‘Stop slurry pipeline work in wildlife corridors’
: The ‘Yuva O Shrama Bikash Mancha’ (YSBM) demanded to stop the work of the slurry pipeline in the Sadar and Ghatgaon range areas of Keonjhar Forest Division area on Wednesday. In this regard, the forum submitted a memorandum to the Collector and DFO Keonjhar with copies sent to the...
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2 poachers caught by villagers; guns seized
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6 infected with malaria in 3 days in Joda
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Cong holds poll preparatory meet for Ganjam
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Cong ticket aspirant Debasmita gets active in Aul
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Naidu to contest as Independent in B’pur LS seat
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Parties still undecided over their nominees for Champua
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Safe Motherhood Day held with pregnant, lactating women
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GAJAPATI SARPANCH GETS 2-YR RI FOR GRAFT The Special Judge, Vigilance, Brahmapur, on Friday sentenced Dimidi Rama Rao, former Sarapanch, Kidigaon GP under Kashinagar block in Gajapati district, to two years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI) in a graft case. The court also ordered him to pay a fine of Rs 5,000 and...
Odisha, WTI hold meeting to plan mitigation
The Odisha Government and the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) hosted a consultative meeting here on Friday to discuss strategies to mitigate the negative effects of linear infrastructure on elephants and other wildlife. The discussions primarily focussed on strengthening the policy guidelines for avoiding, reducing and mitigating the adverse impacts of...
Smart city project execution in Bhubaneswar
The State Capital Bhubaneswar is celebrating its 76th Foundation Day today. It was on April 13, 1948 that the then Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, had laid the foundation stone for the city. Since then, Bhubaneswar remains a celebrated model of modern architecture and city planning with the...
Warning issued for heat wave in State
Rainfall and thunderstorm in different parts of the State for the last few days had provided a temporary respite from the torrid heat wave. But an intense spell of heat wave is again on the cards as the Regional Office of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) here on Friday predicted a...
Cashless treatment for poll officials
Polling officials affected by heat stroke during the upcoming general elections can avail cashless treatment in private hospitals empanelled under the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) of the State Government. The Health and Family Welfare Department has written to the private hospitals empanelled under the BSKY to provide cashless treatment to...
MBBS student duped of Rs 6L in cyber fraud
Despite awareness drives carried out by the enforcement agencies warning people about cyber frauds, many including educated people are still falling prey to cybercriminals in the hope of getting lucrative returns. In the latest incident, an MBBS girl student was allegedly duped by cyber fraudsters and lost Rs 6 lakh in...
Ex-Laxmipur MLA Kulesika joins BJP
Former Laxmipur MLA Kailash Kulesika joined the BJP on Friday. His decision came a day after the BJD re-nominated sitting MLA Prabhu Jani from the Laxmipur seat. Kulesika, who had joined the BJD in 2021, was expecting a ticket from the regional party for contesting the polls from the constituency. “I had joined...
