Berhampur: Odisha Forest Development Corporation (OFDC) director Sangram Behera was on Monday remanded to judicial custody by district and sessions court, Paralakhemundi, in the 2021 death case of an assistant conservator of forests (ACF).Earlier following high court’s direction, Behera, who was the divisional forest officer (DFO) of Paralakhemundi at the time of the incident, surrendered…
Berhampur: A 97-year-old woman in Gajapati district has finally started receiving pension under Madhu Babu Pension Scheme (MBPS) following intervention of a block development officer (BDO), who facilitated completion of all requisite documentation within 20 days.Todingi Ramalakshmi, a resident of Golagam village under Tatiputi panchayat in Goshani block, received Rs 3,500 as monthly pension along…
Berhampur: The govt has sanctioned over Rs 8.48 crore as the revised rehabilitation assistance to an additional 78 families of five villages to be displaced for the Chheligada irrigate project in Gajapati district.The revised amount was sanctioned as per the ninth biennial revision of Odisha Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy-2006, sources said. It has instructed the…
Berhampur: Gajapati district administration foiled a child marriage in Paralakhemundi by stopping the marriage of a 17-year-old girl with a man over 30, on Wednesday. The girl was rescued by an official team and produced before the district child welfare committee.“Her parents have given an undertaking not to marry her off till she attains 18…
Berhampur: A monkey that had triggered panic in Nistipur village under Sanakhemundi block in Ganjam district after attacking 10 villagers since Monday evening, got electrocuted on Tuesday afternoon.The animal died after coming into contact with a live wire in the village, said Berhampur divisional forest officer Sunny Khokkar. At least six injured persons, aged between…
Vehicles carrying sand seized during the raid Berhampur: Seven sand-laden vehicles were seized by the police at Paralakhemundi in Gajapati district on Thursday and five persons were arrested for allegedly transporting sand illegally from the Vansadhara river bed near Kashinagar.In a special drive to crack down on illegal transportation of sand, police carried out raids…
