Census operation gets over in Kotia gram panchayat | Bhubaneswar News

Koraput: The Koraput administration on Monday completed the Census operations in the 21 disputed villages of Kotia panchayat under Pottangi block, an area claimed by both Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. Officials said the exercise was conducted smoothly despite geographical challenges and earlier resistance in some villages.According to charge officer-cum-tehsildar of Pottangi Debendra Dharua, the house…

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Couple cooking peahen meat nabbed in Debrigarh forest | Bhubaneswar News

The couple nabbed by forest personnel at Debrigarh wildlife sanctuary Bhubaneswar: A couple was arrested by Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary personnel late on Sunday night while they were cooking peahen meat. They hunted the peahen from inside Debrigarh forest using a synthetic-made thread snare.Wildlife officials said they seized cooked peahen meat, eggs, mud balls, feathers, axes…

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Outsourced staff demand policy, support from govt | Bhubaneswar News

Members of Odisha Govt Outsourcing Employees Federation stage a dharna in Bhubaneswar on Monday Bhubaneswar: Odisha Govt Outsourcing Employees Federation, along with MLAs and MPs, have written letters to chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi regarding the conditions of outsourced employees engaged across various departments in the state.These employees are facing multiple challenges, including job insecurity,…

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Law panel recommends ban on women wearing jeans, trousers inside Jagannath temple in Puri | Bhubaneswar News

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Law Commission has recommended amending the Shri Jagannath Temple Act, 1955, to enforce a strict dress code for devotees at the 12th-century shrine, including a ban on women wearing shirt and jeans or trousers inside the temple.The proposal also prescribes traditional attire for men. Although dress guidelines were attempted in the…

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Samudra Manthan project field work starts with sample collection in Ganjam | Bhubaneswar News

For representative purposes Bhubaneswar: A team from six institutions, including IIT-Bhubaneswar and NIT-Rourkela, began field work under Samudra Manthan project — which will help the govt create a systematic database of Odisha’s marine bioresources — by collecting samples from Bahuda river mouth in Ganjam. A review of the project, implemented under Odisha Marine Biotechnology Research…

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