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Cold wave continues in Odisha as IMD issues dense fog alert

Bhubaneswar: Cold wave continues to grip Odisha, though weather conditions are expected to remain unchanged and foggy climate likely to persist over the next five days, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said Monday. According to IMD, cold wave conditions are very likely to prevail in...

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Odisha Police SI exam ‘scam’: CBI files preliminary chargesheet

Bhubaneswar: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday reportedly filed a preliminary chargesheet in the alleged Odisha Police sub-inspector (SI) examination scam. According to sources, the chargesheet has named 16 accused, including alleged mastermind Shankar Prusty. Others named in the chargesheet include Muna Mohanty, Suresh Nayak,...

India Book of Records

Scrap-made Odisha map earns place in India Book of Records

Bhubaneswar: Government Polytechnic, Bhubaneswar, has earned national recognition by securing a place in the India Book of Records for creating the largest outlined map of Odisha made by an educational institution, highlighting its commitment to sustainability, innovation and technical excellence. The record-setting project was completed...

Timber mafia attacks forest staff, snatches seized vehicle, wood

Timber mafia attacks forest staff, snatches seized vehicle, wood

Nilagiri: Timber smugglers allegedly attacked Forest department personnel, vandalised a patrolling vehicle and forcibly took away a timber-laden vehicle during a night patrol in the Nilagiri forest range of Balasore district Saturday night. According to forest officials, the incident occurred around 10 pm after Nilagiri...

Arrest

Man jailed for strangling wife

Berhampur: A 32-year-old man was arrested and sent to judicial custody Sunday for allegedly killing his wife by strangling her with a sari in Shantinagar under the Gosaninuagaon police station limits. The deceased was identified as Suchitra Prusty, a resident of Chanchadapadia near Shantinagar. Her...

Sunabeda-Leopard

Leopard scare grips Sunabeda

Nuapada: Panic has spread in the Sunabeda area of Nuapada district after a video showing a leopard roaming on the Sunabeda–Datunama road went viral. The road passes through the Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary under Komna block in Nuapada district and connects Odisha with neighbouring Chhattisgarh. According...

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ECoR upgrades infra to double train capacity

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) is expanding coaching terminals and enhancing sectional and operational capacities across several cities to meet rising passenger demand and ease congestion. “This initiative aims to upgrade the railway network and strengthen nationwide connectivity,” said Union Minister of Railways Ashwini...

Tigress

Tigress delivers three cubs at Nandankanan; one survives

Bhubaneswar: A three-year-old tigress gave birth to three cubs at Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) here. However, only one of the newborns has survived. Zoo officials said that the birth, which took place Saturday, marked tigress Jayashree’s first litter after a gestation period of 101 days....

 

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