Bhanjanagar: A network of around 100 advanced AI-powered cameras will be installed in Ghumusar North and South forest divisions in Ganjam district as part of the Forest and Environment departments plans to deploy such surveillance devices across the states forests with an aim to curb poaching and illegal tree felling. In addition to the cameras, []

Udala: The death of a Class IX girl student at the Anwesha hostel, meant for tribal girls in Udala, Mayurbhanj district, has taken a new turn after the discovery of a suicide note Thursday. The note suggests the girl ended her life over a love affair, police officials investigating the death confirmed while ruling out []

Keonjhar: A herd of 18 elephants has wreaked havoc in the Sadar forest range of the Keonjhar forest division as the pachyderms destroyed crops and left a villager critically injured Wednesday night. Sources said the elephant herd left Salarapantha forest and travelled through Mahadeijoda, Tikarpada, and Hanumanghati villages and eventually reached Kadagarh village. Locals along []

Rourkela: A team of Airport Authority of India (AAI) officials has completed the pre-feasibility study of Rourkela Airport. The team, which arrived Monday, toured the airport site and nearby areas like Sector-13 and the OMFED plant Tuesday. Bimal Bisi, president of Sachetan Nagarika Mancha (SNM), an organisation advocating for development of the airport, stated, Discussions []

Bhubaneswar: Commissioner of Railway Safety Brijesh Mishra recently inspected the newly-constructed 26.888 km rail line between Boudh and Purunakatak, a key segment of the Khurda Road-Bolangir rail project. The inspection assessed the track, signaling system, and bridges to ensure safety and operational readiness. This marks a major milestone in the project, which aims to enhance []

Bhubaneswar: The 49th board meeting of Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) focused on enhancing safety, service quality, and expanding public transportation in Odisha. Chaired by Development Commissioner and CRUT chairperson Anu Garg, the board reviewed operations and discussed the introduction of Ama Bus services in new cities, including Angul, Jharsuguda, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Baripada, Jeypore (Koraput), []

Bhubaneswar: At the 28th general body meeting (GBM) of Orissa State Cooperative Milk Producers Federation (OMFED) here recently, the council members called for an increase in incentive paid to milk farmers and requested to uniformly set Rs 5 per liter incentive for all milk farmers year round. Currently, the farmers receive an incentive ranging from []

MANOJ KUMAR JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: At a district-level function held at Khurda last month on the occasion of Magha Saptami, a little-known writer was felicitated for his research work on the war history of the area, which was well appreciated by the audience. This was because the author of Khordha Itihasa Re Juddha, depicting the []

DEBADURLLAV HARICHANDAN, OP Bhubaneswar: Almost seven years after the submission of a report on illegal mining in Odisha by the Justice MB Shah Commission in the Supreme Court, the state government is yet to recover a staggering Rs 2,065 crore from defaulters who inflicted hazardous environmental and forest damages, Minister for Steel and Mines Bibhuti []

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Hyderabad: Lucknow Super Giants registered a comfortable five-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL match in Hyderabad Thursday. Opting to bowl, Shardul Thakurs four-wicket haul helped LSG restrict SRH to 190/9. Nicholas Pooran then smashed a blistering 26-ball 70, while opener Mitchell Marsh chipped in with a 31-ball 52, guiding the visitors to a []

New Delhi: The Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025, was passed in the Lok Sabha Thursday. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, while addressing the House during the debate, made it clear that while India welcomes those wishing to come for tourism, education, healthcare, or business, the government will take strict action against anyone posing a threat []

Cairo: A recreational submarine taking 45 tourists on an underwater cruise of coral reefs in the Red Sea sank off the Egyptian resort town of Hurghada Thursday, leaving six Russians dead, the provincial governor said. The remaining tourists, more than two dozen of whom were injured, were rescued, he said. The cause of the sinking []

Mumbai: Comedian Kunal Kamra continued to face heat for his jokes on Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde as the Legislative Council admitted a breach of privilege notice against him, while a state minister Thursday sought his arrest, saying we know how to drag him out. Twice summoned by the Mumbai police, the 36-year-old stand-up comic, []

Bhubaneswar: A 19-year-old youth, who collapsed during a physical test for home guard recruitment in Odishas Deogarh district, died in a hospital Thursday, police said. The deceased was identified as Saheba Dehury, a resident of Budido village in the districts Reamal block. He died around 3am due to a lack of proper treatment at the []

Bhubaneswar: A heatwave alert was issued for parts of Odisha for the next three days, the IMD said. The day temperature is expected to rise by 2-4 degrees Celsius during the next three days in the state, while there will be no large change in the weather thereafter, it said. The IMD issued a Yellow []

Hyderabad: Shardul Thakur continued his dream comeback with a four-wicket haul to help Lucknow Super Giants restrict a power-packed Sunrisers Hyderabad to 190 for nine in an IPL match in Hyderabad Thursday. Opting to bowl, Shardul (4/34) gave LSG a fiery start, removing Abishek Sharma and last match centurion Ishan Kishan in consecutive balls in []

Balasore: A 43-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Odishas Balasore district for killing his neighbour over a land dispute. The court of Additional Sessions Judge Biswajit Das also imposed a fine of Rs 6,000 on the convict, Samarendra Malik. The murder had happened in Pinchhabania in the Nilgiri police station []

Bhubaneswar: Odishas ruling BJD Thursday asked both the opposition the BJD and the Congress to introspect and accused them of violating the dignity of the Assembly. Addressing a press conference here, Odisha BJP chief Manmohan Samal came down heavily on the opposition parties for disrupting the proceedings in the Assembly for days by []

Bhubaneswar: Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, and other dignitaries Thursday paid tributes to veteran BJP leader Debendra Pradhan, who passed away last week. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and others attended a function held at Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhans house at Talcher in Odishas Angul district on []

New Delhi: A Parliamentary Committee Thursday suggested the release of answer key by the UPSC immediately after the civil services preliminary examination to enhance credibility, fairness and candidates confidence. The civil services examination is conducted annually by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in three stages prelims, mains and interview to select officers []

Jammu: A fierce gun battle in a remote forested area of the Kathua district has left two terrorists dead and five security personnel injured as the security forces intensified their operation to neutralise an infiltrating group of about five militants, officials said Thursday. It was not immediately clear whether it was the same group that []

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New Delhi: Opposition MPs claimed Thursday that certain provisions of a Bill that seeks to streamline various services related to immigration and foreigners give arbitrary powers to immigration authorities and demanded that it be sent to a joint parliamentary committee for detailed scrutiny. The Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025, was moved in the Lok Sabha []

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to provide cooked midday meals to students of classes 9 and 10 in state-run schools from April 1, an official said Thursday. The decision was taken to increase the nutritional level of students, and enhance enrolment, attendance and retention at the secondary level, School and Mass Education Department Additional []

Bhubaneswar: Around 25 people were injured as Congress supporters clashed with police in Bhubaneswar Thursday after being stopped from marching to the assembly, seeking a high-level investigation into crimes against women that they allege have increased after the BJP came to power in the state last June. Among those injured were 15 police personnel, most []

New Delhi: The Bangalore Sessions Court will pronounce its verdict on actress Ranya Raos bail plea in the gold smuggling case Thursday. Ranya Rao, the prime accused in the case, who is the stepdaughter of senior police officer Ramchandra Rao, was arrested March 3 for allegedly smuggling 14.2 kilograms of gold, valued at over Rs []

New York: US President Donald Trump has cited Indias requirement for voters to link their Aadhaar card with their Election Photo Identification Card (EPIC) as an example of a nation ensuring the integrity of its election and contrasted it with the lax US voter identification system. In an order Tuesday requiring voters in federal elections []

Seoul: Multiple wildfires raging across South Koreas southern regions for days have killed 26 people and destroyed more than 300 structures, officials said, as thousands of personnel and dozens of helicopters were mobilized again Thursday to battle the the countys worst-ever blazes. Korea Forest Service chief Lim Sang-seop said a small amount less than []

Guwahati: Quinton de Kock struck a magnificent 97 not out on a tacky Barsapara wicket, anchoring Kolkata Knight Riders chase to perfection as they secured a dominant eight-wicket win against Rajasthan Royals in their IPL clash Wednesday. Opting to bowl, KKRs disciplined bowling attack, led by their spin duo Varun Chakravarthy (2/17) and Moeen Ali []

Boinda: Rampant destruction of hills for morrum mining under Boinda revenue circle in Angul district has not only caused wanton damage to the local environment, as the summer has gradually become unbearable, but also pushed the remaining hills into the brink of extinction. Locals observe that temperature is rising in summer due to extensive deforestation []

United Nations: Indias efforts and progress in reducing preventable child deaths has been lauded as exemplar by the United Nations, which cited the example of health initiatives such as Ayushman Bharat, and said the country has saved millions of young lives through strategic investments in its health system. The United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child []

Keonjhar: A woman has been arrested in this district for allegedly defrauding people of around Rs 1 crore on the pretext of providing them jobs in the Health department. The action came after separate cases were registered against her in Keonjhar Town and Sadar police stations. Accused Pramila Parida was arrested from her rented house []

Bhawanipatna: Two persons were killed when the car they were travelling in plunged into Indravati canal following a collision with a bike at Thelkomunda under Kalampur police limits in Kalahandi district Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Laldhar Rout, 82, and a minor boy from Rengalpali village under Jaipatna block. Eleven members of Baladev Routs []

Toronto: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Wednesday said that US President Donald Trumps auto tariffs are a direct attack on his country and that the trade war is hurting Americans, noting that American consumer confidence is at a multi-year low. Trump said earlier Wednesday that he was placing 25 per cent tariffs on auto imports []

Balasore: Defence sources said India successfully tested its indigenously developed Vertically Launched Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VLSRSAM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, off the Balasore coast Wednesday. The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy conducted the test launch of the VLSRSAM. The flight test was carried out from a []

Washington: US President Donald Trump Wednesday said he was placing 25 per cent tariffs on auto imports, a move the White House claims would foster domestic manufacturing but could also put a financial squeeze on automakers that depend on global supply chains. This will continue to spur growth. Well effectively be charging a 25 per []

RESHMI YADAV, OP Bhubaneswar: The I am with Nature painting exhibition, organised by the Ketaki Foundation Trust, was inaugurated Wednesday at the Lalit Kala Akademi at Regional Centre Gallery here. The six-day exhibition features 20 paintings by ten eminent Odia artists, created during the Lulung Painters Camp 2024 at the Similipal Biosphere Reserve in Mayurbhanj. []

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Bhubaneswar: In a bid to raise awareness about conservation of Indian bison (also known as gaur or gayala in Odia), Hirakud Wildlife Division has recently organised Indian Bison Festival at Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary, a first-of-its-kind in the state. The festival was held at Zeropoint in Debrigarh under the leadership of divisional forest officer (DFO) Anshu []

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch has arrested five persons, including a home guard, in connection Rs 3.50-crore bank fraud, official sources said Wednesday. The accused were identified as Dhananjay Prusty of Cuttacks Chandini Chowk, Nirapada Karmakar of West Bengals Hoogly, Benudhar Singh of Cuttacks Mohammadia Bazar, Surendra Kumar Beura of Choudwar []

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Patna: In a shocking incident, unidentified men allegedly assaulted journalist Krishnandan inside Magadh Mahila College Wednesday. The incident took place when the journalist was on campus covering news related to the Patna University Students Union (PUSU) Election. The Gandhi Maidan SHO confirmed the incident, stating that the victim filed an application against unknown persons. We []

Imphal: In a series of operations, the Indian Army, in a series of joint operations with the other security forces, have recovered 32 weapons, some improvised explosive devices, grenades, various other ammunition and war-like stores from various districts of Manipur, officials said Wednesday. A defence spokesman said that in a series of operations during the []

Bengaluru: The BJP has expelled its rebel MLA and strident Yeddyurappa critic, Basanagouda Patil Yatna, from the party for six years after issuing two show-cause notices to him. A bitter critic of BJP stalwart and former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and his son B Y Vijayendra, Yatnal has been levelling dynasty politics charges against []

Berhampur: A local court in Odisha Wednesday sentenced a 48-year-old woman to life imprisonment for killing a mentally challenged woman two years ago. District and sessions judge Rupashree Choudhury awarded life imprisonment to Rubita Adhikari for killing Bishnupriya Sahu (38) in Ganjam districts K Nuagaon police station limits January 8, 2023. The court pronounced the []

Bhubaneswar: Amidst the face-off between the BJP and the Congress over the issue of womens safety, Odisha Congress chief Bhakta Charan Das Wednesday that the Mahabharat of Odisha politics has just started. In Mahabharat, a woman was the cause of the fight between the Kauravas and Pandavas. Now, women are the cause of the []

New Delhi: In a boost to Indias precision firepower, the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy conducted the successful flight-test of indigenously-developed Vertically-Launched Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VLSRSAM) Wednesday, an official statement said. The test-firing, at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha at noon Wednesday, was carried []