Kendrapara (Odisha): The police on Sunday arrested two journalists for abetment to suicide of a 50-year-old man whom they allegedly framed in a false rape case in Odisha’s Kendrapara district, an officer said. A woman, who was in complicity with the two in levelling the rape charge against the victim, is at large. The 50 … Read more
Centuries ago, some of India’s most adventurous maritime explorers set sail from Kalinga (now Odisha) in October or November. This journey by what were called Boitas (larger boars and ships) took these Sadhabas (mariner merchants) to distant lands like Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia. It’s come to be known as the Bali Jatra, a journey … Read more
Bhubaneswar: An express train derailed in Odisha’s Cuttack district on Sunday, an official said. Eleven coaches of the SMVT Bengaluru-Kamakhya AC Express derailed at Nirgundi near Manguli at 11.54 am, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of the East Coast Railway Ashok Kumar Mishra said. There is no injury or casualty reported till now, he said. … Read more
Kendrapara: Endangered Olive Ridley turtles have reappeared at Eakakulanasi island in Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Odisha for mass nesting after a gap of 33 years, an official said. “The idyllic beach on the island had undergone sea erosion, leading to the beach profile getting truncated. However, the beach is currently elongated as it has started … Read more
Jajpur: A class 4 student died after falling off a swing on the school premises in Odisha’s Jajpur district on Saturday, police said. The deceased boy was identified as Soumyaranjan Sahu of Bagapatia Upper Primary school under Danagadi block. The 10-year-old boy was playing on a swing with some of his friends during school hours … Read more