Tag: Cattle

By Bikram Keshari Jena The wagging tails of a cattle herd stationary on the middle of a road not only chops the air flippantly, but also shreds one’s patience to pieces with equal nonchalance. No one colonizes the road as stray cattle do, albeit with no imperialistic ambition. They wear a disdain which is even […]

Kendrapara/Jajpur: Life in flood hit villages of Bari block in Jajpur district is limping back to normalcy after river Brahmani and its tributary Kharasrota has started receding since yesterday even as the situation in Kendrapara has remained grim. As many as 112 villages of nine blocks in Jajpur were affected by the deluge of which […]

Jajpur:Eight smugglers were arrested with 200 cattle while they were taking the animals to Kolkata from the National Highway-5 near Panikoili in this district, police said today. Police also seized four trucks in which the illegal cattle transportation was being done on Monday said Jajpur SP Anup Kumar Sahu. The cattle were being taken to […]

Dhenkanal: A truck carrying cattle skidded off road at Dhania Nali under Nihala Prasad Police limits of the district today, killing at least five cattle on the spot. As per reports, the cattle-laden truck was en route to Bhadrak from Nihala Prasad when its connector slipped causing the carrier to fall off. As a result, […]

Bhadrak: Police on Tuesday seized two vehicles allegedly transporting cattle in an illegal manner on NH-16 near Gelapur square under Rural police station in the district. Two pick-up vans laden with cattle were intercepted by the members of a local social organisation while two other vans allegedly engaged in the illegal trade have fled. On […]