Kendrapara: Bhitarkanika National Park, a haven of biodiversity, is fast losing its ecological integrity with rampant illegal fi sh farming and exports overtaking protected forest zones. Amid ongoing threats such as coastal erosion and forest land encroachment, both the coastal and interior regions of the...
Malkangiri: A total of 1,398 critical patients from remote areas of Malkangiri district received free specialist and super-specialist treatment under the Mukhyamantri Bayu Swasthya Seva Yojana (MBSSY) during a medical camp at the district headquarters hospital from August 18 to 21. According to officials, 260...
Lanjigarh: A large number of people in Kalahandi district Friday staged a demonstration demanding the immediate opening of bauxite mines to secure their livelihoods. The villagers under the banner of Lanjigarh Anchalik Vikash Parishad (LAVP) took out a rally led by Sridhar Pesnia, president of...
Bolangir/Patnagarh: A 19-year-old woman was critically injured and left fighting for her life after her boyfriend allegedly slit her throat and later reportedly attempted suicide by consuming poison in Bolangir district early Friday morning. The incident occurred in Mayabarha village under Bolangir Sadar police limits....
Jaleswar: A woman in Balasore district had to watch over her 26-year-old son’s body for 18 long hours after villagers refused to help with his funeral because her family had been ostracised over witchcraft suspicions. Madan Besra, son of Raju Besra from Deulbar village in...
Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Mayor Sulochana Das Friday announced that a dog census will be conducted in the City after the rainy season. Das welcomed the Supreme Court’s revised directive on stray dogs, emphasising the importance of sterilisation and medical treatment over relocation. She...
ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: In a decisive step towards strengthening road safety under the ‘Come Home Safe’ vision of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, the state Commerce & Transport department has announced the launch of the second phase of Zero Accident Day (ZAD) campaign in...
Baripada: “If elephants are protected alongside forests for future generations, the environment can remain secured,” Dharitri and Orissa POST Editor of Tathagata Satpathy said Friday, emphasising the importance of modern education in elephant conservation. Addressing ‘Hatinka Gati’, a meeting on elephant movement and conservation, at...
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday launched Integrated Global Financial Technology Capability Hub (I-GFTCH) – BharatNetra initiative – that aims to link India to the Asia Pacific Innovation Corridor. Majhi launched the initiative in presence of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Odisha Electronics &...
Beijing: China Friday said the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit to be held in Tianjin later this month will be the largest in the bloc's history, with 20 world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, attending it. The Tianjin meeting of the 10-member grouping from...
Police used water cannons, lobbed tear gas shells, and lathi-charged job aspirants as they breached barricades multiple times on 10...
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The defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, signed in Mecca on the principle that an attack on one...
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By Aakar Patel There was a remarkable exchange in the Delhi High Court this week. The government was asked why...
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By Dilip Cherian How an Education Ministry worthy wins a new post will be a tale told later. But for...
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