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.
Though the exact data is not available, various studies show the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is around 10-14% which is more than our national average, said Head and Assistant Professor of Nephrology Department, AIIMS-Bhubaneswar Dr Sandip Kumar Panda.
The NGT, pronouncing an interim order of a five-year-old petition, asked the Woodhill Hillways (JV) and Hillways Construction Company Private limited to deposit the amount with the State Pollution Control Board within two months.
The Amicus Curiae has filed a report on two incidents that have taken place in the jurisdiction of the Astaranga Marine Police Station - one on 26 December, 2021 and the other on 31 January, 2022. During both incidents, of the several trawlers that unauthorisedly entered the protected area only a few could be apprehended, the High Court bench stated in an order on Wednesday.
A total of 24 children were among the newly infected, the bulletin said, adding that 49,954 samples were tested in the past 24 hours, a bulletin stated.
“We are observing the day to raise awareness about the increasing burden of kidney diseases and focus on the need to evolve strategies for kidney disease prevention,” Brig. (Dr.) Biraj Mohan Mishra, Chief of Medical Services, said at a program organised in the hospital to mark the day.
