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Puri: A local fisherman rescued a rare fishing cat, also known as ‘Prionailurus Viverrinus’, which had got entangled in a fishing net at Krushnaprasad block of Puri district. According to media reports, Amulya Pradhan spotted the wild cat…

The placid Chilika lake has been reduced to a mesh of prawn farming nets these days. In its glory days, which spanned many centuries across the pre-and early Christian era, it was an important hub of global maritime trade. Port towns around…

After drifting in the Bay of Bengal for 28 days, a castaway finally reached the shores of Chilika. The castway, Amrit Kujur (42), had reportedly set out to sell grocery on his boat with another person on August 28. The duo ran into a storm…

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Forest Division officials are closely monitoring an elephant herd from Chandaka sanctuary which is moving towards the bordering areas of Khurda and Nayagarh districts. According to reports, the herd of 42 wild…

Puri: After hours of effort, the tugboat MV-Cheetah finally removed the stranded Malaysian cargo ship “Jin Hwa 32’ from the shore of Chilika Lake in Odisha’s Puri district on Sunday night. Reports said the tugboat of Singapore with 15 crew…

Puri: Five weeks after drifting to the shore of Chilika Lake, efforts to evacuate the stranded Malayaisn cargo ship, Jin Hwa 32 has finally begun. Talking to media here on Saturday, Puri Collector Balwant Singh said a ship from Singapore,…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is in talks with the owners of the Malaysian cargo ship ‘Jin Hwa 32’ for removing around 30,000 litres of oil from the stranded vessel at the earliest. The Puri district administration had expressed…

Puri: The Chilika Development Authority (CDA) on Saturday ruled out apprehension over oil leakage from the Malaysian cargo ship ‘Jin Hwa 32’ stranded at Rajhans, near Chilika. Talking to the media, CDA's Chief Executive Officer (CEO)…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has formulated a special plan for the development of three wetlands in the state. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the State Wetland Management Authority presided over by Forest and…

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Coast Guard authorities on Wednesday asked the owner of the Malaysian cargo ship ‘Jin Hwa 32’ stranded at Rajhans, near Chilika Lake mouth to take necessary steps to ensure that there is no oil leakage from the ship.…