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IMD warns cold wave in 9 Odisha districts, Phulbani coldest at 7.5 degree Celsius

Cold wave conditions to intensify in Odisha

9:34 pm January 5, 2020

Bhubaneswar: Cold wave conditions are likely to intensify in Odisha from Monday with dense fog set to envelop many parts of the state for the next two days, the Meteorological centre here said in a bulletin on Sunday. There will be gradual fall of minimum temperature by 4 to 5 degrees Celsius in most parts […]

Two youths arrested for killing minor girl

11:36 pm January 3, 2020

Bhubaneswar: Police on Friday arrested two youths for allegedly killing a minor girl at Kosagumuda area of Nabarangpur district, a senior police officer said. The officer said the girl was not raped as alleged by her family members but was murdered. Nabarangpur SP Kukshalkar Nitin Dagdu said the two arrested youths are Khadi Bhatra of […]

Nabarangpur minor girl not raped, but killed: Police

11:15 pm December 31, 2019

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police on Tuesday said the postmortem report of the 16-year-old girl, whose body was found in a paddy field in Nabarangpur district on November 13, said that she was not raped as alleged, but murdered. DIG (Southern Range) Satyabrata Bhoi along with Nabarangpur SP Kusalkar Nitin Dagdu visited the victims family on […]

Angul coldest place in Odisha at 5 degree Celsius

10:43 pm December 31, 2019

Bhubaneswar: Several places in Odisha reeled under cold wave conditions with 10 towns recording minimum temperature below 10 degree Celsius even as the state government on Tuesday told the district collectors to be on alert in view of IMD’s forecast of thunderstorm from Thursday. Angul was the coldest place in Odisha with a minimum temperature […]

NTCA suspends tiger translocation programme in Odisha

10:17 pm December 19, 2019

Bhubaneswar: The NTCA has decided to suspend tiger translocation programme in Odisha’s Satkosia Tiger Reserve following the death of a male big cat and confinement of another tigress, officials said on Thursday The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) authorities have informed the state government about its decision through a letter to Odisha chief secretary, they […]