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Udala: In a rare display of loyalty and sacrifice, a stray dog named ‘Kali’ died after saving more than 30 children from a venomous snake at Dhirakula village under Udala block in Mayurbhanj district. Villagers bid an emotional farewell to the animal, performing its last...

Kendrapara: Forest officials have urged the Kendrapara Collector and District Magistrate (DM) to take immediate steps to demolish six illegal hotels operating inside Bhitarkanika National Park. These hotels, reportedly violating Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms, are said to be causing significant harm to the park’s...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is all set to welcome the Odia New Year—Maha Bishuba Sankranti, popularly known as Pana Sankranti—on April 14, with vibrant cultural fervour, marking the grand finale of the fortnight-long ‘Odia Pakhya’ celebrations dedicated to language, heritage and identity. The concluding ceremony will be...

Bhubaneswar/Rayagada: Four Left parties—CPI(ML) Red Star Odisha, CPI(ML), CPI(ML) New Democratic and Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI)—have called for observing April 17 as ‘Protest Day’ across the state, strongly condemning alleged police excesses, repression and violations of constitutional and legal rights in Sijimali. In...

Bhubaneswar: The Mahanadi Bachao Andolan (MBA) Monday organised a meeting at Buddha Mandir in Bhubaneswar to deliberate on the long-pending Mahanadi water dispute. Attended by intellectuals, experts, social activists and senior journalists, the meeting expressed serious concern over the delay in resolving the issue and...

Rayagada: With the onset of summer, the first suspected heatstroke-related death has been reported. Kulaka Ramulu (around 60–65) died near Tamiliguda under Jagannathpur panchayat in the Gunupur police limits of Rayagada district. He was a resident of Soura Sahi in Jagannathpur village. According to reports,...

Bhubaneswar/Keonjhar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday laid the foundation stone for projects worth Rs 1900 crore, including the much-awaited Rs 1,581.21 crore Barbil Bypass Ring Road project in Keonjhar district, marking a significant step toward improving infrastructure and connectivity in the mining belt. The...

Jajpur: In a significant breakthrough, the police Monday cracked the sensational murder case of a youth who was shot dead in Odisha’s Jajpur district April 6, arresting five persons, including the deceased’s wife, informed Yashpratap Shrimal, Superintendent of Police, Jajpur district. The accused were identified...

Nabarangpur: Acting on a tip-off, forest officials arrested five persons and seized a leopard skin during a raid in the Dabugaon area of Nabarangpur district Monday. Acting on the instructions of Nabarangpur Divisional Forest Officer Shubhendu Prasad Behera, forest officials conducted a raid in the...

New Delhi/Nayagarh: Nayagarh’s iconic 'Chhena Poda' is set to receive Geographical Indication (GI) tag recognition, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said Monday. A formal announcement is expected during a meeting scheduled for May 28 and 29, according to officials. The GI tag will...