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Sambalpur: Union Minister  Pradhan Monday laid the foundation stone for a tiger enclosure in Sambalpur Zoo, which is set to transform it into a medium-sized zoological park. Pradhan, the Sambalpur MP, placed the first brick for a state-of-the-art 1,500 sq metre tiger enclosure where two...

Deogarh: Over five months after the inauguration of the new seven-storey district headquarters hospital (DHH) in Deogarh, major gaps in staffing, equipment use and basic facilities have appeared with residents wondering why the building was inaugurated before it was ready to deliver full-fledged healthcare services....

Sambalpur: Students of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) in Burla have drawn national attention after building a formula racing car that won top honours in the lightweight category and secured the all-India second position at the Imperial-2025 competition. The vehicle, named ‘Ares’, was...

Jharsuguda: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken up a case against Epsilon Carbon Ashoka Pvt. Ltd. for allegedly encroaching on village forest land in Sripura under Sadar block in Jharsuguda district. The tribunal admitted the petition, filed by social worker Saroj Patra, October 31...

Berhampur: The Berhmapur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) will adopt Indore’s acclaimed sanitation model in an effort to improve cleanliness in the city, sources said Thursday. BeMC Commissioner Prathamesh Arvind Rajeshirke, City Engineer Manoj Kumar Patra and other officials recently visited Indore and Bhopal to study their...

Patana: Two men were critically injured early Sunday after being attacked by a honey badger in Ankura village under the Patana range of Keonjhar district, forest officials said. The attack occurred around 5:30 am when the animal reportedly injured Bijay Nayak, 54, and Jagadish Nayak,...

Digapahandi: Tragedy struck the family of a 10-year-old child labourer, whose father has migrated outside and his family was dependent on him, as a sand-laden tractor overturned on him near Bahuda river islet under Digapahandi block in Ganjam district Sunday. The victim was identified as...

Berhampur: Police have seized 25 vehicles transporting minor minerals illegally from various places in Odisha's Ganjam district, an officer said Sunday. "We have conducted a crackdown on illegally transported minerals Saturday night across the district. At least 25 minor mineral-laden vehicles, including trucks and tractors,...

Rourkela: Three persons, allegedly involved in several dacoities and murders in Odisha and neighbouring states, were injured in two separate police encounters near Rourkela town of Sundargarh district Sunday, police said. Special teams of Rourkela police carried out the encounters in self-defence when the criminals...

Jajpur: Four people were injured after a bus hit them from behind in Odisha's Jajpur district Sunday, triggering a protest by locals, police said. The accident occurred near Kujhala Chhak on the Bari-Kuakhia road under Jajpur Sadar Police Station limits when the passenger vehicle hit...