Nandankanan loses a female sloth bear to suspected TB
Bhubaneswar: Nandankanan Zoological Park here on Thursday lost a female sloth bear named Mili.
According to zoo authorities, the 16-year-old animal was found dead in an isolated feed…
Economic blockade by CPI (M) brings life to grinding halt at Bonai
Bonai: Normal life was thrown out of gear at Bonai in Sundargarh district on Thursday following an economic blockade called by the CPI (M) demanding immediate repair of National Highway-215…
Maoist camp busted in Malkangiri forest, explosives seized
Malkangiri: Security forces busted a Maoist camp in a forested area near MV-47 in Malkangiri district on Wednesday night.
According to reports, 112 Battalion of BSF carried out a joint…
Eminent painter Dinanath Pathy’s painting exhibition ‘Chitrangi’ unveiled
Bhubaneswar: As a tribute to eminent painter-author-art historian-visionary Dinanath Pathy on his first death anniversary, a painting exhibition ‘Chitrangi’, a retrospective, is being held…
DGP inaugurates police petrol pump in Jharsuguda
Jharsuguda: The first-of-its-kind police petrol pump was opened on NH-49 near Odisha State Armed Police (OSAP) 2nd battalion in Jharsuguda district on Wednesday.
The petrol pump was…
637 litres of illicit liquor seized, two held in Balasore
Balasore: The excise sleuths on Wednesday seized 637 litres of illicit liquor and arrested two persons from Nilagiri in Balasore district.
While 630 litres of foreign liquor filled in seven…
Odisha leg of 3rd Inter-State Table Tennis State Championships concludes
Cuttack: New Stewart School represented by Salonee, Patta Nayak, Bhabya and Saswathi won the Senior Girls team event while DAV CSP represented by Chiranjeev, Rohit, Sahil and Aryan won the…
Swine flu death toll rises to 31 in state
Bhubaneswar: One more person succumbed to swine flu on Wednesday, taking the death toll to 31 in the state this season.
On the other hand, six fresh cases were detected from the 30 swabs…
R P Sharma appointed new DGP of Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Dr Rajendra Prasad Sharma will take over as Odisha’s new director general of police. The 1986 batch Odisha cadre IPS officer will replace K B Singh, who has been posted as…
KISS shoot out Sainik in MCL Cup semis
Bhubaneswar: Former champions Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) entered the final of the MCL Cup 29th Bhubaneswar Inter-School Football Tournament, edging out Sainik School 5-2 via…