Urban Health Mission introduced
Odisha added yet another chapter in its health care service with introduction of Urban Health Mission, which among other things will stress on reproductive and child health programmes as well as communicable
Baripada
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Parliamentary panel seeks report on mines status
Committee had recently visited the state to take stock of mitigation measures taken to prevent environmental degradation A Parliamentary Standing committee on science & technology and forest & environment has sought a report from the Odisha government on status of all working and non-working mines in the state.
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State hinterland feels the chill
The town and its adjoining areas are reeling under severe cold wave conditions. The minimum temperature, that was remaining above 15 degree Celsius during past several weeks, in the town suddenly came
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North-East poachers sneak into Similipal biosphere
BARIPADA: Already shocked over frequent elephant killings in Similipal and Kuldiha reserve forests, the forest authorities here are in for some more trouble. If sources are to be believed, a group of interstate
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Jumbo numbers dip, poaching rampant
If the State’s jumbo population has seen a jump by 44 from 1886 to 1930, that of Sambalpur and Mayurbhanj present a worrying situation. Rampant poaching in the forests of Mayurbhanj district, tussle for
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Elephant Census to begin from June 1
BARIPADA: Forest officials are all set for this year’s elephant census. It will be conducted simultaneously in Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts besides West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand between
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Garbage heaps breed mosquitoes
Debajani Bag (54) of Purnachandrapur area in Baripada town is suffering from cerebral malaria. And so are five others in the area for the last one week.Poor sanitation in the area has led to health complications
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Cocks fight out the ban
BARIPADA: Come Sankranti, this part of north Odisha is all set to raise a toast to roosters. And though there is nothing attractive about the bloodsport in which cocks get wounded and killed, that is unlikely
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Mayurbhanj on high alert for bird flu
BARIPADA: Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, bordering Jharkhand, has been put on high alert to avoid poultry birds carrying HSN1 virus sneaking in from the neighbouring state, said Mayurbhanj CDVO Nityananda
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Vets step up surveillance for bird flu
BARIPADA: Close on the heels of the outbreak of bird flu in Jharkhand, the bordering villages in the tribal-dominated district of Mayurbhanj have been put on alert. Veterinary officials have been asked