Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Bibhu Dash & Others Vs Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation & Others dated 05/02/2024. The affidavit of the Odisha State Pollution Control Board stated that the STP cannot be constructed because the sewage outflow of Manorama Estates Welfare Society to their …
BHUBANESWAR: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday slammed the Government for misleading the farmers on the supply of certified seeds. Though the Government fixed a target to supply 6.12 lakh quintals of quality seeds to the farmers during this kharif, it only provided 4.19 lakh quintals. While there is good …
BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) has reiterated its demand for reduction of VAT on diesel and petrol to give relief to the common people. Several states have taken such a decision to lessen the burden on common people, OPCC spokesman Ashok Samal said and added that the State …
Doctor and human rights activist Binayak Sen, charged with sedition by the Chhattisgarh government, recently travelled to South Korea to receive an award. Excerpts from his thought-provoking acceptance speech are reproduced here. Dr Binayak Sen TODAY, India is considered around the world as a rapidly developing country posting economic growth …
BHUBANESWAR: With a rise in the number of slum-dwellers, the State Government is gearing up to prepare a new project to rehabilitate them in a proper manner. The project, which will focus on improving the livelihood of the slum-dwellers, is an extension of the Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) which was …
A large group of BJP leaders expresses support to agitating villagers Even as the Orissa government was set to resume land acquisition for the controversial Posco steel project in Jagatsinghpur district, political support for the anti-Posco agitation further grew over the weekend with a large group of Bharatiya Janata Party …
A large group of BJP leaders expresses support to agitating villagers Even as the Orissa government was set to resume land acquisition for the controversial Posco steel project in Jagatsinghpur district on Monday, political support for the anti-Posco agitation further grew on Sunday with a large group of Bharatiya Janata …
Bhubaneswar: The state government on Saturday decided to take stern action against the encroachers of forest land in the capital city in the first phase in its effort to embark on a massive plantation programme to make the city eco-friendly under the Urban Tree Plantation Initiative. It also imposed restrictions …
BHUBANESWAR: The Managing Director of Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) and Congress MP Navin Jindal on Tuesday said acquisition of agricultural land for industries should be avoided. Jindal met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the Secretariat and discussed the investment proposal of the company in Orissa. Talking to media-persons …
BHUBANESWAR: If all the power plants proposed in Orissa materialise, the huge capacity addition in energy generation would have brought about a bigger problem of ash. With the State leaving no power generation option unexplored, it could well find itself in a tricky situation. Going by the proposed capacity addition, …
BHUBANESWAR: In what could be called a rare honour for the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), the urban local body has been chosen for the prestigious UN Sasakawa Award 2011 for disaster risk reduction initiatives. Mayor Ananat Narayan Jena, who received the communication from the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction …
BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) is all set to crack down on sale of nonsmoking tobacco, available in plastic sachets. A ban has been imposed on it as per the Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011. While both wholesale and retail traders have complied with the …
BHUBANESWAR: The State's performance in rural drinking water supply has improved significantly. After lagging behind the target for two consecutive years, the performance in 200910 is quite encouraging. As per the latest data, the State has covered around 9,777 rural habitations under the National Rural Water Supply Programme against the …
BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa Government is leading by example. Part of its Secretariat would shun the conventional electricity source and and go in for solar power very soon. The Orissa Renewable Energy Development Agency is putting in place an ambitious plan to install a 50 kilo watt rooftop photovoltaic power plant …
A study that benchmarks the pedestrian infrastructure of six Indian cities was released by the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) in a publication titled ‘Walkability in Indian Cities’.The walkability study serves to help decision makers prioritize planning and investments to improve non-motorized mobility in India. In addition to …
BHUBANESWAR: The government has sanctioned Rs 6 crore in the current financial year for Rairakhol NAC for a drinking water supply project estimated to cost Rs 30 crore. The project will meet the drinking water requirement of about 10,000 people of the NAC, considered to be one of the backward …
With backchannel talks on with Naxals who abducted Malkangiri collector R Vineel Krishna and engineer Pabitra Majhi, the guerrillas demanded dropping of "false" cases against a number of their senior members and also sought land rights for tribals in Narayanpatra, scrapping of Polavaram irrigation project, stopping of bauxite mining at …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government will speed up land acquisition to expedite national highway (NH) projects. Taking stock at a review meeting here, Chief Secretary Bijay Kumar Patnaik directed the Revenue Department to accelerate land acquisition and hand over the lands to the National Highway Authorities of India (NHAI). Particularly, the …
CUTTACK: Ringed by a vast expanse of post-harvest paddy fields at Chintamanipur under Tangi-Choudwar block, the 10 acre stretch with dome-shaped structures stands out in stark contrast. As the surroundings present a dry insipid picture, the structures blush in the myriad hues and fragrance of flowers in full bloom. The …
BOUDH: Self help is the best help, so goes the adage. The authorities failed them, their resolve did not. Over 350 farmers of three villages along with their cattle are toiling day in, day out for the last 10 days dredging the dry river bed to tap underground water for …
The temple city Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa, is claimed to have recorded highest detection of smoking ban law violators in the country. The local Bhubaneswar-Cuttack commissionerate of police has detected at least 6,000 violators between April and December 2010 and realised penalty amount worth `6,89,450 from them. "The Control …
