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Bhubaneswar: The Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) is mulling to give up the idea of night bird walk tour as the initiative has got a lukewarm response from the visitors since the authorities launched it ten day ago. NZP sources said that the early reviews from...

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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance sleuths apprehended a lady engineer on Wednesday for accepting bribe money of Rs. 50,000 from a contractor. Vigilance sources said Sangeeta Mohapatra, a junior engineer of Khurdha Block, had been apprehended by the sleuths in her office while accepting a bribe...

Bhubaneswar: Two previously unknown species of Megascolex earthworms were discovered in the Eastern Ghats of Odisha, researchers said Wednesday. The researchers from the Central University of Odisha (CUO), Koraput, in collaboration with scientists from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, discovered the two new species of...

Bhubaneswar: Former cricketer Ravi Shastri Wednesday called on Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and discussed a project on providing coaching to young boys and girls of the state. Shastri was accompanied by another former coach R Sridhar and industrialist Pankaj Lochan Mohanty. “Glad to meet...

Bhubaneswar: March 20 marks a special day in Odisha's culinary calendar – ‘Pakhala Dibasa’. This day celebrates a quintessential Odia dish that holds a special place in the hearts and taste buds of locals: ‘pakhala’. Preparation  Pakhala is more than just a meal; it's a...

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Wednesday said that BJP president JP Nadda will take a final decision on the poll pact with Odisha’s Biju Janata Dal (BJD). "We have not taken a decision yet. Our party president will decide. But it is...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Sarat Pattanayak alleged that Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik has tried to emotionally blackmail the people of Odisha through an open letter. Just before the upcoming Lok Sabha and Odisha Assembly polls, the chief minister has...

Bhubaneswar: A police team raided Jharpada jail in Bhubaneswar Wednesday and seized ganja and tobacco items, an officer said. A large police team led by Bhubaneswar Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Prateek Singh raided Jharpada jail early this morning a day after four inmates of...

Bhubaneswar: MLA Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi Wednesday joined BJD at Sankha Bhawan in Bhubaneswar a day after submitting his resignation from Congress. Panigrahi, the MLA from Khariar in Odisha's Nuapada district, joined the ruling party in presence of BJD's organisational secretary Pranab Prakash Das and party...