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Ganjam: A court in Odisha's Ganjam district Tuesday sentenced a man and his son to life imprisonment for the murder of a middle-aged person about two years ago over a land dispute. The convicts were identified as Surendra Behera (69) and his son Mohan Behera...

Ganjam: Four suspected poachers were arrested in Odisha's Ganjam district with wildlife parts Tuesday, an official said. Acting on a tip-off, a team of forest officers raided a few houses in Budhamba village and made the arrests, he said. Dry meat and bones of wild...

Berhampur: The three-day annual dolphin census began Tuesday in Odisha's Chilika, Asia's biggest brackish water lagoon, officials said. Over 100 persons, including experts, retired forest officers, wildlife activists and forest staff, were engaged in the exercises, carried out by the Chilika Wildlife Division, with support...

Bhubaneswar/Balasore: Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Odisha Assembly and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president, Naveen Patnaik, Tuesday expressed deep anguish over the recent killing of a youth belonging to a minority community over allegations of illegal cattle smuggling in Balasore district of the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Tuesday announced a one-month-long house listing exercise from mid-April as part of the work for Census 2027, a notification said. The notification issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management department said that the house listing exercise will be carried out across the...

Sambalpur: Over 4.21 lakh birds visited Hirakud reservoir in Odisha's Sambalpur district this winter, registering a significant increase from last year. During the bird census at the reservoir covering 5.72 sq km of the power channel area upto the Chhattisgarh border, a total of 4,21,763...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati will unfurl the National Flag and take ceremonial salute at the state-level Republic Day function in Bhubaneswar, while Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will preside over celebrations in Cuttack, an official notification said. A letter issued to different authorities...

Keonjhar: The Forest Department has initiated action against the posting of videos on social media that show harassment, capture or disturbance of wildlife for monetary gain, ignoring existing restrictions. Keonjhar Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Dhanraj HD has written to YouTube January 15 seeking the removal...

Nuapada: In a shocking incident, the BDO of Nuapada Sadar block was assaulted by miscreants Monday. Police have arrested a person - Hemnath Banjara, 35, of Mudhela village under Jonk police limits- and detained three others - Manoj Banjara, Prem Shankar Sahu and Johar Satnami...

Angul: Angul District and Sessions Court Monday sentenced Chaturbhuj Majhi to life imprisonment after convicting him in a murder case. The incident took place November 4, 2024, at Changudia village under the jurisdiction of Chhendipada PS in Angul district. The accused brutally murdered his relative,...