Tag: Mayurbhanj

In Nischintapur village, Odisha, a man named Babuli Mahakud decapitated Gouri Behera with an axe possibly due to superstitious beliefs. Villagers overpowered Babuli, and the Badasahi Police arrested him and seized the weapon.

In Odisha, three family members were killed by a wild elephant while sleeping in their backyard. The elephants had previously been driven away but returned unreported by the forest department. This incident highlights ongoing human-elephant conflicts and the community's frustration over insufficient preventive actions.

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. 

Anand Kumar Agarwal, a director from Siddharth Sponge and Power Pvt Ltd, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in Bhubaneswar for illegal and excess mining in Odisha. The arrest occurred under the PMLA 2002 provisions due to violations in iron ore extraction beyond permissible limits.

According to official reports, Sundargarh reported the highest number of heat-wave-related illness cases at 60, followed by Mayurbhanj with 50 cases.

Though a new building has been constructed for the school, plasters from the ceiling are falling off due to alleged poor construction work.

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.”

The bank manager in her complaint alleged that Rs 9,56,76,000 were illegally transferred through four cheques to bank accounts of various companies including PT Constructions and Suppliers and SK Enterprises. The suspected transactions were carried out between April 10 and 18. 

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.

Anjani will lock horns with BJP’s Naba Charan Majhi and BJD’s Sudam Marndi. Interestingly, Marndi was once at the helm of the affairs as far as the functioning of JMM in Odisha is concerned.

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.”

As per the tradition practised in the village, in case of a marriage or death, the concerned family has to organise a community feast for the villagers. 

There are several other places in the core and buffer areas like Budhabalanga, Bagdega, Balarampur, Benipur, Sahuda, Bandirabasa, Phulabadi, Jalagada and Lembhugada, where opium poppy is being grown extensively, sources said.   

While Rama claimed there was only Rs 550 in the purse, the youths claimed there was Rs 1300, leading to a fight between them.

President Droupadi Murmu will visit Khiching in Mayurbhanj district on February 29. Elaborate security arrangements will be put in place for her two-day visit to the district. On Sunday, Indian Air Force officials came in a special aircraft and landed at the helipad at Pandurshil village.