News from Baripada

Though the exact reason behind the fire is not clear, all the patients in the ward as well as in the ICU were subsequently evacuated to safety.

Acting on a tip-off, Mayurbhanj police launched search operations at multiple locations in 14 police jurisdictions and arrested the poachers.

As per reports, Marndi gave the officials a slip from Baripada medical college where he was brought for treatment after his arrest from Udala on Sunday.

Addressing the students on the foundation day of the Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo (MSCB) University in Baripada, Patnaik asked, why does the government fear student leaders?

As per reports, 30 police personnel were mobilized to different critical sectors of the forest on Monday morning. Three more platoons of police force will be deployed shortly too.

As per initial reports, a team consisting of ACF, ROs and dedicated staff of Similipal south, Similipal north and Rairangpur Division headed by Deputy director Similipal south division conducted a raid and recovered the tusks.

The incident has sparked widespread resentment among the parents and guardians and tension on the school campus. The parents have also brought the matter to the notice of the block education officer (BEO).

Locals of Jashipur in Mayurbhanj including a forest guard confronted the Minister and alleged apathy by the State government as a result of which forest department employees are getting killed by poachers in Similipal.

It is alleged that both the man and woman, who were detained by the villagers after a Kangaroo court, were allegedly thrashed. They were detained for the past three days.

As per reports, the deceased forest guard had seized arms and ammunitions from the poachers and was speaking over phone during patrolling when somebody shot him on the chest.

Earlier, an inconclusive meeting was held in this connection in the presence of the Mayurbhanj Collector and the SP, and members of Bhanja Sena.

The incident triggered tension in the locality as hundreds of local ransacked the bus and staged a road block, demanding action against the driver.

During her address, the President also said that the world today is going through complex situation of global warming and climate change which have emerged as major challenges.

As per reports, the whole auditorium in the University plunged into darkness for nine whole minutes just after President Murmu began her speech.

The mock drill was conducted to prepare for a smooth and uneventful visit of the President to the district.