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Nayagarh: The forests of Nayagarh district and Mahanadi Wildlife Division are increasingly becoming unsafe for elephants as Khurda forest division’s Ranpur range and Nayagarh forest division – both in this district – have reported 18 jumbo deaths in last 13 years. According to reports, most...

AKASH RANJAN RATH Chilika, famous for its rich natural heritage and beautiful ecosystem, is Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon, a Ramsar site, and one of the biodiversity hotspots in the country. It’s a unique habitat that supports 24 species of mammals, 221 species of birds,...

RAJESH MOHANTY, OP Rourkela: If things go as planned, the Jamunanaki bridge, which was supposed to be completed before the Hockey World Cup 2023, will be completed in March 2025, according to sources at the Public Works department. The bridge being constructed at a cost...

Chhatrapur: Staffers of the government’s 108 Ambulance service have launched a protest raising several demands at the Sub-divisional Hospital here Wednesday. They have demanded wage revision, reduction in duty hours, and most importantly, reinstatement of the sacked 100 employees. The staffers have shut down GPS...

Angul: Two people, including a woman, were killed in separate incidents of elephant attacks in this district Wednesday. Sources said Mandodaga Sahu, a woman from Baghuabol village under Bagadia police limits in Chhendipada forest area, was harvesting paddy on her farmland when an elephant from...

Berhampur: At least four people, including three women, were killed and 28 others sustained injuries when a pickup van in which they were travelling overturned in Odisha's Gajapati district Wednesday, police said. The accident took place at Chiting Ghat in Mohana police station area. "The...

Bhubaneswar/Rourkela: A man, who was out on bail after being jailed for raping a girl, killed the victim, chopped her body into pieces and threw the body parts in different places in Odisha, police said Wednesday. According to the police, the accused, identified as Kunu...

Bhubaneswar: BJD legislator Goutam Buddha Das Wednesday raised the demand in Odisha Assembly for pension and increased health coverage for journalists in the state. The first-time MLA, who was earlier a journalist, made the demand during the Zero Hour. "As I have worked as a...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD and Congress Wednesday came down heavily on Odisha's BJP government, accusing it of remaining silent as the profit-making Waltair division is being delinked from the East Coast Railway Zone (ECoR). The issue was raised in the Assembly during Zero Hour by BJD...

Balasore: A 22-year-old man was arrested in Balasore district for allegedly stealing jewellery worth over Rs 70 lakh from the house of a doctor in Bengaluru where he worked as a domestic help, police said Wednesday. The accused was nabbed from his village in Khaira...