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By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: Odisha may have managed to keep its wild elephant population broadly stable for decades, but a more difficult conservation question is now staring the state in the face; does Odisha still have enough healthy, connected habitat to accommodate its elephants?...

By Dr Debabrata Swain The elephant, Earth’s largest terrestrial mammal, is deeply woven into Odisha’s cultural, spiritual, and geopolitical history. Simple and serene with its magnificent proboscis, this gentle giant requires massive, unbroken forested terrains to forage, consuming hundreds of kilograms of foliage and grass...

Bhubaneswar: A public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the process for selecting the new Director General of Police (DGP) in Odisha was filed in the Supreme Court Tuesday, even as the state government Monday hurriedly promoted 1994-batch IPS officers Sanjeeb Panda and Yashwant Kumar Jethwa from...

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA), in coordination with the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), has carried out a major demolition drive, demolishing a total of 330 transit houses with 45 toilets and bathrooms near Kanyashram under Chandrasekharpur Mouza as part of its ongoing efforts to clear...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP has raised questions on the silence of BJD president Naveen Patnaik over the alleged police excess on agitating students in the Congress-backed JMM government in neighbouring Jharkhand. In a video message Tuesday, state BJP spokesperson Anil Biswal asked, "Why is Naveen Babu...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance Department Tuesday arrested a former secretary of a cooperative society for allegedly misappropriating public funds amounting to Rs 21.28 lakh, officials said. During investigation, the department found that the accused collected loan repayment funds directly from various borrower members (loanees) of...

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple will remain shut for devotees for five hours Wednesday afternoon to observe a special ritual called 'Chitalagi Amavasya', officials said. In a notification, Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) said, "On Wednesday, 12th August 2026, Shrabana Krushna Amavasya tithi, Chitalagi Niti...

Bhubaneswar: Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar, in collaboration with Virginia Commonwealth University, USA, have theoretically predicted a new two-dimensional material exhibiting i-wave altermagnetism. The finding could open new possibilities for developing faster, more compact and energy-efficient electronic devices, with potential applications...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has asked all higher educational institutions in the state to revive key statutory committees, including anti-ragging panels, before the commencement of regular academic activities for the academic session 2026-27. In a letter to all state and private universities, including deemed-to-be universities, as...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi is scheduled to hoist the National Flag and take the salute at the state-level Independence Day celebrations in Bhubaneswar August 15. According to the official programme announced by the state government, while Majhi will address the Independence Day...