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A 21-year-old man was remanded to police custody by a local court for allegedly killing a flatmate over the issue of washing utensils late. The deceased was identified as Amar Basant Mahopatra, 28, a native of Dhenkanal district of Odisha while the arrested man was identified as Anilkumar Saratkumar Das, 21, a native of Cuttack […]
In a bizarre incident, a groom in India called off his wedding after the bride’s family failed to serve mutton in the feast and later married another woman of the area before returning home. According to local media, 27-year-old Ramakant Patra from Odisha’s Sukinda district reached the wedding venue in full song and dance. The […]
A wedding in India went tragically wrong after the bride died of a heart attack during her farewell ceremony of her marriage. According to local news reports, the heart attack was caused due to excessive crying or emotional stress-induced at the moment. The incident took place in Sonepur, Odisha state. The farewell ceremony called ‘bidaai’ […]
Five elephants died inside the Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary in the Indian state of Odisha within a gap of 13 days, all their carcasses were found near water bodies. Officials suspect the elephant deaths were due to some bacterial infection. “The water bodies in the sanctuary may have been infected,” Principal Chief Conservator of Forest Sashi […]
A rare yellow turtle was rescued by villagers from a pond in West Bengal this week. The first one was spotted in Balasore district in the state of Odisha back in July. This is the second instance this year that a rare yellow turtle has been spotted in India. The rescued rare turtle’s images were […]
A mother in the Indian state of Odisha sold her only pair of gold earrings so that she could buy a smartphone for her daughter’s online classes. In a report, The Telegraph said Mason Gagan Bhoi and wife Rita were left helpless when their 13-year-old daughter Archita’s school shifted to online classes during the ongoing […]
The residents of Balasore, Odisha 196km from state capital Bhubaneswar had a unique visitor. They spotted a turtle, yellow in colour. A senior wildlife officer said it is a rare spotting. “The whole shell and the body of the rescued turtle is yellow. This is a rare turtle, I have never seen one like this,” […]
In keeping with the trend of spotting rare species of animals during the coronavirus lockdown, a two-headed snake found in Odisha’s forests has left wildlife enthusiast and experts stunned. The serpent was spotted in the Dhenkikot forest range of Keonjhar wildlife sanctuary in Odisha State by Rakesh Mohalick. After being identified, the rare snake was […]
A low pressure cyclone formed over the Andaman Sea and adjoining areas of the Bay of Bengal. This intensified into a depression to become into a cyclonic storm on Wednesday morning, named ‘Bulbul’. The depression is moving west-northwestwards, towards the east coast of India, and is very likely to concentrate further over the east-central Bay […]
55-year-old man, who was presumed dead by his family members, suddenly started swinging his head and got up while being taken to a cremation ground in Odisha’s Ganjam district on Sunday. Villagers rushed Simanach Mallick to the nearby community health centre after he started swinging his head while being taken to the cremation ground at […]
72 year old Naveen Patnaik took oath as the Chief Minister of Odisha for the fifth time after a decisive victory in the state elections that were held along with national elections. The win made sure that Mr. Patnaik would be the longest-serving chief minister of the coastal state. Naveen Patnaik and a bunch of […]
Cyclone Fani that formed by the depression in the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean would make it’s landfall. The cyclone categorised as “Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm” will hit India with wind speeds up to 200 kilometers per hour. It’s the second most worst cyclonic storm in 118 years to hit India. The coastal […]