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Satamile: A female elephant was found dead in Nuakot forest under Hindol forest range of Dhenkanal district Saturday, Forest department sources said. Members of the elephant squad, who were on duty, spotted the carcass. The exact cause of the animal’s death has not yet been...

Rayagada: A local court here sentenced three men to rigorous life imprisonment Saturday after convicting them in a 2023 murder case. Additional District and Sessions Judge Alpana Swain convicted Ashok Goud, Bhagirathi Goud and Bikram Goud under Sections 302/34 of the IPC and relevant provisions...

Rajnagar: Authorities of Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district launched a three-day census Saturday to count the residential monsoon birds that flock to the park’s wetland areas every year for nesting, officials said. The count is being carried out by two teams of seven members...

Rayagada: Majhighariani Institute of Technology & Science (MITS), Rayagada, in collaboration with the Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisation, successfully organised a Mass CPR Training Programme on its campus Saturday. The programme was inaugurated by Dr LN Sahu from the Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisation, Rayagada,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) Saturday demanded an apology from Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi for his remarks on Rahul Gandhi and the Congress over the Voter Adhikar Yatra incident in Bihar, which the party alleged was staged by the BJP. Addressing a...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) Saturday wrote to the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) seeking an immediate response regarding the Temporary Transit Station (TTS) at the Sainik School campus. In its letter, the OSPCB stated, “A public complaint has been received from residents...

Bhubaneswar: The CAG Research Foundation Saturday hosted a state-level debate and discussion on the theme “Odisha: Rich in Resources, Poor in Outcomes, Who is Responsible? What Needs to Be Done?” at Gita Govinda Sadan here. Several eminent personalities attended the event and shared their views,...

Bhubaneswar: The Society for Nature, Education, and Health (SNEH) organised a seminar on ‘Role of Restorative Justice in Domestic Conflict Resolution’ here Saturday. The seminar was inaugurated by Odisha State Commission for Women (OSCW) member Urmilla Mahapatra, chief probation officer Amiya Kumar Nath Sharma, and...

Bargarh: Police in Bargarh district Saturday arrested eight suspected drug peddlers and made a seizure of a huge cache of pharmaceutical drugs, banned under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS), 1985, said Superintendent of Police, Bargarh, Prahlad Sahai Meena. Huge...

Bhubaneswar: Nobel laureate Michael Kremer and a 12-member team from the University of Chicago visited Krushi Bhavan here Saturday, to discuss about ongoing research project on the weather forecast dissemination system and its rationality, validity, and acceptability among the farming community in the state. Agriculture...