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 discovery led to recovery and seizure of huge quantities of arms, explosives, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and other incriminating articles. It is suspected that the arms and ammunitions were intended to target civilians and security forces.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, on Friday, joined hundreds of monks from Japan, America, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan to celebrate the golden jubilee of Dhauli Peace Pagoda on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar.
Over 18 people have died in different parts of Bangladesh since Monday night as the powerful Cyclone Sitrang completed its landfall.
School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash, who met the delegates of teachers, has assured that the state government will expeditiously take up the matter so that the injustice meted out to them could be undone.
According to the police officials, 'suspected' Maoists executed the cold-blooded murder of Nilakantha Mallick on suspicion that he was disseminating feedback regarding their hideouts to security forces.
