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Athagarh: The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) on Friday began probe into the rampant smuggling of the endangered Pangolin in Odisha. The two-member WCCB team from Jabalpur branch led by ...

Athagarh: The Odisha Forest department suspects that a foreign source may be involved in the smuggling of pangolins in the state. “We have information that a foreign racket is involved ...

Bhubaneswar: Eminent environmentalist of Odisha Nadia Chand Kanungo passed away at his residence at Niladri Vihar here on Wednesday after a prolonged illness. He was 83. His last rites were ...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has suspended DFO Rayagada Forest Division Debarchan Behera on grounds of allegations of corruption related to construction of government buildings, working on bamboo SS coupes and ...

Kendrapara: Taking note of the reluctance of the students to visit the Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha’s Kendrapara district due to excess entry fee and boat fare, the state Forest ...

Bhubaneswar: A woman was killed after a rowdy langur attacked her at a village on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. Sources said the deceased, Harsha Mohanty, of Khairapoda village in ...

Keonjhar: Following the death of three elephants on NH-20 at Balijodi under Ghatagan Forest Range in Odisha’s Keonjhar district late on Wednesday, the Forest Department on arrested a driver of ...

Keonjhar: Two elephants were killed and another seriously injured after they were hit by two speeding trucks on NH-20 at Balijodi under Ghatagan Forest Range in Odisha’s Keonjhar district late ...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government effected a minor reshuffle in the Indian Forest Service (IFS) cadre by appointing 1987 batch officer Sushil Kumar Popli as Director, Environment, a General Administration notification ...

Bargarh: Forest officials of Bargarh Wildlife Division on Friday arrested a youth for doing a stunt with poisonous snakes. Talking to mediapersons, Bargarh Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) P Sandeep said ...