Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
BALASORE: People in the flood-hit districts of northern Orissa heaved a sigh of relief after flood water started receding today. Officials said the flood situation has improved in Balasore, Bhadrak and Mayurbhanj districts. Unofficially while two persons have been killed in the floods, the official figure put the death toll …
BALASORE: Panic gripped Kantabania village in Balasore district after 35 persons, including women and children, found suffering from an unknown fever. Though no casualty has been reported yet but residents are scared a lot because more and more people are getting affected by the fever which broke out five days …
BALASORE: Here's good news for betel farmers. Now they do not have to sell betel leaves at throwaway price as a research has claimed that aromatic oil can be produced from the betel leaves and sold at a price that is at least two times higher than the cost of …
The coastal district of Balasore too has not been spared of the migration curse. If lack of job opportunities was the reason for the exodus in KBK region, floods and resultant poor agricultural activities are the reasons in this flood-prone district. Despite the claims of proper implementation of national Rural …
BALASORE: In June last year the coastal district of Balasore was battling with a series of floods. This year it is literally struggling for every drop of water. Adding to the woes of the residents of the flood-prone district are the humid weather conditions and long hours of power cuts. …
BALASORE: Panic gripped Pala Jamkunda panchayat in Baliapal block of Balasore district following outbreak of diarrhoea which has claimed one person and affected nearly two dozen people within past few days. The deceased has been identified as Raghunath Bag (22) who died while undergoing treatment at Baliapal hospital. At present, …
BALASORE: How did the young Royal Bengal Tiger (RBT) die inside the Kuldiha reserve forest in Balasore district? The million dollar question has now started haunting the forest officials and wildlife lovers as well. While the forest officials claim that the tiger might have died due to heat or poisoning, …
BALASORE: Launch of an ocean satellite is the next mission of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) after the successful launch of Chandrayaan-1, said G Madhavan Nair, ISRO chairman and Secretary of the Department of Space. Nair who was here recently to attend the fifth convocation of Fakir Mohan University told …
BALASORE: With the mercury level rising and no sign of rain for the last six months, farmers of the district, who observed Akshya Tritiya yesterday to mark the beginning of the crop season, are apprehensive of a bad kharif harvest.
BALASORE: The district administration has issued guidelines to counter heatwave conditions in the region. It has also imposed restrictions on movement of buses, opening of educational institutions and notified new working hours for the labourers. "We have asked the bus operators not to ply buses between 12 noon and 3 …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has submitted a revised project of Rs 441 crore to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to tackle soil erosion along the coast and strengthen cyclone mitigation measures. The project will be implemented for three years from 2009-10 in Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Ganjam and …
BALASORE: Even as the district veterinary officials have culled nearly 4,000 chicks here, that were illegaly transported from West Bengal, locals are hardly scared of the possible outbreak of bird flu. As per reports, Balasore district has 332 poultry farms and around 2.5 lakh chickens in each of these farms, …
BALASORE: After successfully test-firing nuke-capable submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) K-15 from underwater, defence scientists are now planning a test from land next month. Sources at Chandipur defence base Wednesday said for the first time the missile will be test-fired from a land-based launcher in the Integrated Test Range ( ), …
Children being trained by a PECUC member at a children rights club in Bhogarai area of Balasore district. Hemant Kumar Rout I ENSFirst Published : 13 Oct 2008 09:21:00 AM ISTLast Updated : 13 Oct 2008 11:13:32 AM IST BALASORE: Having faced nature
Choppy sea today nearly swallowed many villages while heavy rains battered the coastal belt amidst squally wind conditions as the deep depression over Bay of Bengal made its landfall near Chandbali on Tuesday night. Hundreds of villagers were evacuated while thousands were marooned by the surging tidal waves in Jagatsinghpur, …
