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Bhubaneswar: The developmental projects approved for different panchayats under the ‘Ama Odisha Nabin Odisha' programme launched by the previous BJD government will continue to be executed, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Minister Rabi Narayan Naik told Assembly Tuesday. While replying to a question in this...

Bhubaneswar: At least 68 people were killed in attacks by elephants and other wild animals in Odisha during the current year, state forest minister Ganesh Ram SinghKhuntia told the Assembly Tuesday. While replying to a written question of BJD legislator Arun Kumar Sahoo, the minister...

Bhubaneswar: A day after informing the Odisha Assembly that there is no justification for a High Court bench in the state, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday said that the issue of setting up the facility in the western region of the state is "under...

Bhubaneswar: The anti-corruption vigilance sleuths Tuesday arrested a deputy director of mines for allegedly accumulating assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, an official statement said. Dharanidhar Nayak, deputy director of mines, Talcher was found in possession of 2 multi-storey buildings, a 3-BHK flat...

Bhubaneswar: A central team will visit Odisha to monitor the measures taken by the state government to prevent the outbreak of bird flu, official sources said Monday. The team will visit the state September 4 and 5 for further monitoring of the situation. Meanwhile, the...

Bhubaneswar: The construction of four important bridges over the rivers Mahanadi, Birupa, Kathajodi and Kuakhai is set to begin as part of the strategic third line expansion between Bhadrak-Vizianagaram Rail Section, the Ministry of Railways announced Monday. The landmark project will be part of the...

Bhubaneswar: The third phase of the clinical trial for India’s first indigenous dengue vaccine, ‘DengiAll,’ commenced at the Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) here Sunday. The trial began in the presence of the Dean and Principal of KIMS AP Mohanty; HoD, Community Medicine Sonali...

Bhubaneswar: A 57-ft tall idol in the style of Mumbai’s Lalbaug will be installed at Badagada for the seven-day Ganesh Mahotsav this year, Bright Star Youth Association secretary Sangram Martha said during a recently held press conference here. “The idol will sit atop a 12-ft...

Puri: In the remote coastal village of Sahan at the Devi river mouth in the district, a group of women fisherfolk has been quietly making history for the past 25 years. The ‘Maa Gangadevi Jungle Surakhya Committee’, led by these resilient women, has become a...

Bhubaneswar: In what would bring cheer to animal lovers, Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP), on the outskirts of the City here, has received a pair of giraffes from West Bengal’s Alipore Zoological Garden, official sources said Monday. Sharing a picture, and a 31-second video, featuring the...