News from Baripada

The owner of the mess alleged that the students had safely immersed the idol from the bridge.

The injured staff was only rushed to the hospital after his condition deteriorated in the morning today.

Vigilance sleuths on Friday conducted raids at several locations linked to OSRTC CAO Bijay Mangaraj over allegations of amassing disproportionate assets.

Taking to his official X handle, Nanda wrote that Tigers are roaring back in Simlipal Tiger Reserve- the one and the only place in the world to host the famed wild melanistic tigers.

A woman from Bhubaneswar and three others came in two four-wheelers to Shala Mundali road late on Wednesday night. The woman identified as Bijaylaxmi Mohapatra from Bhubaneswar and a local woman BJD worker were allegedly distributing cash when local people informed police about the incident. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed concerns and wanted to know if there is any conspiracy behind CM Naveen Patnaik’s poor health condition.

First, a tranquiliser dart was fired at the wild animal and when it lost consciousness, it was rescued.

While the hottest place in the world was Joba in Oman with 49.2 degrees Celsius, Baripada became second hottest place.

A resident of Daisahi, a village on the foothills of Similipal said, "For the last three to four days, fires are burning at many places. The fires are adding to the atmospheric heat which is affecting life here.”

Two fire fighting teams have been pressed into service and efforts are underway to douse the flames.

Forest fires are also raging in various parts of Similipal sanctuary in Mayurbhanj. As many as 13 forests and some parts under the Talabandh and Dukura ranges have reported fires.

Madhabananda Nayak, a resident of Lamtaput in Koraput, alleged that most of the time they have to suffer due to undeclared power cuts by the distribution company. “Life has become miserable due to heat and power cuts,” he fumed. 

The rescued girls were allegedly being tortured at Kalinga Associates, a private company in Baripada.

Bhanumitra Acharya, former honorary wildlife conservator said, “Forest and revenue staff are inside the sanctuary. NGOs are working while police are often entering the area. When such a huge government system is working, how could this happen inside a sanctuary.”

This is the third time in the last two months that a poppy plantation has been found and destroyed by the forest department. It has an approximate market value of around Rs 10 crore. Till now, opium poppy plantations worth Rs 28 crore have been found and destroyed in Similipal.