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Bhubaneswar: Wildlife experts and veterinarians have stressed the urgent need for well-monitored disease surveillance, vaccination, rapid diagnosis and scientific management to protect Odisha’s elephant population from fatal diseases and growing human-elephant conflict. Asian elephants, recognised as India’s National Heritage Animal and listed as an endangered...

Rayagada: The alleged embezzlement of lakhs of rupees in the Kalyansinghpur Large Area Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society (LAMPCS) has taken a new turn after the Vigilance Department raids the residence of managing director Tarini Tripathy Friday. A six-member team conducted searches at Tripathy’s house in Jilunda...

Berhampur: At least six people were killed and four others injured after a bus collided with an autorickshaw in Odisha's Ganjam district Friday, police said. The accident occurred near Ladkapalli Square under the Purushottampur Police Station limits when the bus hit the three-wheeler, a senior...

Paradip: Production remained suspended Thursday at the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) fertiliser plant in Paradip, regarded as Asia’s largest fertiliser manufacturing facility, following a shortage of imported raw materials caused by disruptions in Middle East shipping routes. Plant officials said supplies of key...

Joda: A student committed suicide by hanging Wednesday evening after failing in the Plus II examination in Keonjhar district. The deceased was identified as Shubham Pradhan, son of Deb Narayan Pradhan, a resident of the Railway Colony area near Jurudi under Bamebari police limits in...

Bargarh: Police in Bargarh district Thursday arrested a rape accused who had reportedly remained absconding for 16 years. The accused, identified as Sahadev alias Gangadhar Pandey, 42, of Mahada village under Bhatli police station limits, was produced before a court in Bargarh and later remanded...

Belguntha: Three persons allegedly died of heatstroke in separate incidents in Buguda and Belguntha blocks of Ganjam district Thursday. The deceased were identified as Daktar Swain, a Class-IV employee of People’s College in Buguda, Sudhir Chandra Swain, a farmer and LIC agent of Chilikhama village...

Sonepur: The Mahanadi and Tel rivers flowing through Subarnapur district have emerged as vital centres of biodiversity, drawing attention on the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity today. Widely regarded as the lifeline of Odisha, the Mahanadi River is not only a major...

Baripada: A melanistic tiger, popularly known as a black tiger, has allegedly been poached in Similipal National Park, with Forest officials arresting three persons while they were reportedly attempting to sell the animal’s skin, an official said Thursday. During a press briefing during the day,...

Bhadrak: A 19-year-old college student was found hanging inside the bathroom of his house in Odisha's Bhadrak district Thursday, police said. The deceased was identified as Sambit Biswal, a second-year Commerce student of a local degree college. The incident took place at Patharadi village in...