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.
Acting on a tip off, the STF flanked by local police conducted a raid and intercepted the accused person- Sk Rafiq (a native of Panchkula in West Bengal) with the drug haul.
The Lokayukta took suo motu cognisance of a newspaper report on the purported incident.
The COVID-19 tally rose to 13,29,203, a bulletin issued by the department said, adding that Sundargarh district with 61 cases topped the daily Covid tally followed by Khordha at 54.
The COVID-19 tally rose to 13,28,070, a bulletin issued by the department said, adding that Khurda district with 104 cases topped the daily Covid tally followed by Sundargarh at 19.
The COVID-19 tally rose to 13,27,844, a bulletin issued by the department said, adding that Sundargarh district with 37 cases topped the daily Covid tally followed by Khurda at 34.
