11+ hour, 1+ min ago   (301+ words) BHUBANESWAR: The orangutan infants, who were rescued from Bichitrapur forest in Balasore district and now under care in Nandankanan zoo, are showing signs of familiarity with humans, indicative of being raised in a captive environment for quite some time, said…...

11+ hour, 15+ min ago   (215+ words) CUTTACK: A 33-year-old woman was allegedly bludgeoned to death inside a house in Sector-13 locality within CDA Phase-II Model police limits on Sunday. The deceased Phula Kamar of Mayurbhanj district, worked as a daily wage labourer in CDA Sector-12 area....

11+ hour, 14+ min ago   (176+ words) KENDRAPARA: Police on Sunday arrested a man for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl at Suniti village under Tantiapal Marine police limits here on Saturday evening. According to police, the minor was returning to her house from the nearby market when…...

11+ hour, 23+ min ago   (197+ words) VISAKHAPATNAM: Renowned Bharatanatyam exponent, choreographer and scholar Dr Vasundhara Doraswamy will be conferred with the Padmabhushan Guru Dr Saroja Vaidyanathan Excellence Award 2026 by the Nataraj Music & Dance Academy (NMDA) during the Vysakhi Nrithyotsav Indian Dance Festival in Visakhapatnam on September…...

11+ hour, 36+ min ago   (306+ words) JAGATSINGHPUR: Barely three hours after police conducted flag march in Jagatsinghpur town to maintain law and order ahead of the festive season, a group of drug peddlers, recently released from jail, allegedly tried to kill a home guard by knocking…...

11+ hour, 52+ min ago   (696+ words) BHUBANESWAR: A 25-year assessment of human-elephant conflict in Odisha has found that elephant deaths are concentrated where forests meet mines, villages and transport networks. The assessment report ‘Human-Elephant conflict in the state of Odisha (2000-2005): Trends, Challenges and Insights,’ prepared by…...

13+ hour, 21+ min ago   (353+ words) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A worrying cocktail of soaring temperatures, high humidity and acute 27% rainfall deficit has drastically disrupted Keralam’s ecological calendar, forcing venomous snakes out of hiding months before than expected and triggering a wave of snakebite deaths. The state has recorded…...

13+ hour, 33+ min ago   (320+ words) KOLLAM: The conversion of Kerala’s Jan Shatabdi Express to modern LHB (Linke-Hofmann-Busch) coaches has failed to impress passengers, with complaints ranging from uncomfortable seating to poorly designed toilets. Punctuality has also remained a concern. The Jan Shatabdi services in Kerala…...

15+ hour, 9+ min ago   (219+ words) COIMBATORE: A 60-year-old tribal man was found dead to the north of Anaikatti, within the Periyanaickenpalayam Forest Range following a suspected wild elephant attack at Kodungarai Pallam near Gobanari, along the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border, on Sunday morning. The deceased was…...

15+ hour, 20+ min ago   (207+ words) The New Indian Express NILGIRIS: Nilgiris District Collector Lakshmi Bhavya Taneeru has urged the Madras High Court to consider directing the police or another competent authority to take over the operational control and enforcement of the e-pass system, citing various…...