Colombo: Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday declared emergency in the country. During the period of emergency, the security forces would have the wide authority to arrest and detain suspects with immediate effect. Rajapaksa has issued the ‘Extraordinary Gazette’ declaring a public emergency after hundreds of protesters gathered in the capital and many of…
Researchers have unearthed which they believe might have been used for burial rituals. Around 65 sandstone jars were found scattered over four sites in the north-eastern state of Assam. Newly discovered sandstone jars vary in shape and decoration, with some tall and cylindrical, and others partly or fully buried in the ground. Similar jars were…
With surge in the Omicron cases in Shanghai city of China is facing another full lockdown. The authorities in China have recruited robotic dogs in Shanghai to spread covid safety information. The four-legged friends were spotted marching around city streets repeating public health messages via a megaphone taped to their heads. Shanghai has been struggling…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday has decided to discontinue the orders and guidelines issued in 2020 for containment zones during the COVID pandemic. As per the order issued by the office of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) today stated that under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, the Covid containment issued on March 13, 2020…
Guwahati: The population of one-horned rhinos in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR) has increased by 200 in the past four years. The report of the recent census conducted between March 25 and March 28 was released on Tuesday. As per the report, the rhino population at KNPTR reached 2,613. The last census done…
Bhubaneswar: With the rise in mercury, the Odisha government has decided on Wednesday to conduct classes in schools in the morning hours only. The Regional Meteorological Centre has issued a heatwave warning, and thus all the schools in the state have been asked to conduct morning classes from April 2. School and Mass Education Minister…
Shillong: The famous Living Root Bridges of Meghalaya have been included in the tentative list of World Heritage Sites of UNESCO. Found in over 70 villages in Meghalaya, the living root bridges highlight the socio-cultural, social, and botanical links between people and nature. Sharing the news, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on his Twitter account…
Itanagar: The Yupia court, has granted bail to advocate Ebo Mili and Assamese artist Nilim Mahanta on Tuesday. The duo was arrested on Monday for defacing the newly painted wall mural near Arunachal Pradesh Secretariat depicting the hydro project. Both of them have been asked to repaint the wall back to its same form before…
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…
