Tag: Nandankanan

Niali: Panic in the area over death of sheep refused to die down as one more lamb was found dead in similar style by suspected ‘mysterious’ animal at Gobindapada village here in Cuttack district even as the people spent sleepless night to trace the killer. Three sheep were also injured in attack by suspected wild […]

Bhubaneswar: Visitors to the Nandankanan Zoological Park will have to shell out more starting June 1 as the fee structure for the entry and other facilities at the zoo and the adjacent botanical garden have been revised today. Adults more than 12 years of age who had to pay Rs 25 as entry fee earlier […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bahubali fever has gripped people worldwide  so much that even officials of Nandankanan Zoological Park here named one of the seven one-year old tiger cubs  as ‘Bahubali’ today in a naming ceremony. The other six tiger cubs at the zoo including three females were named as Sahil, Adyasa, Vicky, Chinu, Mousumi and Kundan. Around […]

Bhubaneswar: A man, on the pretext of test driving a car before buying it from the owner, has allegedly fled with the vehicle. The deal was being worked out after the owner of the car placed an advertisement in one of the buying and selling sites to sell his car.A complaint in this regard has […]

Bhubaneswar: The lone giraffe ‘Khusi’ at Nandankanan here has a reason to cheer as the zoo authorities have decided to bring  two partners for her from Mysore under animal  exchange programme. Nandankanan will have to give two tigers to Mysore zoo to get the long-necked animals. The State zoo director recently returned from Mysore after […]

Bhubaneswar: Despite the failure of the Commissionerate Police to round up the youths who allegedly misbehaved with a young woman in Nandankanan area on Friday even after 24 hours, Bhubaneswar DCP Satyabrata Bhoi today said if there were any negligence from the police side in performing their duties, disciplinary action will be taken. Bhoi added, […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today directed the Works department to convert the main road in all sub-divisional headquarters to four-lane. The directive of the chief minister came during a review meeting on the performance of the Works department at the State Secretariat here. It was revealed that barring Malkangiri, main road in the remaining […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to keep eye on visitors visiting Nandankanan, the zoo authorities have decided to install CCTV cameras on the premises of the zoological park. Talking to newsmen, deputy director of the zoo, said, “Rs 91 lakh will be spent to install CCTV cameras at the zoo.” Also read: Female zebra dies at […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated the 35 km long human chain from Dhauli to Nandankanan here to mark 80 years completion of formation of Odisha as a separate State. While inaugurating the mega human chain at a special programme here at Forest park, Patnaik said- “I am delighted that the celebration of Biju […]

Bhubaneswar: In bad news for animal lover, a two-year-old female zebra died at the Nandankanan Zoological Park here on Saturday morning. According to zoo officials, the zebra died at enclosure number 34 while undergoing treatment there. The exact reason behind the death of zebra is known. The reason can be ascertained after completion of the […]

Bhubaneswar: In yet another loss to the Nandankanan Zoological Park, the lone rhino Nanda, died on Wednesday night apparently due to old age ailments. According to zoo officials, Nanda (40) was not well and was undergoing treatment since last six months. We suspect old age ailments are the reason behind the death of the rhino. […]

Bhubaneswar: A female zebra at the Nandankanan Zoological Park here died on Saturday morning. The exact reason behind the death can be ascertained after the post mortem, said a Nandankanan official. With this death, the number of the herbivorous animal decreased to three at the zoological park. More details are awaited.

Bhubaneswar: Visitors had a rare opportunity to watch elephants dressed up in colourful attire at the entrance of Nandankanan here as the city zoo celebrated World Elephant Day today. The move of the zoo authorities is to spread awareness to save the giant animal. “Elephant day is celebrated to spread awareness among people about relevance […]

Bhubaneswar: There is good news for animal lovers. The Nandankanan Zoological Park here received five dwarf caiman crocodiles from Madras Crocodile Bank Trust on Tuesday. According to sources, the zoological park got the five reptiles – two male and three female – in exchange for four water monitor lizards – one male and three female. […]

Bhubaneswar: Joy, the five year old male giraffe brought from Alipore zoo, died of Filariasis, said Professor Niranjan Sahoo, a member of the expert team, probing into the death of the long neck animal. Informing the newsmen Sahoo said, “Joy was suffering from Filariasis after getting bitten by infected ticks.” “The symptoms of the disease […]