Balasore/Paradip: A two-month-long ban on marine fishing along Odisha’s coastline is all set to take effect Tuesday, forcing thousands of fishermen to dock their boats and brace for financial hardship. Enforced annually under the Odisha Marine Fishing Regulation Act, 1982, the ban, in place from...
Nabarangpur: A severe and long-standing drinking water crisis has led to an unusual and alarming social fallout in Badabarli village, under Sanabarli panchayat of Papadahandi block in Nabarangpur district — more than 80 young men remain unmarried because families refuse to marry their daughters into...
Jaleswar: Despite complaints from locals and repeated media coverage, sand smugglers from West Bengal continue to plunder minor minerals from the Subarnarekha riverbed in Jaleswar block of Odisha’s Balasore district. This comes even after a satellite survey was conducted for demarcation of borders with the...
Balasore: A 28-year-old biker died in a road accident late Sunday night after falling nearly 20 feet near a bridge along National Highway 60 under Rupsa police limits in Balasore district. The deceased was identified as Sayan Das, a resident of the Parnasree police station...
Balasore: A woman from Balasore district is all set to reunite with her teenage son after a decade, following the successful rescue of the child from Delhi and the arrest of his father, who had allegedly abducted him and gone into hiding. At a press...
Rourkela: A 22-year-old man allegedly hacked his father to death in Odisha's Sundergarh district Monday to take revenge for his mother's murder, police said. The body of Kranti Kumar Barma, 55, was found in a field in Bhalupatra village in the Brahmani Tarang police station...
Berhampur: Odisha Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Ahuja Monday witnessed the mass hatching of the endangered Olive Ridley turtles at the river Rushikulya rookery in Ganjam district, even though the phenomenon was affected due to the thunderstorm in the area Sunday evening. Ahuja's visit came a...
Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar has issued a yellow warning for several districts across Odisha, forecasting thunderstorm activity accompanied by lightning and gusty winds, along with light to moderate rainfall over the next two days. According to the IMD...
Bhawanipatna: Tribals in Kalahandi district continue to be exploited by middlemen who buy mahua flowers at significantly lower prices than the government-approved minimum support price (MSP), a report said. Despite the official MSP of Rs 25 per kg, desperate members of various tribal communities often...
Nandapur: A day after a report in this newspaper highlighted alarming death of honeybees due to the outbreak of Thai Sacbrood Virus (TSBV) in Koraput district, the district administration has launched a swift response to tackle the spread of the virus. The report titled “Honeybees...
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