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 fatalities have come down by 4.01 %. In July 2021, 399 people died in road accidents. However, in July 2022 the number came down to 383.
The COVID-19 tally rose to 13,34,876, a bulletin issued by the department said, adding that Sundargarh and Khurda districts with 16 cases topped the daily Covid tally.
The Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar is being upgraded with various facilities like India's first indoor athletic stadium, indoor aquatic centre, centre tennis court, Hockey HPC building, Accommodation facilities etc.
The Orissa High Court had earlier issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) for the release of vehicles involved in offences to the rightful owner after preparing a detailed panchnama.
The COVID-19 tally rose to 13,32,281, a bulletin issued by the department said, adding that Sundargarh district with 41 cases topped the daily Covid tally followed by Khurda at 39.
