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 …
With just about 30 per cent of its villages covered under the Scheduled Tribe and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, so far, the Odisha Government is more than keen to expedite things and has already drawn up plans for a comprehensive programme to implement the …
Ending the long wait, rains lashed large parts of the State prompting the weather office to announce the onset of southwest monsoon in Odisha. Late by more than a week, the showers brought the mercury level down and relief to a State tortured by an unrelenting heatwave. The downpour, which …
BHUBANESWAR: Rampant illegal mining by several companies is continuing despite the State Government’s claim to have brought it down. The powers that be in the Steel and Mines Department are extending tacit support to the companies involved in the multi-crore mining scam. One of these companies is Arjun Ladha which …
BHUBANESWAR: Having witnessed a quantum rise in the production of horticulture crops in the last 10 years, the State Government has now decided to lay emphasis on floriculture, coconut and banana crops. Three new schemes - floriculture development, coconut development, banana development - besides inter-cropping have been introduced under the …
After deciding to integrate railway freight data with the Integrated Mines and Mineral Management System (i3MS), the online data verification and permit generation software for mineral transports, the steel and mines department now plans to integrate the software with the commercial tax department. “By June 1, the integration with the …
The Centre and Orissa government find themselves on a war footing as the Centre holds the state responsible for stepping on its toes by determining royalty rates of iron ore. Acknowledging complaints from steel producers that the state is executing a royalty regime which is in contravention to the Mineral …
JAIPUR: One person died and five were injured, three seriously, on Sunday evening as heavy thunderstorm hit some parts of Korei, Bari, Rasulpur and Vyasnagar in the district. The deceased has been identified as Sarathi Malik (60) of Haripur village in Rasulpur block. Sarathi died when a branch of a …
Bhubaneswar: Orissa’s Keonjhar district, long considered endemically poor, has undergone a transformation: it has turned daily wage labourers into crorepatis. Guali, a village that falls on a cart track, today has the latest SUVs whizzing around. A leading private bank operates a profitable branch for wannabe millionaires. Guali is home …
Bhubaneswar: In a move to ensure inclusive growth of minerals-bearing areas of Odisha including livelihood programmes, experts have suggested floating of a micro-enterprise fund with Rs 200 crore to the state government. This fund would be utilised to ensure the tribal population’s access to credit and grants for setting new …
Australian mining major Rio Tinto is planning to invest around $2 billion (Rs 9,886 crore) in setting up a major iron ore mining project in Orissa. The investment, largest so far by the miner in India, would help it establish a strong foothold in the country’s mining space. “It is …
BHUBANESWAR: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday said the implementation of the Integrated Action Plan (IAP) should be made more participatory by consulting people’s representatives in districts. Chidambaram reviewed the implementation of IAP in the State through video-conferencing with district collectors. Chief Secretary Bijay Kumar Patnaik and secretaries of …
BHUBANESWAR: ArcellorMittal which has proposed to set up 12 million tonne steel plant in Keonjhar district is yet to submit the detailed project report (DPR) to the State Government because of delay in land acquisition. Steel and Mines Minister Raghunath Mohanty informed this to the members while replying to a …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has been urged to lift the ban on road transport of minerals. Antarastriya Manavadhikar Association, a Keonjhar-based organisation fighting for the common cause of the people, has made the plea. ‘’The Government decision has created a great deal of discontent among the public, particularly those families …
BHUBANESWAR: Worried over the recurring incidence of electrocution, the State Government has decided to replace single and double poles with elephant-friendly electricity structures in districts where the jumbos are most vulnerable. To avoid the electrocution, narrow based lattice structures (NBLS) will be established in Dhenkanal, Angul, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj by …
Orissa Minerals Development Company (OMDC) today said it has suspended operations at its Kolha Roida and Dalki mines after not getting permission to lift ore from the mines. "Development and mining work in Kolha Roida Iron & Manganese Mines and Dalki Manganese Mines has been stopped as permission for lifting …
BHUBANESWAR: The year has been as challenging as it could be on the health front with public health concerns coupled with a belligerent medical workforce keeping the Government and the Health Department on their toes for a substantial part of 2011. Dengue raised its ugly head in a disastrous manner …
Opposition parties in mineral-rich Odisha have demanded a CBI investigation into illegal mining in the state saying the Naveen Patnaikled government has turned a blind eye to irregularities in the sector. President of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s state unit, Jual Oram, and Congress leader Niranjan Patnaik raised the demand at …
BHUBANESWAR: The Opposition Congress on Monday made a strong plea for a CBI probe into the mining scam which runs beyond the borders. “In view of the massive magnitude of illegality going beyond the State borders, involving many states and central government departments, and political patronage at the highest level, …
The Centre-appointed Shah Commission is appeared quite unhappy with the state of affairs in the mineral-rich Keonjhar district. The eight-member commission, which visited various mines in the district over the last three days, on Sunday said at majority of the places mines owners and operators have polluted the air and …
Keonjhar: The Centre appointed Shah Commission led by former Supreme Court judge Justice M B Shah on Thursday formally began investigation into illegal mining in Odisha. The Commission held a discussion with the district authorities of Keonjhar and Sundargarh besides authorities of the railways, Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) and …
