News from Mayurbhanj

The district police of Mayurbhanj has suspended an ASI on charges of dereliction of duties in connection with shocking incidents of a quack reportedly administering injections meant for animals to patients on separate occasions.

Daitari Mahanta, who was suffering from prolonged back pain, was allegedly administered three livestock injections by the quack to get relief from the ailment

The parents of the students alleged that the road to Kumida village is in a pathetic state which is why vehicles are not plying on the route.

Body of one Dhaneswar Guia with his throat slit was recovered from Sangatamara rivulet near Jharbeda on April 14.

When Behera asked for money for the treatment, Mahanta’s son inquired about the injections which were administered to his father. And, to his surprise, he found that the injections were meant for the livestock.

All the seven accused were arrested in a joint operation conducted by the officials of Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), Keonjhar and Karanjia forest range.

As per reports, some deer sneaked into Nihangandi village under Thakurmunda forest range after they were chased by street dogs.

Senior police officials said that the body remains belonged to Aditya Swain of Ranki village in Keonjhar district who had gone missing on March 22. Investigation so far suggests that he had been murdered in a planned way.

The instances of forest fire in Similipal reserve forest has been reduced in 2022 as compared to the instances reported last year (2021), informed the Odisha Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF), Sashi Paul on Tuesday.

The outbreak of the blaze in the reserve has put the lives of a number of species of fauna and flora, many rare and richly medicinal in value, under serious risk of destruction in the period of last three days.

The girl suffered critical injuries in the attack and was rushed to a nearby hospital. However, the doctors declared her brought dead

Baripada POCSO judge Sumita Jena also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the man, special public prosecutor Abhina Pattnaik said.

Of the 49 booths, while 25 are those where polling was affected in the first phase of voting, the rest 24 are the troubled ones during the second phase.

The Rasgovindpur Airstrip (as it is known today) has a short but secret illustrious history, which has never been made public, said war historian Anil Dhir, adding, it had the longest runway in Asia, over 3.5-km long.

In an exclusive interview to OTV, the Union Minister termed the conduct of the police ‘unfortunate’.