Turtles

Nabarangpur: As many as 95 rare turtles were seized by forest department officials in Maidalpur area of Nabarangpur district of Odisha on Sunday. The rare turtles were seized while they were being transported in a bag by a biker. The…

Malkangiri: Acting on a tip-off, Malkangiri district police and forest officials seized more than 350 turtles weighing three quintals from an auto-rickshaw in Chitrakonda area on Friday. Police also arrested three persons in this…

By Tazeen Qureshy When Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik unveiled the mascot for the 22nd Asian Athletics Championship in Kalinga Stadium recently, the one thing that caught everyone's fancy was the name of the mascot, ‘Olly.’ While the…