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Koraput: A Royal Bengal Tiger (RBT) has been sighted in the Semiliguda forest range in Odisha's Koraput forest division, prompting the forest department to step up surveillance and issue an advisory asking residents of nearby villages to remain alert. Koraput Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Sidharth...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is planning to relocate villages located on hilltops and foothills to prevent casualties from landslides during disasters, senior minister Suresh Pujari said Wednesday. Of the six deaths reported during Cyclone Arnab in the state, five people died in landslides in Kandhamal and...

Bhabanipatana: Former Odisha minister and Kalahandi MP Rasa Bihari Behera died at his residence in Bhabanipatana Wednesday following prolonged age-related ailments, family sources said. He was 88. Born April 12, 1938, Behera began his political career with the Indian National Congress and was elected to...

Ganjam: An eight-member central team Wednesday visited several flood- and cyclone-affected areas in Odisha's Ganjam district to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Arnab and subsequent floods last week, officials said. The team, led by Ravi Shankar, joint secretary in the Union Ministry of Home...

Brahmapur: Around 40 students from five government-run Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and a state-run engineering school have started providing free repair services for electrical and electronic equipment and water supply systems in cyclone Arnab-ravaged Ganjam district, with Aska, the worst-affected town, being their primary focus....

Bhubaneswar: The Enforcement Directorate Wednesday conducted searches in Odisha and West Bengal as part of a money laundering probe linked to an alleged investment fraud with depositors involving funds of Rs 120 crore, officials said. The probe stems from an Odisha Police Economic Offences Wing...

Bhubaneswar/Phulbani: The multi-agency search and rescue operation at landslide-ravaged Gidipabali village in south Odisha was halted Wednesday due to inclement weather, as families of 10 missing persons prepared to perform their final rituals, a senior official said. The decision to temporarily suspend the operation was...

By Bikash Kumar Dhal, OP Banta: A shortage of teachers at Government Bantala Nodal UP School in Banta block of Bhadrak district has disrupted classroom teaching, prompting parents to demand immediate intervention to safeguard students' education. Despite having adequate infrastructure, the school is struggling to...

Baripada: A nine-month-old tiger cub rescued from a human settlement near Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) is making encouraging progress in learning to survive in the wild, having begun displaying its natural hunting instincts. The cub, currently housed in the Jamuna enclosure under the South Wildlife...

Ganjam: An auto-rickshaw driver in Ganjam town has reportedly received an e-challan of Rs 1,000 for not wearing a helmet while driving his three-wheeler, raising questions over a possible error in the traffic enforcement system. The driver, identified as Prafulla Kumar Panda, said he had...