Miscellaneous News Updates

A special team of Deogarh police busted a snake venom smuggling racket at Riamal area on Saturday (Nov 20). Reports stated that as many as two smugglers were reportedly nabbed while they were trying to smuggle venom to buyers. Meanwhile, the police seized 1 kg snake venom worth over Rs 1.5 Cr from their posession.

A Jugalbandi: Painters paint houses of weavers with the intricate Sambalpuri cloth designs in Sambalpur Kardola village

As per the FIR, when Santoshini had gone to the toilet in the morning after handing over her newborn to her mother-in-law, an unidentified woman approached and took the newborn from Santoshini’s mother-in-law on the pretext of holding the baby for sometimes.

Wild bear dies after getting caught in electric trap laid by poachers. Incident reported from forest on Pallahara-Keonjhar border. 4 poachers were arrested when they ware transferring the bear carcass in a tractor.

Poisonous snake rescued from the bonnet of car. Snake found inside the engine bay of the car in Baruha of Jajpur district. Snake was rescued with the help of snake helpline members.

Meanwhile, officials from the forest department and local police have rushed to the spot after getting information and started an investigation into the incident.

Jatra, opera, drama and melody shows were allowed by the Odisha government to operate with strict adherence to Covid19 norms on Saturday

For over a thousand beggars queued up for almost a kilometre, there are thrice the number of donors as well. From rice to clothes, from food to cash, there are so many donors that no beggar ever goes empty-handed from this mela.

No such keys of Ratna Bhandar of Lord Shree Jagannath Temple, Puri were deposited in the strong room of District Treasury office since 1970, District Treasury Officer informed.

At a time when fuel price is skyrocketing and people are exploring options to cut down on fuel expenses, two NITians--Anurag Mishra and Bikram Das—have come up with a solution. It is not an e-bike but an e-cycle.

Droughts and floods - both can be caused due to dams. While flow of water can be easily diverted leading to droughts, excess water released from a dam reservoir can cause floods.

In a tragic incident, 2 minor boys drowned in a pond on Friday in Alipingal Village under Nimapara Police limits. The mishap took place while the victims were collecting miniature boats set afloat in the Pond on the occasion of Kartika Purnima. The victims have been identified as 7-year-old Shakti Sahu & 10-year-old Sairam Barik.

Devotees get emotional while offering prayers outside Puri Jagannath Temple in Puri on Kartika Purnima

Sairam Barik (10) and Shakti Sahu (7) of Alipingala village in Puri district drowned while 12-year-old Roshan Nayak of Dhenkanal district was swept away by strong water currents while sailing a miniature boat in Brahmani River on the occasion of Kartik Purnima.

The survey team members were detained by the members of Bhitamati Surakhya Committee, a local outfit which is spearheading a campaign demanding withdrawal of the port project proposed to come up near Choumukh village at the river mouth of Subarnarekha.