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Olive ridley turtles invade Odisha’s Gahirmatha beach for mass nesting

Close on the heels of record turnout of Olive Ridley turtles at Odisha’s Rushikulya river mouth nesting beach, the endangered marine animals have turned up at the Gahirmatha beach, world’s largest known rookery of these species, for mass nesting, a phenomenon otherwise described as ‘arribada’ (a Spanish term) for the past 24 hours.

Odisha: Transplant of toddler’s organs saves 2 lives

In an inspiring yet deeply emotional gesture, the parents of 16-month-old Janmesh Lenka made a courageous decision that turned their tragedy into a beacon of hope for others with the AIIMS, Bhubaneswar facilitating multi-organ transplantation from the brain-dead young organ donor.

Jharkhand tiger returns to Purulia for third time

Fresh pugmarks spotted by the villagers have put the forest department staff on alert as they fear that the Palamu Range tiger in the neighbouring state of Jharkhand has returned once again to the forests in Purulia for the third time.