Affidavit by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Sisir Kumar Panda Vs Union of India & Others dated 20/05/2025. The issue pertained to the removal of illegal construction/obstruction caused by the state authorities as well as the private persons in the ecological sensitive zone …
The Odisha government on Wednesday said it would check the sea erosion in Puri coast through natural process and avoid constructing any structure on the beach which will mar the beauty of the coast. "No structure will be constructed on the beach to reduce the erosion as it will affect …
Bhubaneswar: Experts from the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai on Sunday advised the government to put in place geo-synthetic sand tubes along the Puri beach to protect its shoreline from erosion. The government had roped in experts following damage caused by marauding tides to a patch of the beach in …
Independence Day was celebrated across Odisha with gaiety and enthusiasm amid tight security today as the state government showed optimism that efforts to resolve the Mahanadi river water issue would be successful and state's rights would not be compromised. "The government is making sincere effort to resolve Mahanadi river water …
CUTTACK: The row over river Mahanadi between Odisha and Chhattisgarh has reached the Orissa High Court which on Tuesday issued notices to the State Government and the Centre and directed them to file response within 10 days. Acting on a PIL writ petition filed by Barada Prasanna Patnaik, convener of …
Bhubaneswar: The state's forest cover is getting depleted and has lost around 37,500 hectares (375 sq km) to encroachers, information obtained under RTI has revealed. Although chief minister Naveen Patnaik in March had announced an increase of seven square km of forest land in the state compared to that of …
CUTTACK: Despite cleaning and awareness measures by the administration, there is respite from heightening dengue situation in Cuttack, especially at Jagatpur locality. On Saturday, at least 18 new cases of dengue were reported in the city, taking the toll of affected persons to 852. Of the 18 cases, 17 affected …
Geologists have found evidence supporting the hypothesis that Indian subcontinent was part of Antarctica a billion years ago but were separated and re-united several times due to tectonic movement of plates before the evolution of mankind. A group of geologists from India and Switzerland researching on evolution of the Earth's …
Bhubaneswar: The electric chimney installed at Swargadwar in Puri has become defunct, increasing pollution at the sought-after crematorium. The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB), which had installed the chimney two years ago, found it defunct recently and asked the Puri municipality to make it operational. But, the municipality is …
Cuttack: Prisoners in Choudwar Circle Jail will soon manufacture fly ash bricks. The brick manufacturing unit will be set up on the jail premises and it is expected to start functioning in a month. Jail sources said it will enhance revenue and make prisoners self-reliant. The state government has provided …
Odisha has earned the dubious distinction of registering the maximum number of dengue positive cases in the country this season. As many as 3,264 persons have tested dengue positive in 25 districts of the State as on Wednesday while seven persons have succumbed to the disease officially. Odisha is followed …
The killing of two ‘rogue’ elephants in West Bengal over the past one month has brought the issue of growing human-elephant conflict in south Bengal to the fore. On July 5, a large team of forest officials, along with professional hunters, tracked down a tusker at Beliatore in Bankura after …
Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate police has realized around Rs 20 lakh as penalty from 3,949 violators for using power horn and musical horn in their vehicles in the city between January and June. According to Orissa Urban Police Act, 2003, a vehicle can't blow horn beyond 10 decibel at silent zones, …
BHUBANESWAR: Extending its support to the goods and services tax (GST) Bill which has been hanging fire in the Rajya Sabha, the state government on Tuesday reiterated its demand to allow mineral-bearing states to levy green tax. The state's contention is that the provision of 1% additional tax benefit proposed …
Odisha human rights commission (OHRC) has expressed dissatisfaction as principal secretary of health and collectors of eight districts, which have been affected with dengue, have not submitted their report before the commission within stipulated time. The commission on July 8 had issued notices to collectors of Cuttack, Puri , Khurdha, …
BERHAMPUR: ONE person died and 11 others tested positive for dengue in Ganjam district on Tuesday. While the total number of positive cases has gone up to 86, two deaths have been officially reported. While five persons tested positive for the disease in Girisola, three were from Bhaliagada, two from …
BARIPADA: WITH incessant rains lashing the catchment area of Deo river for the last three days,Mayurbhanj district witnessed first flash flood of the season on Tuesday.Vehicular movement along Balasore-Udala and Baripada-Udala routes was disrupted as floodwater was flowing at least four feet above both the State highways at the two …
JAIPUR: PARENTS of the malnourished children of Nagada village, who have been rehabilitated at Nutritious Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) at Kaliapani under Sukinda block in the district, have deserted it, leaving the district administration at their wits' end. The centre is left with only one child. Eleven children were staying at …
The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) on Saturday slapped closure notice on 10 hotels in Puri, under the direction of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for violating pollution control norms. Sources linked to the state pollution watchdog said the hotels, which have been served closure notices, didn't have the …
With cholera outbreak reported in Rayagada district, the Health Department on Monday started a mapping of the endemic villages in Kalyansinghpur and Kashipur blocks where local tribal youths would be engaged to step up IEC activities to contain the menace. The IEC activities would be carried out in tribal dialects …
The Centre's green panel has recommended environment clearance to state-owned Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) to establish a 10 million tonnes per annum capacity coal washery in Talcher district in Odisha. Coal India arm MCL has proposed setting up of 'Jagannath Coal Washery' with 10 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) capacity …
