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Keonjhar: The demand for ‘Giliriphula,’ a vibrant forest flower used in traditional delicacies, is rising in Keonjhar due to its unique taste and natural availability. Collected from forests, these flowers are sold by tribal communities in local markets and are also popular among tourists. The...

Kendrapara: Endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles have returned to Ekakula in large numbers for mass nesting after a gap of 33 years. According to Manas Kumar Das, Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) in charge of Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary, the last recorded mass nesting at C...

Berhampur: Eight hundred elderly people from Odisha left for Ayodhya and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh on a special train Saturday for a state-sponsored pilgrimage. Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida flagged off the train at the Berhampur station. Among the pilgrims are 443 people from Ganjam,...

By Patit Mandal, OP They say, "When you empower a woman, you empower a nation." But in Odisha, are women truly empowered, or are they still battling age-old challenges? While some are shattering glass ceilings in education, leadership, and enterprise, many others remain trapped in...

Phulbani: Three persons were killed and two others injured when a motorbike collided head-on with a car in Odisha's Kandhamal district, police said Saturday. The accident took place on Ghat road in Sripalla Ghati under the jurisdiction of G Udayagiri police station Friday night, the...

Sambalpur: Most state-run primary schools across Sambalpur district are embroiled in long-standing land issues, which remain unresolved despite government assurances. While most of the high schools and higher secondary schools have been granted permanent land pattas, nearly 90 per cent of primary schools running in...

Rourkela: A drunken man bludgeoned his wife to death in a fit of rage Friday after an argument broke out between the couple near a brick kiln in Kalaitola village under Sundargarh Town police station. The accused, Manglu Oram, 45, and his wife, Emen Oram,...

Bhanjanagar: A forester was seriously injured in a bear attack while trying to douse a fire in Tarasingh range of the North Ghumusar forest division late Friday night. The injured forester, Kala Badan Das, was admitted to Bhanjanagar Hospital in critical condition. As his condition...

Jajpur: A teenager was killed in a truck accident at the Ramco Cement Factory near Haridaspur in Jajpur district Friday morning at 9:30am, police said Saturday. The deceased, identified as Madhab Das, 17, son of Gopinath Das of Shyamsundarpur village under Jenapur police limits, was...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: Two kilometer zone around the Debrigarh Sanctuary (DS) has been declared as ‘Shock Free Zone’ and ‘Zero Electrocution Zone’, jointly by eco development committee (EDC) of surrounding villages and forest department. The sanctuary area is surrounded by 68 villages, with population...