Bhubaneswar: Rain lashed most parts of Odisha Saturday as the low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression, the IMD said. Of the 30 districts of Odisha, 26 districts have experienced rainfall in the last 24 hours till 8.30am Saturday. The highest...
Keonjhar: Dharanidhar University (DDU) in Keonjhar district is yet to get the University Grants Commission (UGC) status despite passage of one and a half years since its establishment. Earlier, the state government upgraded Dharanidhar Autonomous College to DDU but could not take steps following the...
Kolkata/Bhubaneswar: Three-year-old tigress ‘Zeenat’, which had escaped from Similipal Tiger Reserve some days ago and entered the Jharkhand border, is now believed to be roaming in West Bengal forests, sources said Friday. Forest personnel of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha are closely monitoring the movement...
Kendrapara: An 18.5-foot-long adult Indian rock python, which had strayed into Rajendranarayanpur village near Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district, was rescued by forest officials Friday. Locals, upon spotting the snake, alerted the forest department, which swiftly responded to rescue the animal. The python...
Berhampur: A special vigilance court in Berhampur Friday sentenced a former gram panchayat secretary in Odisha's Ganjam district to three years imprisonment for misappropriation of rice and cement. Rice was supplied to the panchayat under Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana and National Food for Work Programme....
Bhubaneswar: Parts of Odisha received light rain Friday due to a well-marked low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, which is likely to intensify into a depression within the next 12 hours, the IMD said in the evening A Yellow Warning for heavy rainfall was...
Kendrapara: A 14-year-old student of a government-run school in Odisha's Kendrapara district allegedly stabbed his classmate Friday, police said. The incident took place in a classroom of Telengabasant Nodal Upper Primary School, under the jurisdiction of Pattamundai Rural police station, an officer said. The Class-VIII...
Rourkela: A minor girl was allegedly raped by three persons in Rourkela city, police said Friday. The three accused have been arrested, the police added. The incident took place three days ago when the girl (15) was roaming in the Rourkela bus stand area after...
Sambalpur: The Indian Institute of Management (IIM)-Sambalpur has announced a strategic shift in its admission process, deciding to independently conduct the exercise for the MBA programme in the 2025-2026 academic year, an official said Friday. The same admission process will be applicable for the newly...
Berhampur: An elephant care centre will soon come up in the Chandragiri reserve forest area in Odisha's Ganjam district, local MLA Pradyumna Nayak said Friday. Around 21 hectares of land have been earmarked by the forest department for the facility near Beruabadi. The proposal of...
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