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Rourkela: The decomposed body of a newborn girl with stray dogs roaming near it was found in Odisha's Sundargarh district Wednesday morning, police said. After witnessing the disturbing scene of dogs eating the body of the newborn, locals informed the Sundargarh town police, which reached...

Baripada: Researchers from Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University in Odisha's Baripada have claimed to have discovered a new species of wild ginger from Similipal Biosphere Reserve (SBR) in the Mayurbhanj district, officials said. The discovery was made by Dr. Sudam Charan Sahu, assistant professor...

Rourkela: Unidentified miscreants hurled stones at a Vande Bharat Express en route to Rourkela from Puri in Odisha, damaging the window panes of a coach, officials said Wednesday. No passengers were injured in the incident, they said. The train was pelted with stones near Kalunga...

Bhubaneswar: Rape cases have increased and murder cases have gone down in Odisha in the year 2024 compared to the previous year, as per the White Paper published by the Home Department. According to the white paper the state has reported 3,054 rape cases and...

Bhubaneswar: The suspended Congress MLAs were forcibly taken into custody by police after a scuffle with security personnel at the main gate of the Odisha Assembly here Wednesday, a party leader alleged. Bhubaneswar DCP Jagmohan Meena said the Congress leaders and activists were detained for...

Bhubaneswar: Justice Harish Tandon was Wednesday sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Orissa High Court. Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati administered oath of office to Justice Tandon at the Raj Bhavan in Bhubaneswar. Tandon was appointed as the Chief Justice of Orissa High...

Bhubaneswar: The suspended Congress MLAs, who were staging a sit-in the Well of the House protesting action against them, were "forcibly evicted" from the Assembly and dropped near the Congress Bhawan, a party leader alleged Wednesday. The MLAs were "forcibly evicted" from the Assembly Tuesday...

Baripada: The proposal to declare Similipal a national park remains pending despite the issuance of a preliminary notification nearly four decades ago, official sources said Wednesday. According to sources, the Odisha Forest, Fisheries & Animal Husbandry Department first notified 303 square kilometers as "North Similipahar...

Sundargarh: Pravasini Mohapatra of Mohantypada in Sundargarh town has become an inspiration for many, proving that determination can overcome any adversity. In fact, Pravasini has proved the old adage that ‘where there is a will, there is a way,’ and become an example for others...

Baripada: Seven sniffer dog squads have been deployed in Similipal in the last three years to curb poaching, even as the Forest department has intensified patrolling in the biosphere reserve. Addressing a presser, Regional Chief Conservator of Forests (RCCF) and Field Director of the Tiger...