Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has issued a show-cause notice to a private hydropower company for allegedly causing floods in Kendujhar district by opening the gates of a barrage at Anandapur without prior intimation, an official said. The notice was issued to Baitarani Power Projects Pvt...
Bhubaneswar: Former minister and Biju Janata Dal vice-president Debi Prasad Mishra escaped unhurt after a cement-laden truck collided with his car near Kamaladeipur Chhak on the Narsinghpur main road in Cuttack district Thursday. The truck struck the side and rear of Mishra’s car, damaging the...
Bhadrak: An ASHA worker has been applauded by the Bhadrak district administration for rescuing a 60-year-old woman from the recent Odisha floods by carrying the elderly person to safety on her back, an official said Thursday. Minati Sahoo carried the woman on her back for...
Bhabanipatana: Despite a 2014 directive from the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) and the state government instructing District Collectors to identify and demolish unsafe and abandoned school buildings, hazardous structures continue to pose a threat to students across the state, with Karlakot Primary School in...
Jharsuguda: The eastern zone bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in Kolkata has directed a joint committee to investigate allegations of pollution in the Ib river and illegal extraction of groundwater by an industrial unit in Jharsuguda district. A petition was filed by Digambar...
Bari: Family members and locals Wednesday carried an elderly sick woman on a makeshift sling through floodwaters for about 2km after an ambulance failed to reach her village in Bari block of Jajpur district, highlighting the difficulties faced by flood-affected residents in accessing emergency healthcare....
Raurkela: Researchers at the National Institute of Technology Raurkela (NIT-R) have secured a patent for a high-strength composite material developed from coal-mining and industrial waste, with potential applications in roads carrying heavy traffic. The patented technology combines coal mine parting, fly ash and a binder...
Tihidi: A 60-ft-wide breach in Nalia river, a tributary of the Salandi, has inundated Talagopabandha panchayat in Bhadrak district, leaving more than 6,000 people affected. Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj visited the breach site late Tuesday night and reviewed the situation. He remained there until...
Baripada: An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police at Chitrada outpost in Mayurbhanj district has been placed under suspension over his alleged connivance with the liquor mafia and dereliction of duty. According to reports, Bhimasen Mallik, the officer-in-charge of Chitrada police outpost under Morada police station,...
Bhubaneswar: The state government is committed to intensifying the crackdown on illegal drugs and narcotics trade, with an aim to make the state free from illicit drug activities, Law, Works and Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said Wednesday. Speaking at the inauguration of a 40-day training...
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