Rare melanistic tiger found dead in Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve

Bhubaneawar, May 1: A male melanistic (black stripe) Royal Bengal Tiger was found dead in Nawna (south) range of Similipal Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj district on Sunday evening. Though the exact reason behind the tiger’s death is yet to be ascertained, forest department officials said that the tiger could have died due to infighting as […]

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CM launches projects worth Rs 250 crore in Mayurbhanj

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday launched several development projects worth Rs 250 crore in Mayurbhanj district. He laid foundation stone for development projects worth more than Rs 200 crore and inaugurated projects worth more than Rs 50 crore. The projects include 18 piped water supply project, roads and nine high level bridges across […]

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CM opens Adani-KISS Tribal Residential School in Baripada

Mayurbhanj: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday inaugurated Adani-KISS Tribal Residential School at Bankishole in Baripada in Mayurbhanj district. In the first phase 1,500 students of Mayurbhanj district will be enrolled from Standard I to XII. The pass out students of standard XII from Adani-KISS can pursue their higher education in KISS Deemed to be […]

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Girish Murmu sworn in as first Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir

Bhubaneswar: Girish Chandra Murmu took oath as the first Lieutenant Governor of the newly created Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam read the Warrant of Appointment following which Murmu was administered the Oath of Office and Secrecy by Justice Gita Mittal, Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court, […]

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Memorial service held at Amarda Road Airstrip, peace museum at old airfield soon  

Rasgovindpur, (Mayurbhanj): A memorial service was held at the Amarda Road Airstrip on Friday for the 14 airmen who had died in a crash here on the July 26, 1945. War historian Anil Dhir, Gandhian Aditya Patnaik, social activist Dr Biswajit Mohanty, Wing Commander Sishir Arora from the Indian Air Force and school children paid […]

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Campaigning for fourth phase polls ends today, Amit Shah to address rallies in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Campaigning for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, the last polling day in Odisha, will come to an end on Saturday evening in the State. On the last day of electioneering for the fourth phase, all political parties will make final efforts to woo the voters. Today, BJP national president Amit […]

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