Three-year-old tigress Zeenat, that kept forest personnel of three states on the toes for almost three weeks after unleashing terror in forest-side human habitations, was bought back to the Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district on Wednesday in a joint endeavour of authorities of the three states, an official said.
Forest officials arrested 17 marine fishermen on Wednesday and seized their fishing trawler on Sunday from the seawater of the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary in Odisha’s Kendrapara district on the charges of illegally fishing within the turtle congregation zone, an official said.
This funding aims to strengthen the infrastructure and enhance human resource development, research and skill-building initiatives in universities and colleges across Odisha. It also seeks to promote employable education for students, said the Minister.
The anti-corruption vigilance wing of the state police has logged an impressive 50% conviction rate in corruption cases in 2024, while the rate of conviction in Disproportionate Asset (DA) cases stood at 80%, officials said on Tuesday.
One of the cyber fraudsters, Satish Kumar K, was nabbed from Chennai, while his accomplice Harish C M was apprehended from Kozhikode. They have a history of such cyber fraud and were on bail following their arrest. The duo was later remanded in judicial custody on the direction of a court in Bhubaneswar, the Crime Branch officer said.
The Odisha Government has removed empanelled private sector hospitals for implementation of Gopabandhu Jana Arogya Yojana (earlier known as Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY)) amid irregularities committed by these healthcare centres.
It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify into a cyclonic storm by October 23 over Bay of Bengal.
The Union Ministry of Jal Shakti, recognizing the performance in the field of Water Resources Conservation and Management, has conferred the 5th National Water Award on Odisha.
The State Forest Department has in the meanwhile kept the national park out of bounds for tourists from 23 to 25 October in view of the cyclone warning.
The system is likely to move in a west-northwesterly direction for another 24 hours and thereafter take a northwesterly direction till it crosses the coast on the night of October 24.
