Bhubaneswar: A three-day bird census is set to be conducted in the mangrove forest areas of Bhitarkanika National Park from August 30 to September 1.The survey will cover key nesting sites located in Matha Dia, Laxmiprasad Dia, Durgaprasad Dia, and Bali Dia.According to Varadaraj Gaonkar, Divisional Forest Officer (Wildlife), Rajnagar Division, the census will focus on…
Gadchiroli: In a major success to the armed forces, as many as four Maoists have been killed and several weapons have been recovered from the forest in the border of Chhattisgarh-Maharashtra.According to reports, after about eight hours of intermittent firing in the Koparshi forest area on the Gadchiroli-Narayanpur border, the bodies of four Maoists (that is,…
Lucknow: In line with the Yogi Government’s directive, a statewide road safety campaign, ‘No Helmet, No Fuel,’ will run from September 1 to 30 across Uttar Pradesh, according to an official release.Led by district magistrates in coordination with road safety committees, the drive will see police, transport, revenue, and district administration officials working jointly to ensure…
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Majhi reviewed the integrated development work of Ghatgaon Maa Tarini Shrine at Ghatagaon in Keonjhar. He reviewed the integrated development work of Maa Tarini Peeth at Lok Seva Bhawan and discussed with the intellectuals of the locality.The development and beautification work of Ghatgaon Maa Tarini Temple is being carried out at a…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance today arrested OFS officer Sarita Barik, serving as Assistant Commissioner of State Tax, Bhubaneswar-IV Circle, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹25,000 from a bakery firm. Barik had reportedly issued a show-cause notice to the complainant, directing him to pay ₹2,27,147 towards reversal of Input Tax Credit (ITC) for the…
Berhampur: Three days after he went missing from a tourist spot, a young YouTuber was rescued today by police and fire personnel in Odisha’s Ganjam district. The boy, identifed as Narendra Sahu of Kalamba Village in Polsara, was untraceable after he went to relieve himself in the evening on Sunday. Apart from being a vlogger, he…
Srinagar, ,27/8: The death toll in the Vaishno Devi landslide has gone up to 32 with rescuers pulling out more bodies from under the debris, officials said on Wednesday, a day after disaster struck the route to the hilltop shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district. At least 20 people were injured in the landslide…
Chennai, 27/8: Indian all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement from the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Wednesday in a social media post. They say every ending will have a new start, my time as an IPL cricketer comes to a close today,” the cricketer wrote.
New Delhi, 27/8: Amid ongoing tariff tensions, India is likely to sign a mega defence deal with the US to buy 113 additional F-404 engines from General Electric for 97 Tejas LCA jets, which the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited will manufacture. The deal worth around $1 billion is likely to be inked by September, according to…
Bengaluru, 26/8: Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday offered an apology for reciting the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) prayer in the Assembly while maintaining that it was not a mistake and slamming his detractors for questioning his loyalty towards Congress . I don’t want to hurt anyone. My life is to serve others, not…
