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 – 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.
While students are being taught in an unsafe building in Astaranga, shortage of classrooms prompts teachers to teach students from Class I to Class V in a classroom.
The President of India has granted working permission to government of Odisha on defence land admeasuring 160.35 acres at Amarda Road in the district of Mayurbhanj for development of airstrip at Rasgovindpur near Amarda Road in Mayurbhanj district
Simultaneous raids were conducted in eight places linked to Panda including Bhubaneswar, Kendrapara and Udala.
His father with tears rolling down his cheeks said, “All my hard work paid off as she cracked OJS with flying colours.”
If Droupadi Murmu's earlier visits to Srimandir brought joy for Mayurbhanj priests, the upcoming visit bears a special significance as she will be visiting as the President of India.
A youth of Kaptipada was accidentally electrocuted while he was trying to catch fish by dipping live electric wires in the water.
The southwest monsoon is likely to further withdraw from remaining parts of Gujarat, some parts of Maharashtra and some parts of east India during subsequent two days.
No exact reason for the fire breakout was ascertained immediately.
The irate villagers demanded that the jumbos be chased away from their village and suitable compensation for the damaged crops provided to them.
In the summer season, people actively participate in clearing dried branches and dead trees from as many as 750 village forests in 21 blocks of the district.
The community has been excluded from scheduled tribe list in 1950 and listed under other backward caste (OBC) category.
As per IMD, the system is likely to move nearly northwestwards across Madhya Pradesh during next 48 hours.
Regional Met Centre of the IMD in Bhubaneswar today said that heavy rainfall will continue to lash one or two places in several districts of Odisha in the next 4 to 5 days.
Animal lovers have demanded action against the cruel horse owner.
“Inmates had a lot of fun on Ganesh puja. They became tired due to dancing and merrymaking and suffered from fever in the evening. I took them to hospital without delay. All of them are stable now. So I took them back to hostel again," said the hostel warden.
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