In a significant verdict, the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate’s Court in Kuchinda, Odisha, sentenced Sankirtan Munda, 45, to three years of rigorous imprisonment for illegal wildlife trade. Munda, a resident of Pahadamara village in Deogarh district, was convicted under Section 411 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 51 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972….

MP Baijayant Panda, the national vice-president of the BJP and Kendrapara representative, has strongly refuted allegations that the Union Budget 2024-25 discriminates against Odisha. He argued that the Opposition’s criticism is a deliberate attempt to mask its historical neglect of the state and the inefficiency of the ruling BJD government. Panda described the budget, presented…