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Focusing on water harvesting structures which will increase water table: M
Updated : 1 week ago IST
"In Mayurbhanj, around four lakh hectares constitute cultivable land, and out of that, 64% has an assured irrigation facility. During Kharif, with rain-fed irrigation, we cover 100% of the cultivable area, but during Rabi, irrigation drops to about one lakh hectares," he told ANI.
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Odisha: ADM assures housing to 70-year-old woman living in polythene hut f
Updated : 4 weeks ago IST
Bindhani said she walks nearly 1.5 kilometres to the Panchayat office in Kochilaghati to collect her old-age allowance of Rs 1,000 and receives about 5 kg of rice from the government. She has appealed to authorities for a proper house, saying she has no other shelter and is forced to live
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"Heartening to see my efforts appreciated..." Santhali author Charan Hemb
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
The Centre on Sunday announced that Santhali author Charan Hembram will be honoured with the Padma Shri award in 2026 for his distinguished contributions to the field of Literature. The prestigious award will be presented to him in the field of Literature at Rashtrapati Bhawan on the occa
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"Localised solutions, coaching for UPSC, SSC, banking exams": Odisha's May
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Mayurbhanj District Magistrate Hemakanta Say outlined on Thursday that there are several government schemes focused on "localised solutions" for education, healthcare, and economic self-reliance, specifically highlighting the focus on the education of tribal students.
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Odisha's Similipal National Park sees crocodile population rise to 84 in l
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
The latest three-day census conducted from January 6 to 8, 2026, in Odisha's Mayurbhanj, Similipal National Park Crocodile census was declared today. The crocodile population is on the rise
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Tribal family in Mayurbhanj struggles to survive with five differently-abl
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Lita Murmu and his wife, Karami Murmu, live with their seven-member family in a dilapidated one-room hut that offers little protection. All five of their children - two daughters and three sons, were born with disabilities and are unable to work. The parents toil in nearby villages, retur
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Odisha: Traditional craftsmen turn bamboo weaving into a source of livelih
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Over one hundred families in the Baderaikali village of Khunta block, Mayurbhanj district, have used the traditional art of bamboo weaving as a source of livelihood by producing and selling a variety of bamboo products.
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Odisha: Similipal National Park reopens for tourists in Mayurbhanj
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Asia's second-largest biosphere, Similipal National Park, re-opens for tourists on Saturday in Mayurbhanj, Odisha.
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Odisha: Cobra enters house in Mayurbhanj, lies next to sleeping man under
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The snake further entered the mosquito net where the house owner was sleeping and, surprisingly, lay down beside him without attacking.
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Garage mechanic from Odisha transforms discarded coconut shells into art
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Bijay Kamila, a talented garage mechanic from Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, has found an extraordinary outlet for his creativity in crafting stunning art pieces from discarded coconut shells. During the pandemic, when his garage was temporarily shuttered, Bijay discovered his true calling. W
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Odisha's Mayurbhanj prepares to host the IAF Agniveer Vayu Recruitment dri
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Collector and District Magistrate of Mayurbhanj, Hema Kanta Say, sharing information on the Indian Air Force (IAF) Agniveer Vayu Recruitment drive, said that people from 12 Indian states will participate in the recruitment drive, including people from the tribal areas of Mayurbhanj. The driv
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Odisha observes bandh over Balasore student's self-immolation case
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Several opposition parties in Odisha observed a state-wide bandh on Thursday to protest against the death of a 20-year-old student from Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore, who died after attempting self-immolation.
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