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Jharkhand: Silli check dam breach floods fields, villages

03 Oct 2026 | 5:51 PM

Ranchi, Oct 3 (UNI) A check dam at Rani Hara near Khair Berra in Silli area of Ranchi district breached on Saturday, flooding nearby fields and several villages, officials said.

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Jharkhand: BCCL mine death, kin seek compensation & job

03 Oct 2026 | 5:44 PM

Dhanbad, Oct 3 (UNI) Family members and National Mazdoor union workers on Saturday staged a protest with the body of a BCCL worker, demanding Rs 1 crore compensation and a job for his dependent.

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Gandak flood breaks water-level records, NASA report confirms: Chaudhary

03 Oct 2026 | 5:37 PM

Patna, Oct 3 (UNI) Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and Water Resources Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary on Saturday said the unprecedented flooding of the Gandak river this year and its extensive spread have now been corroborated by a scientific report published by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

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Jharkhand: Maharashtra PhD student found dead at ICAR hostel

03 Oct 2026 | 5:29 PM

Ranchi, Oct 3 (UNI) A PhD student from Maharashtra was found dead in his room at an ICAR hostel in Kharsidag here, police said on Saturday.

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Jharkhand: IIT-ISM conference focuses on future-ready mining roadmap

03 Oct 2026 | 5:11 PM

Dhanbad, Oct 3 (UNI) IIT (ISM) Dhanbad on Saturday began a two-day international conference to deliberate on sustainable, technology-driven and safe mining towards the Viksit Bharat@2047 vision.

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CM Pema Khandu calls for expansion of coffee cultivation, stronger value chain in Arunachal

03 Oct 2026 | 5:06 PM

Itanagar, Oct 3 (UNI) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday called for concerted efforts to expand coffee cultivation in the State, improve productivity and bean quality, and increase farmers’ incomes through value addition and a stronger market linkage.

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WII study sheds new light on Olive Ridley movements, migration and nesting along Odisha coast

03 Oct 2026 | 5:04 PM

Bhubaneswar, Oct 3 (UNI) A three-year study by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has thrown new light on the movement patterns, habitat use, migration routes and nesting behaviour of Olive Ridley turtles along the Odisha coast, providing fresh scientific inputs for their long-term conservation.

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Govt failure responsible for floods, relief operations should be conducted on war footing: CPI

03 Oct 2026 | 4:53 PM

Patna, Oct 3 (UNI) Communist Party of India (CPI) on Saturday alleged that the state government had failed to prevent the worsening flood situation in Bihar and demanded that relief and rescue operations be intensified on a war footing.

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Wildlife crime flourishes as enforcement fails in Odisha

03 Oct 2026 | 4:51 PM

Bhubaneswar, Oct 3 (UNI) Poachers and wildlife traffickers continue to target Odisha’s protected species with scant regard for law and little fear of punishment, with the Wildlife Society of Orissa (WSO) alleging failure of intelligence, enforcement and prosecution mechanism.

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Odisha launches wildlife research grant, opens new ecotourism destinations

03 Oct 2026 | 4:48 PM

Bhubaneswar, Oct 3 (UNI) The Odisha Government on Saturday launched a dedicated grant for wildlife research, inaugurated new ecotourism destinations and announced fresh tourism infrastructure projects as part of efforts to strengthen wildlife conservation, scientific research and nature-based tourism in the state.

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Airdropping of relief materials injured over 12 people in Saran

03 Oct 2026 | 4:39 PM

Chhapra, Oct 3 (UNI) More than 12 people were injured being hit by relief materials being dropped from a helicopter in flood-affected Saran district.

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Odisha lays foundation for new eco-tourism projects to strengthen wildlife conservation

03 Oct 2026 | 4:38 PM

Bhubaneswar, Oct 3 (UNI) Odisha on Saturday laid the foundation stones for a series of eco-tourism and wildlife-related initiatives aimed at strengthening conservation, promoting scientific research, enhancing ecological awareness and encouraging responsible tourism across the State.

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Suvendu announces fresh probe into Mamata’s 2021 Nandigram leg injury claim

03 Oct 2026 | 4:16 PM

Kolkata, October 3 (UNI) In a significant development, West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced that the state government would launch a fresh investigation into former chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s leg injury during the 2021 Assembly election campaign in Nandigram, claiming that medical records did not show any fracture or dislocation.

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Odisha Governor sets November deadline for filling vacant teaching posts in universities

03 Oct 2026 | 4:13 PM

Bhubaneswar, Oct 3 (UNI) Odisha Governor and Chancellor of Universities Hari Babu Kambhampati on Saturday directed vice-chancellors of state public universities to initiate recruitment for vacant teaching posts by the first week of November and complete the process by the end of the month.

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Gov asks Odisha universities to complete faculty recruitment by November-end

03 Oct 2026 | 4:11 PM

Bhubaneswar, Oct 3 (UNI) Odisha Governor and Chancellor of state public universities Hari Babu Kambhampati on Saturday set a November-end deadline for filling vacant teaching posts in universities, directing vice-chancellors to launch the recruitment process by the first week of the month.

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