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Bhubaneswar: Wildlife experts and veterinarians have stressed the urgent need for well-monitored disease surveillance, vaccination, rapid diagnosis and scientific management to protect Odisha’s elephant population from fatal diseases and growing human-elephant conflict. Asian elephants, recognised as India’s National Heritage Animal and listed as an endangered...

Bhubaneswar: In an unfortunate development, as many as six persons, including two minor girls, lost their lives in a tragic road accident in the Purusottampur area of Odisha’s Ganjam district Friday. As per reports, an auto-rickshaw carrying 10 members of a family from Erandra village...

Bhubaneswar: A Class-XII student in Odisha reportedly scored 102 out of 100 marks in English paper in the recently declared Council of Higher Secondary Education board examination results, a source said Friday. The error surfaced in the result of Biswajeet Oram, a science student of...

Bhubaneswar: More than 1.18 lakh students from various higher educational institutions in Odisha have been provided internship and community service opportunities as per NEP-2020 during the academic year 2025-26, an official statement said Friday. As per the provisions of the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020 and...

Bhubaneswar: Indian hockey player, Olympian Amit Rohidas has embraced solar energy by installing a rooftop solar system at his residence under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. The initiative has significantly reduced the installation cost while ensuring long-term savings on electricity bills. His move...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: A worrying rise in fire incidents across the Capital city in past months has triggered fresh concerns over urban fire safety, emergency preparedness, and enforcement of safety norms. Devastating market blazes, industrial fires, and vehicle accidents in several parts of the...

Bhubaneswar: Police have busted a sex racket operating from a house under Jatni police station limits in Khurda district and arrested seven persons, including two alleged kingpins, officials said Thursday. Acting on inputs, personnel of Jatni police station conducted a raid at around 10.30 pm...

Cuttack: Odisha Police has begun extensive preparations for the Rath Yatra 2026, with Director General of Police (DGP) Yogesh Bahadur Khurania chairing a high-level review meeting at State Police Headquarters in Cuttack, Thursday. The annual chariot festival of Lord Jagannath is scheduled to be held...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday issued an eight-point directive mandating virtual official meetings wherever possible, compulsory use of electric vehicles (EVs), and a 10 per cent reduction in fuel consumption across departments. The directives were issued on the instructions of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi,...

Bhubaneswar: Police Thursday rescued a boy who was kidnapped from the previous day by six students, an officer said. According to police, the accused kidnapped the 17-year-old boy in a four-wheeler Wednesday evening, around 6:30 pm, from an isolated place near Kalinga Nagar Square here...