Thought extinct, Jeypore gecko makes a comeback

The Patnagarh legislator was at Jeypore as part of his state-wide mass contact campaign which he kicked-off from Kalahandi district on Saturday. "Not a single road is in a good condition in Koraput and Malkangiri districts. The government has failed ...

Police on Thursday arrested a man in connection with the circulation of morphed and vulgar photographs of school and mass education minister Rabi Narayan Nanda on the internet. The accused was identified as Siddharth Sankar Pati (29), an ITI ( ...

A dedicated and concerted effort by a group of environmentalists has caused the rediscovery of the Geckoella Jeyporensis in the Eastern Ghats, in Orissa and Andhra Pradesh. The lizard has not been seen in 135 years, a scientist involved in the ...

BHUBANESWAR: The state government has asked Koraput district administration to identify a single patch of 310 acre near the existing airstrip at Jeypore in the district to upgrade it into an airport. In a letter sent to the district administration ...

The state general administration (GA) department has asked the Koraput district collector to identify 310 acres of land for development of an airport at Jeypore.

Malaria is spreading at an alarming rate in different parts of Jeypore municipality area with around 100 cases being reported everyday due to poor sanitation in the localities. Many areas have not been sanitised with pesticides for months together ...

Quality education has taken a beating at the S V Govt School for Art and Crafts in Jeypore, the first institution for art and crafts in the state, due to shortage of teaching staff. Students alleged that academic activities has been badly hit at the ...

For over a century and quarter, the tiny Geckoella Jeyporensis, a small lizard measuring up to 10 cm, was given up as extinct. Now it has been spotted in the Eastern Ghats, causing scientists to cheer. A dedicated and concerted effort by a group of ...

Pollution by a distillery in Umuri, Jeypore block, has been giving locals sleepless nights. While the stench from the distillery is unbearable for thousands of passers-by who cross the Visakahpatanam Raipur national highway through Umuri, toxic ...