Siltation at Luna river mouth in Kendrapada's Marsaghai block has affected water flow and agriculture activities in the deltaic region. Villagers are demanding rejuvenation of the river mouth to prevent floods during the rainy season.
Three stage actresses were killed and three others sustained injuries after an SUV in which they were travelling hit a roadside tree at Ostapur chowk on the Kendrapada-Gandakhia road in Kendrapada district early on Monday morning.
A 50-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment for burning his 37-year-old wife to death eight years back. Find out more about the case and the court's decision.
Officials of mines department with the help of police seized 10 vehicles loaded with black stone and detained 12 people on charges of illegal stone quarrying at Aaruha hillock in Jajpur district’s Dharmasala block. The continuous illegal stone quarrying poses a danger to Aaruha hillock.
Forest officials seized 12 kg of deer meat and arrested a poacher on Monday from Kantiakhai reserve forest in Bhitarkanika national park of Kendrapada district.