News from mayurbhanj
Mayurbhanj district the largest district of Odisha by area of 10,418 km². Mayurbhanj district shares it boundary to Jharkhand and West Bengal. Thick green forests, extensive meadows, twinkling waterfalls, meandering rivers, high peaks â entire diversity of nature is in one place. It was once the hunting place of the Maharaja of Mayurbhanj. Mayurbhanj is best known for Simlipal National Park which is the 7th largest national park in India. It is also considered as one of the main tiger project in India and UNESCO listed Biosphere Reserves. The park is home to Bengal tiger, Asian elephant, gaur, and chausingha. The undulating terrain and its perennial sources of water are the two striking features of the entire area. Even the quality of the forest in the buffer zone at Similipal is superior to most other forests in the country. Mudhi (puffed rice) and Mansa (mutton) combination is a popular food in the district.
Teacher by profession, smuggler by trade: Tiger skin racket busted in Odisha
Jul 16, 2025 21:34
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Floods spark health emergency in Odisha, govt sends expert teams to flood-hit districts
Jul 02, 2025 15:15
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Odisha girlâs abduction in front of parents: Police yet to rescue victim after 2 days
Aug 10, 2025 22:20
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Mayurbhanj tehsildar suspended over corruption and irregularities
Aug 31, 2025 12:02
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Flood threat looms over Odishaâs Balasore, Â Mayurbhanj amid incessant rainfall
Jun 30, 2025 09:02
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Relocated tigress Zeenat expected to give birth in Odishaâs Similipal this September
Jul 01, 2025 22:00
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PM Modi lauds Odishaâs tribal women, âkirtanâ group in âMann Ki Baatâ programme
Jul 27, 2025 16:25
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Flood threat: Schools, Anganwadi centres to remain shut in Odishaâs Mayurbhanj
Jun 30, 2025 12:57
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Odishaâs Similipal Tiger Reserve to remain closed for tourists from July 1
Jun 29, 2025 21:04
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Odisha nursing students threaten self-immolation after 2-year wait for exams
Aug 03, 2025 20:32
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Odisha: Drunk auto driver kills parents with hammer, spends night with bodies
Jul 16, 2025 15:47
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Odisha tehsildar Madhusmita Singh arrested in Rs 4 Crore fund embezzlement
Sep 02, 2025 22:38
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Odisha man 'murders wife, mother-in-law, buries them in backyard'
Jul 29, 2025 21:18
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Woman brutally beheaded at her home in gruesome murder by unidentified attacker in Odisha
Aug 24, 2025 23:08
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Similipal emerges as Odishaâs ideal ground for tiger conservation
Jul 30, 2025 23:14
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Students protest transfer of professor at Odishaâs Baripada womenâs college
Aug 21, 2025 22:04
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