Tag: Nandankanan

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 […]

Bhubaneswar: The State government today constituted a three-member committee to investigate the death of male giraffe ‘Joy’ brought from Alipore zoo in Kolkata in Nandankanan yesterday. The committee, which will be headed by former PCCF Saroj Patnaik, has been asked to submit its report within a week. The postmortem report claimed that male giraffe ‘Joy’ […]

Bhubaneswar: The long wait for a mate for Khushi, the lone female giraffe at the Nandankana zoological park here, ended today with male giraffe ‘Joy’ arriving from the Alipore Zoo in Kolkata this morning. The five-year old giraffe, which took birth at the Alipore zoo, was brought here under the supervision of an eight-member expert […]

Bhubaneswar: Animal-lovers visiting Nandankanan Zoological Park will not able to see zebra any more there as the lone African animal died here this morning after suffering from rheumatic fever for long.

It has been exactly one year since a wild tiger sneaked into Nanandankanan zoo and has been held in captivity since then......

Bhubaneswar: Friday morning turned a nightmare for two families in the city after coming face to face with armed miscreants, who not only snatched their ornaments but injured five persons during the loot bids. While one incident was reported from Sailashree Vihar, the other took place in the vicinity of Nandankanan. In Sailashree Vihar incident, […]