Kendrapada: Bhitarkanika National Park, the country’s second-largest mangrove forest after the Sundarbans, is home to seven species of kingfishers thriving in its vast wetland ecosystem, said noted ornithologist Pramod Kumar Dhal (65). “India has 12 species of kingfishers. In my four decades of research, I have recorded seven species in Bhitarkanika,” said Dhal, who has…
Gold price prediction today: Gold prices continue to be weighed down by inflation concerns amid geopolitical tensions and rising oil prices, says Praveen Singh, Head Currencies and Commodities, Mirae Asset ShareKhan. Source link
Bhubaneswar: City student Bhavesh Patra has emerged as the state topper in the JEE Advanced 2026 examination, the results of which were announced on Monday.A student of Cohen International School, Bhavesh secured an All India Rank (AIR) of 29 and emerged as the Odisha State Rank 1 holder. He scored 293 marks out of a…
Screen grab from X @AshwiniVaishnaw’s video The Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project achieved its third mountain tunnel breakthrough in Maharashtra within five months, marking another milestone in the construction of India’s first high-speed rail corridor.The breakthrough took place in Dahanu taluka of Palghar district in Maharashtra.Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday posted on X, “Mumbai-Amdavad…
The elephant carcass being exhumed from the orchard Bhubaneswar: The forest department on Monday arrested three persons for allegedly killing a ‘makhna’ (a male elephant with no tusks) and burying its carcass using an excavator in a mango orchard under Hindol range in Dhenkanal district.The arrested include Pramod Kumar Raj (64), owner of the orchard,…
Morgan Stanley maintained its overweight rating on Reliance Industries with the target price at Rs 1,803. Analysts said RIL is deploying $15 billion annual operating cash flows with shorter monetisation cycles now the new norm. New energy and AI infrastructure flagged as key value drivers funded by existing businesses. Kutch land assets of 550,000 acres…
Rourkela: Two bike-borne miscreants allegedly attempted to snatch gold chain from a woman in Civil Township on Sunday night but failed. Raghunathpalli police are verifying the CCTV footage to identify them. On Sunday night, when two women were out on a walk, the miscreants tried to snatch gold chain from one woman but she fell…
“Indian equity markets are expected to open on a negative note, with Gift Nifty trading at 23,260, down by 180 points. Asia-Pacific equities traded mixed in early trade following a volatile session on Wall Street, as strength in technology stocks was offset by persistent geopolitical uncertainties. In the previous session, The Nifty 50 remained under…
Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Bhubaneswar: Construction of 49 road projects worth Rs 1,721 crore has been completed and will be inaugurated soon, works minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said after chairing a review meeting, here on Monday.Similarly, the foundation of 47 new projects worth Rs 12,102 crore will soon be laid, the minister added. “The Centre is always…
Oil prices increased slightly on Tuesday amid ongoing uncertainty over talks between the United States and Iran and speculation around the potential reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical energy transit routes.Brent crude futures rose by 0.06% to $95.04 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate declined slightly by 0.18%…
