Underground cabling work damages pipelines, Kendrapada villages hit by water crisis | Bhubaneswar News

Village women collect canal water to carry back home Kendrapada: Ragada, Chingudipal, Aradapal, Nator, Rahangi and several other villages under Sukinda block of Jajpur district are facing a severe water crisis owing to the damage to water pipelines during underground cabling work by a private telecom company.“Due to the damage, nearly 2,500 villagers have been…

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Debrigarh wildlife sanctuary celebrates second bison fest with night-camping bonus | Bhubaneswar News

Bisons graze at the sanctuary Bhubaneswar: More than 600 participants from diverse sections of society took part in the second bison festival at Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary on Sunday.This year’s festival introduced night-camping as a special feature, offering participants a unique opportunity to experience wilderness.The participants included eco-development committee members from villages adjoining the sanctuary, students,…

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Odisha school principal thrashed, garlanded with shoes over ‘affair’ claims | Bhubaneswar News

ROURKELA: The president of a school managing committee (SMC) of a Sevashram school in Sundargarh district and three others were arrested on Saturday for allegedly assaulting the institute’s in-charge headmaster earlier that day. According to district officials, the headmaster was garlanded with shoes and paraded through the village upon suspicions that he was having an…

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Mental coaches help players tune out war, tune into game | Bhubaneswar News

Israel’s Kevin Cuzmiciov (left) and Eylon Elazar in Bhubaneswar on Sunday Anxiety Follows Athletes To Bhubaneswar As West Asia Conflict Shadows Beach Volleyball TourBhubaneswar: Competition travelled. So did fear. Israel’s beach volleyball pair Eylon Elazar and Kevin Cuzmiciov arrived in Bhubaneswar chasing points on the global tour. They leave with a bronze medal — and…

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Malkangiri cops bust interstate illegal online betting racket, arrest 4 | Bhubaneswar News

Koraput: The Malkangiri district police busted an interstate illegal online betting racket and arrested four, including two from Raipur, while seizing several digital and financial devices on Sunday. The action was carried out under the special initiative, ‘Operation Cyber Kavach’, launched by the Odisha police to crack down on cybercrime.The arrests were made in connection…

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