At a recently held District Collectors' conference, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi issued directions to stop illegal sand mining, which bears testimony to the fact that the state has been witnessing growth in sand theft.
State’s Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra, who met the Union Consumer Welfare, Public Food Distribution minister recently in New Delhi, also pressed for the release of Rs 8178.19 crore of pending paddy subsidy claims.
The arrested marine fishermen were natives of the Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts. The trawl and fishing implements used by them for sea voyage in prohibited marine sanctuary areas were seized. Later, they were remanded to judicial custody under relevant sections of the wildlife protection act, 1972, said officials.
Indian Railways regularly undertakes Disaster Management Exercises to reinforce emergency readiness across its divisions. These drills are designed to test emergency preparedness of railway staff, NDRF teams, and local agencies in accident-like situations.
With Odisha recording an all-time yearly high record of 94 elephant deaths in 2024-25 (till 18.3.2025), the state has acquired the dubious distinction of being the elephant graveyard of India.
The barber community was allegedly socially ostracized in Manapur village under Bramhagiri police station in Puri district and was driven out of their houses from the land which they were in possession since time immemorial.
With panchayat polls around the corner, while the political analysts say the sops are bringing about unnecessary dependence, it's the little girl's take on her love for bicycles and rice which offers a contrasting view about the panchayat polls in West Bengal
Close on the heels of 2 June triple-train crash near Bahanaga railway station in Balasore that claimed 289 lives, at least three rail mishaps have occurred in Odisha accounting for six casualties.
Mutilated body of the boy, half-eaten by saltwater crocodile, was retrieved by locals at Brahmani river ghat near Nimapur village under Pattamundai police station jurisdiction after an hour-long search.
While the Polavaram project is nearing completion, it is assessed that 6,316 persons from Odisha and 11,766 persons in Chhattisgarh will be affected due the project.
