Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Forest Department will intensify combing operations in Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary in Balasore district to tackle poaching activities. In the wake of attack by poachers to two forest officials, the Department has decided to intensify the combing operations in the sanctuary. A joint team comprising Special Tiger Protection Force and Ex-Army personnel will [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal does not need an alliance to form Government in Odisha under the leadership of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Senior Biju Janata Dal leader and Chairman, 5T Initiatives and Nabin Odisha, Kartik Pandian has asserted that CM Naveen is all set to form government again in Odisha after the forthcoming elections. [...]

Balasore: Two Forest Department guards were injured when poachers opened fire on them yesterday night in Nilagiri area. The incident has happened in the Panchalingeswar beat forest in Balasore district. According to sources, the forest department team was on a patrolling duty when they got information regarding presence of poachers. While the team was trying [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Meteorological Department has issued Orange warning for thunderstorm and heavy rainfall in many districts of Odisha for the next two days. According to the IMD “Thunderstorm with lightning, and gusty surface wind speed reaching 45- 55 kmph and hail very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of [...]

Bhubaneswar: A key inter-state meeting of senior police officers of Odisha, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand was held at the DGP Camp Office here on Monday. Senior police officers of the neighbouring states participated in the meeting through video conference. “We held discussions on how to thwart illegal transportation of firearms, drugs, money during elections [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Satyabrata Sahu on Monday released the Heat Wave Contingency Plan for General Elections 2024 to be held in the State. In a letter, the SRC asked Collectors of all districts to take mitigation, preparedness and response measures to tackle the heat wave conditions. According to the Office of [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance on Monday nabbed a senior clerk-cum-cashier and a peon at the office of Superintending Engineer (SE), RW (PH) Division, Bhubaneswar for taking bribe from a contractor for facilitating the release of his pending bills. Sr. Clerk-cum-Cashier Sadasiba Sahoo, posted at office of Superintending Engineer (SE), RW (PH) Division, Bhubaneswar and Pradipta [...]

Bhubaneswar: A crucial meeting was held to discuss about the deployment of Central Armed Police Forces and State Armed Police Forces for the ensuing General and Assembly elections in Odisha. The meeting was convened by Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena at Lok Seva Bhawan along with State Chief Electoral Officer Nikunja Bihari Dhal regarding the [...]

Bhubaneswar: A former Panchayat Samiti Chairperson and her spouse were sentenced to jail in a bribery case in Odisha’s Sundargarh district. Kaushalya Dhrua, Ex-Chairperson, Tangarpali Panchayat Samiti, Dist-Sundargarh and her spouse Indramani Dhrua, who were charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance in a case vide Special Judge Vigilance, Sundargarh TR No.38/2015 U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d)/7 P.C. [...]

Bhubaneswar: A tiger was spotted in Odisha’s Sundergarh district almost after two decades. This has been informed by Susanta Nanda, Principal CCF (WL) & Chief Wildlife Warden. He said that a tiger has been camera trapped in Sundergarh District almost after two decades. The Tiger cell of NTCA confirmed it to have migrated out of [...]