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Odisha Sees 8KM Increase In Mangrove Cover: Report

Bhubaneswar: The mangrove forest cover in Odisha has increased by 8 km in two years since 2017, said India State of Forest Report 2019. In terms of the increase of mangrove forest cover, Odisha ranks third in the country after Gujarat and…

Odisha IAS Officer Caught Taking Rs 1L Bribe

Bhubaneswar: Director (Horticulture) Bijay Ketan Upadhyaya was detained on Monday while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh in the Odisha capital. Sources said vigilance sleuths caught the 2009-batch IAS officer red-handed while…

Bhubaneswar-Surat Direct AI Flight From Jan 20

Bhubaneswar: The long-standing demand of the people of Odisha has been fulfilled will Air India flying its maiden and a direct flight from Bhubaneswar to Surat from January 20. In a Twitter post on Monday, joint secretary, Ministry of…

Filling Station Owner Shot At Near Puri

Puri: Owner of a filling station was admitted to a private hospital in Bhubaneswar after being shot at by three unidentified miscreants at Puruna Someswar Chhak at Sakhigopal, about 20 km from Puri, late on Sunday. According to reports,…