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Baby Olive Ridley turtles make their way to sea in Odisha

     Baby Olive Ridley turtles make their way to sea in Odisha Marking a successful nesting and hatching cycle, thousands of baby Olive Ridley turtles started to emerge from the sandy pits and crawled to the sea near the mouth of Rushikulya River in Ganjam district in Odisha. Poonam Singh Baby Olive Ridley turtles make their way to sea PhotoCredit: Rakesh Roul     1/10 Baby Olive Ridley turtles make their way to sea Baby Olive Ridley turtles make their way to sea PhotoCredit: Rakesh Roul     2/10 As many as 6.37 lakh Olive Ridleys had laid eggs in a 3-km stretch from Podampeta to Bateshwar during the eight-day mass nesting from February 28. Baby Olive Ridley turtles make their way to sea in Odisha PhotoCredit: Rakesh Roul     3/10 Witnessing the amazing sight of turtle hatchlings making their way to the ocean is truly a remarkable experience that reminds us of Nature’s beauty. Baby Olive Ridley turtles make their way to sea PhotoCredit: Rakesh Roul     4/10 The Olive Ridley turtles are
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SOG jawans lend shoulders to sick woman till hospital...

 ​ Jawans carrying Mahar to Gochhapada PHC on their shoulders I EXPRESS ​ PHULBANI/BERHAMPUR: Trained to execute rapid action under any circumstance, the Special Operations Group (SOG)  security personnel of Odisha Police helped an ailing old woman reach the hospital by carrying her on a makeshift stretcher to Gochhapada primary health centre here on Wednesday. They covered the three-kilometre distance on foot. Sixty-nine-year-old Kapuri Mahar of Labariketa village was suffering from severe health ailments since the past many days. When the SOG jawans came to know about her condition while patrolling in a nearby forest, they volunteered. Due to poor road connectivity, no ambulance was able to reach the Maoist-infested area and so the jawans carried her to the Gochhapada PHC on foot.  They arranged a vehicle to take the elderly woman to the Phulbani district headquarters hospital. However, the doctors, on observing her health condition, shifted her to MKCG Medical College and Hospital,
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Origin of Rushikulya River and the tale of Rushimala hills in Odisha: Watch

 The Kandhamal district of Odisha is rich in natural beauty which is unparalleled and cannot be described in words. From the sky-scrapping mountains to the serene forest and the breathtakingly beautiful Rivers, this district has it all and features some of the top sightseeing options for visitors. The district houses Daringbadi, the Kashmir of Odisha. Yet, besides natural beauty, Kandhamal has also got a place in the books of mythology. A number of legends are found associated with this place. The Rushikulya River originated from this district. As per researchers, Rushimala hill is the place from where originates the Rushikulya River. Kalinga TV Digital reached here at ground zero. A report. Rushikulya River The Rushikulya River covers the entire catchment area in the districts of Kandhamal and Ganjam in Odisha. The Rushikulya originates from Daringbadi in Kandhamal district, the ‘Kashmir of Odisha’. It meets the Bay of Bengal at Puruna Bandha in Ganjam. Its tributaries are the Baghua,
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