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115 Land Plots, Assets Worth Crores: What Odisha Vigilance Found In Raid On Officer
An official in Odisha was found to have 115 land plots in his name, gold weighing 200 grams, a small armoury containing rifles, and other assets worth crores during a raid by the Vigilance Department on Sunday.
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45-Year-Old Woman Killed In Crocodile Attack While Bathing In Odisha River
A 45-year-old woman died after being attacked by a crocodile in Odisha's Kendrapara district on Monday, a forest department official said.
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Odisha Tagged Olive Ridley Turtle Travels 1,000 Km To Andhra Coast In 51 Days
An Olive Ridley turtle, which was earlier tagged with a satellite-linked tracking device at Gahirmatha beach in Odisha's Kendrapara district, has travelled around 1,000 kilometres in the sea in 51 days to reach the Andhra Pradesh coast.
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Mahendra, Protector Of Timber, Tigress Sundari In Odisha's Similipal Dies
A 66-year-old tusker engaged in protecting timber and tigers in the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, has died during treatment, a senior forest department official said on Monday.
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AI Cameras In Odisha Alert Railways To Halt Train After Spotting Elephant Herd
According to a viral video, AI cameras are proving effective in preventing elephants from being hit on railway tracks.
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Woman Claims Sighting Leopard At Odisha Airport, Prompts Search Operation
Personnel of the Odisha forest department on Saturday launched a search operation at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here, after a woman claimed to have spotted a leopard near the dump yard area, officials said.
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Man Arrested For Instigating Elephant By Pulling Its Tail In Odisha
The forest department has arrested a 24-year-old man for instigating a wild elephant to attack people by pulling its tail while chasing it in Odisha's Angul district, an official said.
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Ex-Odisha Officer, Son Named In Rs 14 Crore Disproportionate Assets Case
The anti-corruption vigilance wing of Odisha Police has filed a 5,000 page charge sheet against dismissed IFS officer Abhay Kant Pathak and his son for allegedly possessing disproportionate assets worth Rs 14 crore.
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Odisha Woman, 65, Killed In Leopard Attack While Collecting Firewood
A 65-year-old woman was mauled to death by a leopard in Sunabeda sanctuary in Odisha, a top forest department official said on Monday.
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3 Odisha Forest Department Officials Killed Elephant Poaching Witness: Cops
At least three forest department officials working in the Similipal Tiger Reserve were Thursday arrested for allegedly killing an eyewitness of elephant poaching in December, police said.
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Odisha Man Dies In Forest Department Custody, Mob Sets Beat House On Fire
A mob set fire to a forest beat house in Odisha's Cuttack district after a villager detained by the forest department died in its custody, an officer said on Monday.
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Watch: 12-Foot King Cobra Found In Abandoned Well In Odisha
The Forest Department in Odisha has rescued a 12-foot king cobra that was found inside an abandoned well.
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7-Feet-Long Python Rescued In Odisha's Kalahandi
A 7-feet long python was rescued from a fishing net near Ganga Sagar pond, Golamunda in Kalahandi district by the forest department on Saturday. The reptile was later released into the forest.
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Snake Venom Worth Over Rs 1 Crore Seized In Odisha, 6 Arrested
Officials of the Bhubaneswar forest department on Saturday busted a snake venom smuggling racket and arrested six persons including a woman.
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Number Of Deaths Of Olive Ridley Turtles Declines In Odisha This Year: Official
The number of deaths of Olive Ridley sea turtles along the Odisha coast has come down this year as the state forest department has taken various measures for the protection of the endangered marine species and their habitats, an official said.
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115 Land Plots, Assets Worth Crores: What Odisha Vigilance Found In Raid On Officer
An official in Odisha was found to have 115 land plots in his name, gold weighing 200 grams, a small armoury containing rifles, and other assets worth crores during a raid by the Vigilance Department on Sunday.
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45-Year-Old Woman Killed In Crocodile Attack While Bathing In Odisha River
A 45-year-old woman died after being attacked by a crocodile in Odisha's Kendrapara district on Monday, a forest department official said.
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Odisha Tagged Olive Ridley Turtle Travels 1,000 Km To Andhra Coast In 51 Days
An Olive Ridley turtle, which was earlier tagged with a satellite-linked tracking device at Gahirmatha beach in Odisha's Kendrapara district, has travelled around 1,000 kilometres in the sea in 51 days to reach the Andhra Pradesh coast.
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Mahendra, Protector Of Timber, Tigress Sundari In Odisha's Similipal Dies
A 66-year-old tusker engaged in protecting timber and tigers in the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, has died during treatment, a senior forest department official said on Monday.
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AI Cameras In Odisha Alert Railways To Halt Train After Spotting Elephant Herd
According to a viral video, AI cameras are proving effective in preventing elephants from being hit on railway tracks.
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Woman Claims Sighting Leopard At Odisha Airport, Prompts Search Operation
Personnel of the Odisha forest department on Saturday launched a search operation at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here, after a woman claimed to have spotted a leopard near the dump yard area, officials said.
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Man Arrested For Instigating Elephant By Pulling Its Tail In Odisha
The forest department has arrested a 24-year-old man for instigating a wild elephant to attack people by pulling its tail while chasing it in Odisha's Angul district, an official said.
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Ex-Odisha Officer, Son Named In Rs 14 Crore Disproportionate Assets Case
The anti-corruption vigilance wing of Odisha Police has filed a 5,000 page charge sheet against dismissed IFS officer Abhay Kant Pathak and his son for allegedly possessing disproportionate assets worth Rs 14 crore.
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Odisha Woman, 65, Killed In Leopard Attack While Collecting Firewood
A 65-year-old woman was mauled to death by a leopard in Sunabeda sanctuary in Odisha, a top forest department official said on Monday.
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3 Odisha Forest Department Officials Killed Elephant Poaching Witness: Cops
At least three forest department officials working in the Similipal Tiger Reserve were Thursday arrested for allegedly killing an eyewitness of elephant poaching in December, police said.
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Odisha Man Dies In Forest Department Custody, Mob Sets Beat House On Fire
A mob set fire to a forest beat house in Odisha's Cuttack district after a villager detained by the forest department died in its custody, an officer said on Monday.
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Watch: 12-Foot King Cobra Found In Abandoned Well In Odisha
The Forest Department in Odisha has rescued a 12-foot king cobra that was found inside an abandoned well.
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7-Feet-Long Python Rescued In Odisha's Kalahandi
A 7-feet long python was rescued from a fishing net near Ganga Sagar pond, Golamunda in Kalahandi district by the forest department on Saturday. The reptile was later released into the forest.
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Snake Venom Worth Over Rs 1 Crore Seized In Odisha, 6 Arrested
Officials of the Bhubaneswar forest department on Saturday busted a snake venom smuggling racket and arrested six persons including a woman.
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Number Of Deaths Of Olive Ridley Turtles Declines In Odisha This Year: Official
The number of deaths of Olive Ridley sea turtles along the Odisha coast has come down this year as the state forest department has taken various measures for the protection of the endangered marine species and their habitats, an official said.
