Odisha
- India
Murmu reshuffles governors, makes some fresh appointments too
New Delhi: Keralam Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has been appointed as the Governor of Tamil Nadu as part of a major gubernatorial reshuffle effected by President Droupadi Murmu on Monday, October 12.…
- India
Leopard populations decline in parts of Odisha: WII study
Kolkata: India’s overall large-carnivore population has increased, but the east-central region does not appear to have kept pace. A recent Wildlife Institute of India (WII) study found that leopards continue to face…
- Telangana
Balanagar: Two held for sale of ganja chocolates, cigarettes
Hyderabad: The Prohibition and Excise Task Force (DTF) team apprehended two persons allegedly involved in the sale of ganja chocolates and cigarettes in the Balanagar Excise Station limits. The suspects, identified as…
- Crime
Khammam: 365 kg ganja worth Rs 1.82 cr seized, 3 arrested
Hyderabad: Khammam Excise teams arrested three natives of Odisha and seized a total of 365 kilograms of ganja valued at 1.82 crore. Joint inspection teams from the Kothagudem and Bhadrachalam District Task…
- India
70K people evacuated as rain-induced floods hit Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Saturday, September 26, evacuated over 70,000 people living in low-lying areas to safety and housed them in 395 relief camps as all rivers in the state swelled…
- India
Odisha man files complaint suspecting beef served at eatery
Cuttack: A customer has lodged a police complaint against a restaurant in the Jagatpur area of Odisha’s Cuttack district, as he suspected beef was served to him instead of mutton he had…
- India
Odisha youth march to Assembly protesting errors in textbooks
Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of youths and students from across Odisha on Wednesday, September 23, joined the Biju Janata Dal’s (BJD) ‘assembly gherao’ agitation here, demanding the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister…
- India
Textbook error row: Odisha students’ stir gets CJP support
Bhubaneswar: As the students’ agitation over errors in school textbooks gains momentum in Odisha, the CJP on Monday, September 21, extended its support to the ongoing ‘satyagraha’ by the Navnirman Yuva Chhatra…
- Hyderabad
Six held for drug peddling on ORR, 425 kg of ganja seized
Hyderabad: A gang of six drug peddlers were arrested on the Outer Ring Road on Friday, September 18, and 425 kg ganja was seized from them. According to the Dundigal police, the…
- Hyderabad
Odisha man arrested with 8 kg ganja near Hyderabad airport
Hyderabad: A 22-year-old man from Odisha was apprehended with 8 kg of ganja worth about Rs 4 lakh, which he had allegedly brought to the city to sell to customers here, the police…
- India
Odisha forms technical panel for care of five rescued orangutans
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government constituted a five-member technical committee to oversee the care of five baby orangutans rescued from Balasore district, officials said on Sunday, September 13. The baby orangutans are at…
- India
Man wanted in over 24 cases injured in police encounter in Odisha
Sambalpur: A man wanted in more than 24 criminal cases was injured in an exchange of fire with police in Odisha’s Sambalpur district on Sunday, police said. Md Irfan, a resident of…
- India
Odisha orangutan mystery: Case filed, STF questions 3 in Bengal
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s DGP in-charge Vinaytosh Mishra said that a case was registered on Friday, September 11, in connection with the appearance of five baby orangutans in a forest in Balasore district and…
- Offbeat
Rescued baby orangutans show range of emotions at Odisha zoo
Bhubaneswar: Five orangutans, who were recently rescued from Odisha’s Balasore district and kept at a zoo here, have been displaying a range of emotions – from momentary mood swings, playful actions to…
- Telangana
UPI trail leads to drug racket, 20 kg ganja seized in Telangana
Hyderabad: A UPI transaction through PhonePe helped the Telangana police bust an interstate drug racket and seize 20 kg of ganja and arrest two people on Monday, September 7. The Bhadradri Kothagudem…