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In a first, 8 convicted for elephant poaching and tusk smuggling

IN a major boost for wildlife crime prosecution in the state, a Boudh court on Monday convicted eight persons for elephant poaching and possession of tusks in connection with a case registered in 2016.

BJD organisational polls in January

THE BJD will hold its organisational elections in January, convenor of the party's membership drive committee Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak said here on Monday.

Man issues fake cheques to friend, held

BERHAMPUR: Town police here on Monday arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly issuing fake SBI cheques to his friend towards repayment of a loan.

4 criminals held with two firearms

SUNDARGARH and Rourkela police arrested four criminals from separate locations in the last 24 hours.

Youth wanted for murder in Surat nabbed

A 25-year-old youth wanted for murder of a Surat man in Gujarat, was arrested by police from Haridakhandi area in Ganjam district on Sunday night.

Ailing tusker succumbs at Kapilash rescue centre

AN ailing elephant died during treatment for mouth injuries at Kapilash rescue centre here on Monday.

Demanding wages, mine workers block NH-53

VEHICULAR movement on Bargarh-Raipur route of NH-53 was paralysed for over five hours as contractual workers of Dunguri Limestone Mines in Bargarh launched a blockade demanding quick disbursal of unpaid dues near Haldipali area on Monday.

Suicide whiff in engg student's death

AN 18-year-old civil engineering student was found dead in his private hostel in Laxmipur area under Bhanjpur police limits on Monday morning.

Poacher held with 29 dead birds near Chilika lagoon

Birds Of 7 species including 5 migratory ones seized from Pradhan

SINGH DEO KICKS OFF PADDY PURCHASE IN MALKANGIRI

DEPUTY chief minister KV Singh Deo inaugurated the kharif paddy procurement process for 2024-25 at the regulated market committee (RMC) complex here on Monday.

Sundargarh in grip of severe cold wave

INTENSE cold wave conditions continued to sweep across Rourkela city and the rest of Sundargarh district on Monday with the remotely-located mineral-rich Koida block reporting occurrence of frost.

Srimandir servitors clash over 'paduka', one injured

A senior servitor Biswanath Khuntia was injured in a fight between two groups at the Shree Jagannath temple in Puri on Monday.

THREE ACCUSED SENT TO JAIL

THE group general manager of Bridge and Roof Company (India) Limited Chanchal Mukherjee and two others arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the ₹10 lakh bribery case were sent to Special Jail at Jharpada here on Monday.

Majhi resumes public hearing, gives priority to differently-abled

In the sixth edition of the public grievance hearing at the CM's grievance cell here on Monday, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi gave priority to people with disability.

Bees sting 15 during protest by youth Cong against Bishnupada Sethi in bribery case

A swarm of bees swooped on a protest site near the official residence of senior IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi at Forest Park here, forcing a group of Youth Congress activists as well as policemen and media persons to run helter-skelter on Monday.

Handle crime with iron fist, no protection to criminals by govt: CM

CHIEF Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday asked police officials to suppress crime with an iron fist to drive fear in criminals.

PM to visit Odisha twice in Jan: Majhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Odisha twice in January, informed CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday.

Swachh warrior returns gold bracelet to owner

LEADING by example, a sanitation worker of a micro-composting centre-cum-material recovery facility (MCC-MRF) in the city on Monday returned a gold bracelet to its rightful owner.

HC seeks ATR from govt on CAG report on drinking water quality in Odisha

THE Orissa High Court has directed the government to inform what action has been taken after a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) indicating serious shortcomings in water testing infrastructure in the state was placed before the state Assembly.

'15K sq km of Mahanadi onshore basin being scouted for oil, natural gas'

OIL India Limited is exploring around 15,000 sq km area on Mahanadi onshore basin to look for oil and natural gas.

G Udayagiri records season's coldest 4.8° C

AN unrelenting cold wave swept across Odisha for the third consecutive day with G Udayagiri recording this season's lowest minimum temperature of 4.8 degrees Celsius on Monday.

Gukesh's achievement is massive & I'm very happy for him: Erigaisi

IT was no surprise for Arjun Erigaisi to witness his teammate and friend D Gukesh become a world champion.

Despite poor first season, Simran steals show at WPL auction

SIMRAN Shaikh is a \"bindhast\" person. A proper Bambaiya cricketer. A player with whom you can have an evening tea and talk about the game for hours. But don't let her laid-back attitude fool you. When it comes to her cricket, she is as focused as one can be.

LONE RANGER BUMRAH

Pacer claims second five-wicket haul of the tour but India let Australia off the

Vintage knock: Trademark shuffle is back & so is Smith

FROM the moment Steve Smith strolled out to bat at the Gabba on Sunday morning, the signs were there.

HOW MUCH SHOULD YOU BE INVESTING?

When it comes to saving and investing, people are obsessed with the returns they're going to get on their money! Two factors that determine how much money we end up with are the amount we put into our savings and investments in the first place and the amount of time we have it there.

Real denied by city rivals Rayo

RAYO Vallecano held Real Madrid to a pulsating 3-3 draw in La Liga on Saturday.

Withdrawal of EPF from ATM may take time

Though there are plans to ease the claims process, the idea of withdrawal of EPF claims via ATM is at an early stage

WHY YOUR MONEY NEEDS YOUR HELP IN 2025

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FIIs buy ₹22,766 cr in first two weeks of Dec

AFTER selling rigorously for more than two months, foreign investors have again started buying Indian equities.