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Bhubaneswar/Baripada: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik Friday hailed the featuring of Similipal's rare black tiger on the cover of National Geographic magazine and thanked photographer Prasenjeet Yadav for it. The cover picture of the magazine's October edition features...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday approved 25 industrial projects to be built at a cost of Rs 4,739 crore, officials said. The projects were approved during the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja. These projects are likely to...

Balasore: The Railway Protection Force detained two persons after 17 tortoises were recovered from their possession in Odisha's Balasore station, according to a statement issued by the SER Friday. The seizure was made from the Bhadrakh-Kharagpur passenger train at the Balasore station here Thursday, the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police has classified the murder of a woman traffic constable in Bhubaneswar as a ‘Red Flag' case for fast-track investigation and close monitoring, an official said on Friday. Subhamitra Sahoo, a native of Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district and posted in Bhubaneswar, went missing...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly Friday witnessed noisy scenes as MLAs of the Opposition BJD demanded a detailed discussion on the fertiliser crisis during the ongoing kharif season that has prompted farmers to hit the streets. Even before the House assembled at 10.30 am for Question...

Paradip: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Friday commissioned fast patrol vessel ‘Adamya' on the Odisha coast, further strengthening security in the Bay of Bengal, officials said. Joint Secretary (Defence Policy, Armed Forces Wing, CSD & Planning) Satyajit Mohanty formally commissioned the vessel at a function...

Joda: The ever-expanding mining operations in Keonjhar district have forced elephants out of their natural habitats into human habitations, leading to frequent conflicts with local communities. Large-scale deforestation for mining has destroyed traditional elephant corridors, leaving the world’s largest land mammal displaced and vulnerable. With...

Dhenkanal: A day after missing traffic constable Subhamitra Sahoo was found murdered, allegedly by her husband Deepak Rout, new and troubling allegations have emerged against the accused. According to claims made Thursday by Rozalin Rout, sister of Deepak’s first wife Aparna Priyadarshini, this is not...

Bargarh: Young mountaineer Ashirbad Mahapatra alias Anup from Kulita Tukura village of Attabira block in Bargarh district has brought pride to Odisha and India by successfully scaling Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895m), the highest peak in Africa. On reaching the summit, he unfurled the Tricolour along with...

Bolangir: The Crime Branch (CB) of Odisha Police has reopened an investigation into the 2023 fake certificate scam and arrested a man from Kalahandi district, officials said Thursday. The accused, identified as Malaya Kumar Bhoi, 37, of Kundabandh village under Kesinga police limits in Kalahandi...