NETHERLANDS HOCKEY TEAM REACHES BBSR (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 to be held in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela from January 13 to 29, the Netherlands team was the first overseas squad to arrive here on Wednesday. The three-time champions of the Men’s Hockey World Cup were accorded a grand welcome at the airport here. The team, led by Thierry Brinkman, after their final preparations in Bhubaneswar, will proceed to Rourkela on January 10 to face Malaysia in their first match on January 14.
TIGER, LEOPARD SKINS SEIZED IN BOUDH (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: On the basis of reliable information, an STF team conducted a raid with the help of forest officials of Boudh Forest Division on Tuesday near Saluki Bridge under the Boudh Town PS regarding dealing/possession of wildlife products by wildlife criminals. A wildlife criminal, Himalaya Dash of village Olanda, was apprehended and a tiger skin, a leopard skin and other incriminating materials were recovered from his possession. He could not produce any documents in support of possession of the materials. A case under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 was registered and the accused was forwarded to court.
BIRD CENSUS IN CHILIKA CONDUCTED (Pix)
Khordha: The annual bird census began in the Chilika lake on Wednesday morning. As many as 21 teams comprising more than 100 members have been formed for carrying out the counting of birds in the largest brackish water lagoon of Asia. The teams are equipped with binoculars, GPS devices, cameras and walkie-talkies for counting the domestic and migratory birds. The census is being done in five ranges of the Chilika Wildlife Division --Rambha, Satapada, Balugaon, Tangi and Nuapada. It continued till 12 noon.
COPS PROBE WOMAN’S DEATH IN BALANGA (Pix)
Balanga: Puri district Additional SP Purna Chandra Pradhan on Tuesday visited Gopinathpur Rangani Sahi village to investigate the case of seizure of a woman’s half-burnt body. Pipili SDPO Debadatta Baral and Balanga PS OIC Rasmi Ranjan Prusty were present. Pradhan enquired details about the case from the local Gram Rakhi the wife of Prabhanjan Senapati. Prabhanjan is detained at the Balanga PS. The body had been seized from backside of Prabhanjan’s house. Police have not able to identify the body. Locals said the body was that of Prabhanjan’s mother.