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Baripada: Odisha forest department personnel Friday arrested four alleged poachers who had illegally entered Similipal Tiger Reserve to hunt wild animals, officials said. They were detected through an AI-enabled camera, following which an enforcement team, including personnel of the Similipal Tiger Protection Force, tracked and...

Bhubaneswar/Kendrapada: Odisha Vigilance Department Friday arrested a revenue inspector (RI) while allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 5,500 from an applicant, officials said. The accused has been identified as Darshini Lenka, RI of Kaupada circle in Kendrapada district, vigilance officials said. Lenka allegedly...

Brahmapur: A 36-year-old man wanted by the police in multiple criminal cases suffered bullet injuries during an encounter with the force in Odisha's Ganjam district early Friday, an officer said. The incident took place near a forest area under Kodala police station limits, when a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Opposition BJD Friday questioned the effectiveness of the proposed legislation to curb question paper leaks, saying that merely enacting a law would not be sufficient unless it is implemented firmly and effectively. BJD spokesperson Lenin Mohanty, a former president of the Utkal University...

Puri: East Coast Railway (ECoR) Friday deployed an AI-powered robotic platform to boost security at Odisha's Puri railway station, as lakhs of visitors are expected to throng the seaside resort for the return car festival, an official said. The Puri railway station is witnessing heavy...

Bhubaneswar: A fresh low-pressure area is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal this weekend, bringing widespread rainfall across Odisha during the Bahuda Yatra and Suna Besha festivities, the regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Friday. According to the weather office,...

Puri: Lakhs of devotees Friday started pulling the chariots of Lord Jagannath and His Siblings as part of the 'Bahuda' Yatra in Odisha's Puri, amid tight security arrangements, officials said. Earlier, Gajapati Maharaja of Puri Divyasingha Deb performed the ‘Chhera Pahanra’ ritual of the ‘Bahuda...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Friday signed two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with HCL Technologies and Sarvam AI for setting up an AI data centre and a global delivery centre in Khurda district, involving a proposed investment of more than Rs 15,000 crore over the next...

Bhubaneswar: Veteran freedom fighter Bimbadhar Muduli died while undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack Friday, his family said. He was 102. Muduli, a native of Kendrapara district, had been suffering from age-related ailments. He was recently elected president of the Odisha...

Puri: As Puri gears up for Bahuda Yatra, the final leg of the Rath Yatra, one offering holds a special place in the hearts of devotees and Odisha's culinary heritage: poda pitha. According to tradition, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra are offered poda...