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 State now has 105 active cases while as many as 15 districts- Jajpur, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Kandhamal, Dhenkanal, Rayagada, Jharsuguda, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Kalahandi, Koraput, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, and Nayagarh- have turned Coronavirus-free with no active case, said, health officials.
The cumulative COVID-19 caseload rose to 12,87,912, including 12,78,622 recoveries as 17 patients recovered in the previous day.
The establishment of as many as 9 company operating bases (COBs) by the Border Security Force (BSF) at the Maoists’ heartland
The annual fishing ban is being enforced for the larger interest of those living on fishing activity.
In an attempt to safeguard the community and ensure that the basic human rights of this community are not compromised due to the Covid-19 crisis, the NHRC had issued fresh guidelines in this regard.
