Baripada: Forest fires have erupted around the Similipal wildlife sanctuary in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. Over 36 large fires were reported at four places under Gurugudia and Talabandha ranges in Similipal, and the forest officials and the fire services department are trying to control the spread of fire in large areas. Last year forest…
Bhubaneswar: MoBus services is all set to launch in the new routes for the pilgrim city Puri from April 1, on the auspicious day of Utkal Divas. Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) revealed it on its official Twitter handle today. As per the decision, MoBus will be plying on new routes from Puri Bus Stand to…
Bhubaneswar: The 16th Toshali National Crafts Mela is all set to start at Janata Maidan from tomorrow where artisans, weavers from across the country would exhibit their product. This year, there will be a total of 390 handlooms and handicrafts stalls. While 150 weavers, artisans from different parts of the country will participate, similarly 150…
Bhubaneswar: Rahul Maharana, a young boy from Ambadiha village in Khurda district is on cloud nine after Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme aired on Sunday praised him for his efforts towards cleaning plastic garbage from mangrove forests in the Devi estuary near Astaranga in Puri district. The PM said, “Rahul…
Chennai: Sekar Patchai and Tanvi Jagadish successfully defended their title by winning a gold medal at the Alampara Stand Up Paddle National Championship 2022. The championship was being hosted at the Alampara Surf Turf under the aegis of the Surfing Federation of India, the governing body for surfing & stand-up paddling in India. “It feels…
Bhubaneswar: BJD’s Sulochana Das is set to be the new Mayor of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). She won the municipal election with a margin of over 61,000 votes. While Das got 1,74,487 votes, her opponent BJP candidate Suniti got 1,13,400 and Congress candidate Madhusmita Acharya got 11,006 votes. With this win, Sulochana Das will become…
Kendrapada: The mass nesting of Olive Ridley sea turtles commenced at Gahirmatha beach in Kendrapada on Friday night. On the first day, over 2.45 lakhs, Olive Ridley arrived to lay eggs, informed Divisional Forest Officer, J D Pati. “We witnessed a good number on the first day of mass nesting. We expect more Olive Ridley…
Chennai: Mahendra Singh Dhoni has decided to give up the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captaincy, Indian Premier League (IPL) confirmed on Thursday. Fellow team member and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will lead the CSK team. “MS Dhoni has decided to hand over the leadership of Chennai Super Kings and picked Ravindra Jadeja to lead the team….
Bhubaneswar: Tourists at Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapada district could soon avail battery-operated boats to explore the park. The forest department has introduced an eco-friendly boat to ferry tourists in the tourism zone of Bhitarkanika. “In the first phase, we have brought one battery-operated boat. It has a sitting capacity of eight and it could be…
Mumbai: After two years, the Indian Premier League (IPL) is all set to welcome fans back to the stadium during a match to be played in Mumbai on Saturday. The Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Wednesday that spectators at the three venues namely Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, and Pune, will be…
