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Kolkata/Bhubaneswar: India’s overall large-carnivore population has increased, but the east-central region does not appear to have kept pace. A recent Wildlife Institute of India (WII) study found that leopards continue to face threats such as habitat destruction, poaching and human-wildlife conflict. Sponsored by the Odisha...

PRATAP CHANDRA SWAIN, OP Mahakalapada: The population of the rare blue-blooded horseshoe crab, which comes to the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary along the Kendrapada coast for mating, is reportedly declining, raising concerns among environmentalists over the species’ survival. The Gahirmatha and Bhitarkanika areas of Kendrapada are...

Brahmapur: A 28-year-old man was allegedly killed by a fast-food shop owner at Nimakhandi village in Ganjam district late Saturday night, police said. The deceased, Tuna Nayak, was allegedly attacked by Raghav Sahu, 32, also from Nimakhandi. Police arrested Sahu Sunday and seized two knives...

Delang: A Class IX student died of snakebite, and another was critical after the two were bitten while staying overnight at their school following a block-level sports competition in Puri district, according to reports. The deceased was identified as 14-year-old Sai Swayam Jena, while PK...

Nabarangpur: A one-year-old boy was seriously injured after a stray dog attacked him while he was sleeping at his home in Sadar village under Kodiga on police limits in Nabarangpur district, officials said. The dog entered the house and attacked the child, biting him on...

Jajpur: A 24-year-old woman suffered serious injuries after her 27-year-old lover and his family members beat her up for pressing for marriage in Odisha's Jajpur district, police said on Sunday. The accused, identified as Samir Sahu, has been arrested over the incident that took place...

Brahmapur: A 28-year-old noted criminal was killed after his friend allegedly slashed his throat during a drunken brawl in Odisha's Brahmapur, police said Sunday. The incident took place at Nimakhandi when the two, along with two others, were consuming liquor Saturday night. An argument ensued...

Jajpur: Stones were allegedly pelted at the convoy of former BJD MLA Pranab Balabantaray Sunday while he was returning after attending a meeting in Panturi village under Gadamadhupur panchayat in Jajpur district’s Dharmashala area. Balabantaray alleged that the attack took place in the "presence of...

New Delhi/Rayagada: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh Sunday attacked the BJP over the reported arrest of Niyamgiri movement leader Lada Sikaka, alleging that it was part of the so-called double-engine government's strategy in Odisha to facilitate bauxite mining in violation of the 2013 Supreme Court judgment...

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: Chilika, Asia’s largest brackish-water lagoon with estuarine characteristics and one of the world’s crucial coastal lagoons, is spread across Puri, Khordha and Ganjam districts. It lies along the Bay of Bengal and receives fresh water from rivers and remains connected...