Basic amenities elude Mankidia tribals
Baripada: Basic amenities continue to elude members of Mankidia community residing at the foothills of Similipal and nearby forests in Mayurbhanj district. The Mankidias, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG), are struggling to sustain themselves without basic facilities like healthcare, drinking...
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Sunday ordered an immediate halt to felling of trees from the community forest of Balarampur in Odapada block of Dhenkanal district and ordered the Revenue Divisional Commissioner (North) to look into the matter. The Chief Minister instructed the RDC to probe the incident in the wake...
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Read moreFuel prices continue to slide as global crude rates ease
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Raigarh: Gopal Agarwal, a trader from Old Lakha village in Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh, was among more than a hundred villagers, who were displaced from their native land for the Kelo dam project a decade ago. The survey of the low-lying village and disbursement of compensation commenced in 2009 for construction of the dam project before shifting the oustees to New Lakha village on an elevated land. However, more...
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China launches twin BeiDou navigation satellites
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Peru ex-President seeks asylum in Uruguay
Lima: Former Peruvian President Alan Garcia, who is under probe for graft, has sought political asylum in Uruguay, Peru's Foreign Ministry has said. Uruguayan Ambassador Carlos Alejandro Barros on Sunday notified Lima that Garcia approached the embassy here late Saturday requesting asylum, the ministry statement said. Garcia has been barred by the court from leaving the country...
Basic amenities elude Mankidia tribals
Baripada: Basic amenities continue to elude members of Mankidia community residing at the foothills of Similipal and nearby forests in Mayurbhanj district. The Mankidias, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG), are struggling to sustain themselves without basic facilities like healthcare, drinking water, electricity, connectivity, education and housing. A glaring example is the condition of the inaccessible Khadia Colony...
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Fuel prices continue to slide as global crude rates ease
New Delhi: State-run oil-marketing companies continued to cut the prices of key transport fuels -- petrol and diesel -- well into the fifth week Sunday on lower global crude oil prices. According to the Indian Oil Corp data, petrol was priced at Rs 76.71 per litre in the national capital Sunday, 20 paise lower than Saturday. Petrol...
Trump refuses to hear tape of Khashoggi’s killing
Washington: US President Donald Trump Sunday said that while Turkey has shared with US an audio purported to be of the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, he has no plans to listen to the recording. "We have the tape. I don't want to hear the tape. No reason for me to hear the tape," the president...
