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OFC face Mohammedan test at home

OFC face Mohammedan test at home

RISHABH PAREKH, OP Bhubaneswar: Following gritty fixtures on away soil resulting in one win and three losses, Odisha FC return for their home game after six weeks against Mohammedan SC in the Indian Super League Friday. Having slipped to 11th in the standings with five...

Unapproved CADWM projects spark concern

Hatadihi: Irregularities have surfaced in the Command Area Development and Water Management (CADWM) programme, with works reportedly executed without prior project approval or budget allocation, even as the scheme faces an acute staff shortage across four districts. Despite the government allocating crores of rupees under...

Bhitarkanika to be shut for tourists from May 1

Kendrapara/Rajnagar: Bhitarkanika National Park and the adjoining Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary will remain closed for tourists and local visitors from May 1 to July 31 to facilitate the breeding and nesting of estuarine (saltwater) crocodiles. Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of the Mangrove Forest Division (Wildlife), Rajnagar,...

960 bottles of cough syrup seized; 7 held

Bargarh: Police seized 960 bottles of cough syrup and arrested seven persons during a surprise raid at a football ground here, officials said Thursday. Acting on a tip-off about an illegal cough syrup trade at Behera football ground, a team from Bargarh Sadar police station...

CM honours two CBSE Class 10 toppers in city

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday met CBSE Class X toppers Teenaa Rath and Alisha Biswal at Lok Seva Bhavan here and felicitated them for their outstanding achievement. Both scored a perfect 500/500 in the CBSE Class X board exam, bringing pride to Odisha....

Heatwave in Odisha

Heatwave scorches Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Severe heatwave conditions scorched Odisha Thursday, with the mercury crossing 40 degrees Celsius at 12 places, according to the IMD. Titlagarh town in Bolangir district recorded a maximum temperature of 43.7 degrees Celsius, making it the hottest place in the state for the day....

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Poacher arrested from Similipal tiger reserve in Odisha

Baripada: Forest department officers arrested a poacher along with a country-made gun inside the Similipal tiger reserve (STR) in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, an official said Thursday. The arrested accused is a resident of Kulian area in the district. During a routine patrol inside the Balidiha...

 

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