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Baripada: In a significant breakthrough against wildlife poaching, seven absconding poachers from Mayurbhanj district surrendered before forest officials of Similipal on Tuesday, following sustained persuasion by the Similipal Wildlife Intelligence Network (SWIN) and intervention of local leaders.The surrender took place at the Podadiha Wildlife Range office in the presence of Labanyadeipur gram panchayat sarpanch Turam Sing…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is set to flag off the first pilgrimage train of the 2025–26 financial year under the Senior Citizen Pilgrimage Scheme on Wednesday, with 775 elderly passengers scheduled to travel to Ayodhya and Varanasi.The special train will depart from Bhubaneswar Railway Station at 11 am on September 10, marking the beginning of this…

Bhubaneswar: A 9-foot-long king cobra was rescued from a house in Atalsara village under Harabhanga block in Boudh district on Tuesday.According to reports, the snake was first spotted by the family of Sadanand Nayak. Alarmed by the sight, Nayak immediately alerted his family members and informed the Snake Helpline.Acting on the call, a six-member team from…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Subhadra Yojana review meeting will be held tomorrow. In the meeting discussions will be held to connect excluded beneficiaries. Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida informed about this on Tuesday.As per reports, the Women and Child Welfare Department had asked for information from three departments. Information was asked from the Transport, Food Supplies and Health…

Berhampur: At least 50 kg of plastic was removed from the stomach of a cow in Berhampur of Odisha on Tuesday. Veterinarians removed the large amount of polythene at the Veterinary hospital in Berhmapur. The plastic was removed after a 4-hour long surgery.As per reports, the cow collapsed on the Badasahi-Hilapatana road 3 days ago after…

Koraput: Amid tall claims of boosting the State healthcare infrastructure in remote areas, a critically hurt patient was treated under cell phone light by a peon in the absence of a doctor at a government hospital in Odisha’s Koraput district. The incident, which took place at Lamataput Community health Centre in Mahakuma late on Monday night, has sparked…

Bhubaneswar: In a major political development, former Rajya Sabha MP and senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader N Bhaskar Rao today resigned from the party. Along with him, former minister Lal Bihari Himirika and several local leaders and workers of Rayagada district also quit the party’s primary membership.Rao has announced the formation of a new…

Bhubaneswar: Heavy to very heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorm activity and lightning is likely to continue in many parts of Odisha September 13, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday.Rainfall of varied intensity will continue in view of a cyclonic circulation over northwest Bay of Bengal & adjoining west central Bay of Bengal off…

Kendrapara: A woman and her son, who went missing after going to catch crabs in Bhitarkanika area of Kendrapara district a couple of days ago, have reportedly been safely rescued by the forest officials today.As informed by sources, the mother and son duos, who have been identified as Anjana Mirdha and Ratindra Mirdha of Devendra Narayanpur…

Sohela: In a tragic incident, a Police SI turned critical on Monday after being hit by a Bolero vehicle in Bargarh district of Odisha. The incident took place when the cops were carrying out vehicle check at the Lebdi chhaka in Sohela’s Dasmail area.The victim police sub inspector has been identified as Amit Dhal.As per reports,…