Students forced to do toilet cleaning in Odisha

Kendrapara (Odisha) : Students of a government primary school were allegedly forced to do toilet cleaning in a place under Pattamundai police station in Kendrapara district last week. Read More................'Students forced to do toilet cleaning in Odisha'

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'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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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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Teacher held for Stripping, Dancing before Students

A teacher has been arrested for allegedly stripping and dancing before students in Orissa's Keonjhar district, police said on Friday.

A drunk Ramachandra Nanda on Tuesday allegedly removed his clothes and danced before students and staff......Read More................Teacher held for stripping, dancing before students

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Crying Competition by Women

Konark (Orissa): A cultural organization 'Arkashree' organized a crying competition in Orissa's Konark town on Wednesday, which saw the participation of over 20 women, battling it out crying and moaning.

The participants recited poems recalling their 'Vidaai' (a ritual where a bride bids a tearful farewell to her family) in full tears. Read More................Konark women battle it out in crying competition

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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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Man slashes tongue fearing police arrest

A man slashed his tongue in Cuttack town of Orissa after his landlord filed a police complaint accusing him of stealing valuables from the house, police said Sunday.

Raju Mohanty, staying as a tenant in Madhupatna area of Cuttack town, chopped his tongue Saturday night, fearing police action against him in the theft case in the landlord's house. Read More................Man slashes tongue fearing police arrest in Orissa

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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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Man wakes up after being declared dead

A man who had been declared dead woke up when doctors began to conduct his post-mortem examination in Jajpur district of Orissa, a media report said Monday.

Manas Deo was critically injured after a vehicle hit him Dec 25 near Baragadia village in Jajpur, Oriya daily Sambad quoted Manas's wife Tiki Deo as saying. Read More................Orissa man wakes up after being declared dead

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Poverty drives mum to sell infant for Rs 500

BHUBANESWAR/KORAPUT: Close on the heels of the death of five members of a poor tribal family within two months in Khaprakhol block of Bolangir district, an alleged case of child sale in Dhenkanal and suicide of a woman in Rayagada have come as a rude shock for the Naveen Patnaik government. Read More................Poverty drives mum to sell infant for Rs 500

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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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Man bites snake to death

In a bizarre incident, a 25-year-old gardener in Orissa, furious after being bitten by a snake, grabbed the reptile, tore it apart and chewed bits of its flesh.

The incident took place on Saturday in a government-managed park at Baramunda area on the outskirts of the state capital Bhubaneswar. Read More................Man bites snake to death in Orissa

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For nine years, he has been in the nude

Bhubaneswar: Confined in a dark room by his family, a 37-year-old man in Orissa has been living in the nude since for nine long years. Read More................For nine years, he has been in the nude

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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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Youth passes off as girl, spends 2 weeks in hostel

In a bizarre incident, a teenage youth spent at least 13 days disguised as a girl in a women’s hostel in the western Orissa town of Balangir, about 400 km from here, before being caught on Tuesday.

The 17-year-old Mam Sao (the name he gave to the police) was arrested following a complaint from the inmates of the hostel who discovered to their horror that the “girl” was actually a boy.Read More................Youth passes off as girl, spends 2 weeks in hostel

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Stray snake halts proceedings in India state assembly

BHUBANESWAR, India – A stray snake brought parliament to a standstill for several hours on Thursday in India's Orissa state, officials said.

A cleaner spotted the intruder, believed to be a king cobra, while sweeping in the morning and called the assembly's watchman.

The speaker of the assembly in the state capital Bhubaneswar adjourned the house as security personnel, wildlife officials and a member of a local snake helpline searched unsuccessfully for the creature with the help of a sniffer dog. Read More................Stray snake halts proceedings in India state assembly

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Girl sacrificed for good harvest

A 10-year-old girl in an Orissa village was beheaded by her grandfather, who believed that sowing seeds mixed with her blood would yield a bumper crop, police said on Monday.

The barbaric incident, spurred by age-old superstitions, took place on Sunday at the tribal-populated Adapathar village in Sambalpur district, over 450 km from Bhubaneshwar. The heinous crime came to light after villagers caught the man, Rajesh Hembram, and handed him over to the police. Read More................Orissa girl sacrificed for good harvest

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Aged 73, loser of 25 polls tries again

New Delhi: He has contested 25 elections in Orissa since 1957 and lost all of them. But that has not deterred a 73-year-old from trying his luck again in the Lok Sabha polls.

K. Shyam Babu Subudhi, a homeopath by profession, is back again as an independent contender from not one - but two - Lok Sabha constituencies, Aska and Berhampur. Read More................Aged 73, loser of 25 polls tries again

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Marriage of Two Monkeys

A marriage of two monkeys that had brought luck to their caretakers was solemnised and attended by at least 10,000 people in a temple in an Orissa village, a media report said Wednesday. Read More................Simian couple ties knot in style in Orissa

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