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Bhubaneswar: Odisha and Chhattisgarh will hold an inter-state flood management meeting on August 6.

Kendrapara: The Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district reopened for tourists today after remaining closed for three months due to the breeding season of crocodiles. The national park recorded a record number of 103 nesting of saltwater crocodiles compared to 101 in the previous year, sources said. Bhitarkanika authorities have made adequate arrangements for the [...]

Bhubaneswar: During July, 2019, Odisha got average rainfall of 309.4 mm against the long term average (LTA) of 339.9 mm registering a deficit of 9.0%, according to the IMD. Malkanagiri district received the highest rainfall of 633.8 mm (36.1% surplus) and Bhadrak district received the lowest rainfall of 178.9 mm (39.1% deficit) during the month. [...]

New Delhi: Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, an Odisha-born weather scientist popularly known as the “Cyclone Man of India, assumed charge as the Director General of Meteorology of India Meteorological Department (IMD) here today. He, who is also the Permanent Representative of India with the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and Member of Executive Council, WMO, had been appointed [...]

Berhampur: Dr. Gopabandhu Dash, Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the residential office of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, has been awarded the Doctor of Literature (DLitt) Degree in Political Science. Dr. Dash, who also serves as the Political Secretary of the Chief Minister, has done his DLitt on the topic ‘Indo-South African Cooperation in [...]

Berhampur: The Ganjam district administration has extended helping hand to a boy suffering from rare Hemangioma. The admin has made necessary arrangements for proper treatment of Chinmaya Barada, who has been diagnosed with Hemangioma, a condition that causes recurrent low flow vascular malformation of check, lip and tongue. Due to abnormal growth of tongue, the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Illegality in paying holdings is a punishable under Municipal Corporation Act.

Bhubaneswar: In a major appreciation and boost for the Nabarangpur district for transforming a Anganwadi Centre into a centre of learning and attraction, the NITI Aayog today lauded the district administration for painting AWC as train compartments and engines.

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government will soon come up with a revised agriculture policy, informed Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Minister Arun Sahoo in the Assembly today.

Bhubaneswar: The famous phrase of Abraham Lincoln “Government is Of the People, By the People, For the People”, holds true in a democratic country like India even today. It is the people who are masters and they are the centre of all the governance initiatives. A government wins trust of the people by doing good [...]