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over 40 highlands created in Kaziranga to protect animals from floods
Guwahati: With the insistent rain pounding the north-eastern states for the past couple of days, Assam is witnessing floods in many parts of the state.
To protect the animals of Kaziranga National Park and other forests from floods, the…
Odia Film ‘Adieu Godard’ Bags another award
Bhubaneswar: The makers of Odia feature film Adieu GODARD are on cloud nine as the film received another prestigious award this month. The film won the 'Dare to Dream' award at the 24th UK Asian Film Festival (UKAFF) held in London.…
Archaeologists in Arunachal Pradesh discover 13th century fortified settlement
Itanagar: Archaeologists in Arunachal Pradesh have discovered the archaeological remains of a 13th century settlement in the forests of Ramghat under the Tarasso circle in Papumpare district. The fortified settlement spreads over 20 acres.…
Efforts on bringing back students to schools in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: After the emergence of reports about low attendance of students in offline classes in various schools in the state, efforts are on to bring back all those students who have either dropped out, moved elsewhere with their…
India reaches final of Thomas Cup, defeats Denmark in semis
India beat Denmark by 3-2 points to reach the final of the badminton championship Thomas Cup held in Bangkok on Friday. This is for the first time that the Indian team has assured of a medal in the event.
During the semi-final match,…
Naveen Patnaik approves MCL proposal for starting Talcher Medical College
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday approved the proposal of the Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) to start the Mahanadi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research in Talcher, Angul.
As per the proposal, the Health and…
A Uttarakhand couple sues son and daughter-in-law demanding a grandchild or Rs 5 crore
New Delhi: In a bizarre case, a couple in Uttarakhand sued their son and daughter-in-law for a grandchild.
As per, reports SR Prasad sued his son and daughter-in-law demanding either a grandchild within a year or ₹ 5 crore as…
High tides due to Asani could have damaged maximum olive ridley eggs
Berhampur: The forest department officials of the Berhampur division fear that the high tides due to severe cyclonic storm Asani in Odisha, could have damaged the maximum number of eggs of the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtle.…
Odisha government deploys 60 ODRAF teams for Asani
Bhubaneswar: With the severe cyclonic storm Asani moving close to Kakinada and Vizag of Andhra Pradesh, the Odisha government on Tuesday deployed 60 ODRAF teams and over 132 teams of Fire Service personnel in different districts of the…
Who named the cyclone ‘Asani’ and why?
Bhubaneswar: The Cyclonic storm ‘Asani’ formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm on Sunday.
The name was given by Sri Lanka, 'Asani' means 'wrath' in Sinhalese. let us try to understand why…