Kendrapara

Kendrapara: A pal of gloom descended at Jagdalpur village in Patkura of Kendrapara district when the residents came to know that son of the soil Devi Prasana Sutar working in Indian Army as a civil engineer was martyred in the line of duty…

Kendrapara: An elderly man was dragged by a crocodile while he went for a wash at Brahmani river at Ghagradiha village in Kendrapara district. His shoes were found on the river bank. Locals searched extensively but failed to trace of…

Kendrapara: A 45-year-old woman was allegedly killed by a crocodile in Kendrapara district on Wednesday. The crocodile pounced upon Sitarani Das when she was cleaning utensils at a creek in the Hatiagadi village in Rajnagar block near…

Kendrapara: A 32-year-old man allegedly chopped off his friend's genitals after a drunken brawl at a beach in Kendrapara district on Sunday, police said. Bhagabat Das, 30, and his friend Akshya Rout were drinking at the Pentha beach in…

Kendrapara:  More than three lakhs Olive Ridley turtles have so far reached Gahirmatha beach, the world’s largest rookery of the marine reptile species, in Kendrapara district to lay eggs this time, an official said on Saturday. Mass…

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appreciated the efforts of Odisha’s Kamala Maharana in making many household articles by using waste materials. Kamala, a resident of Kendrapara has led a self help Group…

Kendrapara: A local court on Thursday sentenced a 27-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a four-year-old girl six years ago in Kendrapara district. The court of additional district sessions judge cum special…

Kendrapara: The Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district reopened for visitors today. The park was closed for tourists from January 9 to 11 for crocodile population survey. According to reports, the population of estuarine…

Kendrapara: Forest personnel arrested 32 fishermen for trespassing into the prohibited Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary, out-of-bounds for fishermen, an official said on Wednesday. Fishing along the entire Odisha coast is banned from November…

Kendrapara: Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district will remain out of bounds for 11 days from January 4 to 14 for nature lovers for the annual headcount exercise of estuarine crocodiles. The headcount of the crocodiles will be…