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Bhabanipatana: The Kalahandi South Forest Division has busted an alleged wildlife poaching and trafficking racket in Saisurani range under Thuamul Rampur forest area, arresting seven people and seizing two leopard skins, other wildlife remains, weapons and a live wild boar. The accused, identified as Kumud...

Pottangi: Tension over political campaigning in the disputed Kotia panchayat of Koraput district surfaced af ter Odisha officials intercepted an Andhra Pradesh vehicle for allegedly campaigning within Odisha’s territorial limits and warned its occupants against violating the restrictions. The vehicle, carrying flags bearing the bicycle...

Kendrapada: In a significant step towards marine wildlife conservation, the state government is set to impose a seven-month fishing ban in and around the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary from November 1, 2026, to May 31, 2027 to protect the endangered Olive Ridley turtles. The move aims...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant step towards improving road maintenance and ensuring safer travel, the state government has made one-time improvement (OTI) mandatory before roads are transferred from other government departments to the Works Department. The roads must undergo necessary repairs and surface improvements before being...

Bhubaneswar: In a major initiative to strengthen road safety awareness in state, Tab-Lab centres will be set up at five Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) across the state following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the State Transport Authority (STA) and Bharat Cares. The centres...

Bhubaneswar: The state unit of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) has urged the state government to postpone the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) Mains examination in view of the disruptions caused by Cyclone Arnab and subsequent flooding in several districts. However, Revenue and...

Kataka: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Orissa High Court alleging widespread errors in textbooks prescribed for the state’s schools. Taking up the matter for preliminary hearing Friday, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Chittaranjan Dash directed...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is poised to emerge as a major global investment destination, with its abundant natural resources, surplus power, availability of land and water, and progressive industrial policies offering significant opportunities across emerging sectors, Electronics and IT Minister Mukesh Mahaling said Friday. Addressing the inaugural...

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Chennai: A businessman Friday approached the Madras High Court to direct the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to immediately conduct a detailed, thorough and fair probe pertaining to the background and details of Yogesh Sharma alias Saurav Das, the National Co-Convenor of Cockroach Janata Party...