1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (246+ words) Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has constituted a five-member technical committee to oversee the welfare and care of five baby orangutans rescued from a casuarina forest in Balasore district earlier this week. The critically endangered primates, which are not native to…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (292+ words) OdishaBytes Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain may resume in Odisha from Monday, according to the midday weather bulletin issued by the India Meteorological Department on Sunday There is a yellow warning of thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and gusty surface wind (30-40 kmph) for…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (90+ words) OdishaBytes Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s famed shuttler sisters Rutaparna and Swetaparna Panda excelled on the international stage yet again A week after Rutaparna and Swetaparna struck gold at the Lagos International Classics 2026 meet in Nigeria, the sisters finished second in the…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (296+ words) Zoo officials said experts and health specialists have recommended another seven to eight days to acclimatise the rare animals to the environment and make them stress-free. The authorities have arranged toys and other items, and installed a swing for the…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (285+ words) Bhubaneswar: Rainfall intensity is likely to increase in several parts of Odisha as a fresh low-pressure area has formed over the Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas on Thursday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The low-pressure area formed at 5.30 am…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (120+ words) Baripada: All schools will remain closed in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district on Thursday in view of a red warning of extremely heavy rain issued by the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD). Officials said the decision to keep the schools shut was taken…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (177+ words) Man Arrested For Posing As Odisha Deputy CM’s PA & Duping Job Seekers Of Rs 1 Cr OdishaBytes Bhadrak: A man was arrested for allegedly posing as the personal assistant (PA) to a Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha and duping job seekers…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (99+ words) OdishaBytes Bhubaneswar: Rain Coupled with thunder and lightning is likely to lash Bhubaneswar and Kataka cities on Wednesday afternoon, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a nowcast warning In a message issued at 2 pm, the IMD sounded a yellow warning…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (363+ words) Baleshwar/Bhubaneswar: The discovery of five baby orangutans in a casuarina forest in Baleshwar has triggered widespread speculation over how the rare animals reached Odisha. While authorities are yet to ascertain whether the young animals were abandoned by wildlife smugglers,…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (185+ words) Bhubaneswar: In a major step to scale up cultivation, value addition and commercialisation of Kalajeera rice and other indigenous specialty variety, Odisha is set to collaborate with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines. The initiative was discussed at a…...