'Molester' to polish shoes at Chandi mandir

BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa high court on Tuesday ordered a youth, arrested for allegedly molesting a girl, to clean devotees' shoes at Chandi mandir in Cuttack. Read More................'Molester' to polish shoes at Chandi mandir

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Man Climbs Tree to Escape Wife’s Medical Bill

Bhubaneswar: A tribal is living atop a tree in Orissa since Tuesday after he failed to pay his wife’s hospital fees, officials said Thursday.

Okil Munda, 26, a resident of Sansanadi village in Mayurbhanj district, admitted his pregnant wife in the government hospital at the district headquarter town of Baripada, some 270 km from here Monday. The 21-year-old woman gave birth to a girl after a caesarean operation. Read More................Man climbs tree to escape wife’s medical bill

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Now Papaya shaped Lord Ganesha attracts devotees

Bhubaneswar: A papaya tree grown in the premises of the rural water supply and sanitation department office in Orissa's Bhubaneswar city, is attracting the religious minded here, as it has reportedly borne a fruit in the shape of Lord Ganesha.

Buzz up!With the festival ofr Ganesha Chaturthi approaching, the emergence of a fruit in this shape, is drawing wide attention, and a large number of believers are converging at the spot to have a glimpse and seek blessings. Read More................Papaya shaped Lord Ganesha attracts Bhubaneswar devotees

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Leopard eats own cub in Orissa zoo

Bhubaneswar - A leopard ate her own cub in an enclosure of the Nandankanan Zoo in Orissa, hampering the captive breeding efforts of the zoo authorities, an official said Saturday.

'We have recovered the severed head of the leopard cub from the enclosure. The mother leopard has eaten the young leopard,' the official said. Read More................Leopard eats own cub in Orissa zoo

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Hanging on a tree branch for a phone call

Bhubaneswar, Feb 17 :Just imagine climbing a 30-foot-high tree and hanging on to a branch to make a phone call. This is a grim reality in Maoist-hit districts of Orissa where the extremists have been targeting the towers that relay mobile telephone signals.

After the destruction of several towers, mobile communication has come to a virtual halt in several areas of Malkangiri and Koraput districts of southern Orissa, which border Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh. Read More................Hanging on a tree branch for a phone call

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Woman lies near son’s body for over four days

Bhubaneswar, An ailing elderly woman in Orissa's Rourkela town lay next to her dead son's body for over four days before the police recovered the corpse. The neighbours complained of a foul smell.

Gauri Mishra, who is almost immobile and partially blind due to old age, had been sleeping beside her son Babuli Mishra's body for more than four days. The matter came to light when neighbours in Chend Colony complained of a smell. Read More...............Woman lies near son’s body for over four days

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Villagers see God in rare turtle

BHUBANESWAR, India – Hundreds of poor Hindu villagers in eastern India have refused to hand over a rare turtle to authorities, saying it is an incarnation of God, officials said on Tuesday.
Villagers chanting hymns and carrying garlands, bowls of rice and fruits are pouring in from remote villages to a temple in Kendrapara, a coastal district in eastern Orissa state. Read More................Villagers see God in rare turtle

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After son's birth, father dumps daughters at railway station

Bhubaneswar, Oct 12 : A rickshaw puller dumped his two daughters - aged three and one - at a railway station in Orissa after he fathered a son, police said Monday.

The two girls Mamuni and Chummuni were left to fend for themselves, but were recovered by railway police officials. Read More................After son's birth, father dumps daughters at railway station

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Cats Protect Family From Snake

In Bhubaneswar city in Orissa state of India, a group of three domestic cats protected a family here from a poisonous cobra by preventing the snake's entry into the house.

The snake appeared in the front yard of the house of Santilata Das, a resident of Orissa's capital city Thursday morning when no one was at home, a local TV channel reported.

The cats surrounded the snake and did not allow it to enter the house. 'I came a few hours later and thanked the cats for protecting us,' Das was quoted as saying by the channel.

'They had also prevented the entry of a snake the same way last year,' she said.

Das's neighbours and local journalists rushed to witness the incident. Later, a volunteer from a city-based snake help line went to the house and captured the reptile.

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