come with 6GB RAM in this price segment, the company said in a statement. “We are excited to announce this collaboration […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Xiaomi Redmi Y1, Y1 Lite launched in India

New Delhi: Xiaomi India released the Redmi Y1 and Redmi Y1 Lite selfie-centric smartphones and declared the release of the global version of MIUI 9 that is an upgrade to its customised Android-based operating system (OS) here on Thursday. Redmi Y1 has been launched at a price point of Rs 8,999 for 3GB RAM and […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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