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Bhubaneswar: Major irregularities have been detected in the implementation of minor irrigation (MI) projects in Odisha, with several projects being abandoned midway and crores of rupees rendered unfruitful, according to a report of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). The report, tabled in the...

Brahmapur: Scientists at the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Gopalpur, have identified a new species of fish, Bathymyrus perplexus, from the coastal waters off Paradip. The species was first collected from the Paradip coast in 2021. Between 2021 and 2025, researchers recorded 32 specimens from...

Bhubaneswar: Bike theft gangs have become active in Bhubaneswar ahead of the puja season, with more than 40 cases of two-wheelers being stolen reported at various police stations in September, the police informed. The thieves are targeting crowded places, particularly markets, hospitals and bus stands,...

Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an Action Taken Report from the Mayurbhanj District Magistrate on alleged illegal stone quarrying in the foothills of Similipal National Park, including areas near Saratchandrapur and Bankasahi villages. In an order dated September 28, the NHRC...

Patana: A 42-year-old businessman, whose wife is a police constable, was shot dead by unidentified assailants near Bhimapada forest on the Kendeiposi-Patana road. The incident took place late Monday night. Sources said the suspected robbers also attacked him with sharp-edged weapons and fled with his...

Bhubaneswar: The BJD Tuesday criticised the Odisha government for adjourning sine die the monsoon session of the assembly four days ahead of schedule and for not holding any debate on an amended mining law, claiming that the ruling BJP was "not interested in discussion" about...

Baripada: A POCSO court in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Tuesday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for kidnapping and raping a girl in October last year. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on the convict Ashok Kumar Raul, alias...

Kendrapada: Odisha's forest department officials Tuesday seized two seaworthy fishing trawlers and apprehended 19 people for fishing illegally inside the Gahirmatha Marine Wildlife Sanctuary in Kendrapara district, an official said. The action was taken during routine patrolling by the Gahirmatha Wildlife Range staff, when the...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant recognition of Odisha’s efforts towards strengthening urban sanitation and scientific waste management, Bhubaneswar and Puri have been selected among 50 cities across the country under the PRAGATI 50 initiative of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) under the Swachh...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s bamboo sector has earned national recognition, with a bamboo farmer from Mayurbhanj district receiving the PRAMAAN Certificate under the Indian Forest & Wood Certification Scheme (IFWCS). The certification, awarded under the Trees Outside Forests Management and Chain of Custody (TOFM-CoC) scope, covers 14.03...