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Baripada: Tigress Zeenat is scheduled to return to the Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha Tuesday night, three weeks after her escape, an official said. The process of getting her back from West Bengal has started and she will reach Similipal in the night, Odisha's Principal...

Bhubaneswar: The Union government has approved Rs 676.70 crore for infrastructural development of various universities and colleges in Odisha under Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA), state Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj said Tuesday. Speaking to reporters here, Suraj said that of Rs 676.70 crore,...

Bhubaneswar: The tectonic shift in Odisha's political landscape in 2024 ended the nearly 25-year rule of the thought-to-be invincible Naveen Patnaik government with the BJP coming to power for the first time in the state. This was Patnaik's first election defeat, which not only reduced...

Jajpur: The district, sub-divisional, and tehsil-level committees formed by Odisha government’s Steel and Mines Department over two weeks ago to tackle illegal mining of minor minerals have reportedly been ineffective. Large-scale theft of black stone continues unchecked in Dharmasala tehsil of Jajpur district, which houses...

Baripada: With the help of AI camera network set up in the Similipal Wildlife Sanctuary, Forest department sleuths in Mayurbhanj district were able to track and successfully arrest a group of 13 poachers Monday. The accused were booked under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 following...

Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday undertook field visits in Ganjam district to take stock of crop damage due to unseasonal rain and urged the state government to provide adequate compensation to farmers who are in distress. He interacted with affected farmers in...

Kolkata/Baripada: Tigress Zeenat, which had strayed from Odisha's Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) to West Bengal and was finally captured in Bankura district, is now in good health and under the observation of veterinary doctors at Alipore Zoo hospital, an official said Monday. A senior forest...

Balasore: Three people were arrested for assaulting two women over the allegation that they were attempting religious conversion of some tribal families in Odisha's Balasore district, police said Monday. Two cases have been filed at Remuna police station in this regard and police arrested three...

Beginning on a spiritual note with the inauguration of a series of development projects at religious sites across the state, including Srimandir, in January-February, the year 2024 saw the dethroning of the 24-year-old BJD regime and dawn of BJP on the state’s political landscape in...

Keonjhar: The Government Engineering College (GEC) at Jamunalia in Keonjhar district, affiliated with BPUT, is grappling with a host of significant challenges. With a severe shortage of permanent staff, more than half of the faculty positions remain vacant, adversely affecting the quality of education. Students...