Mahanadi, Gobari rivers face ecological crisis amid encroachment
The consultation, titled "Mahanadi – Life of Margins," was organised by the Centre for Justice and Equality, Bhubaneswar, in association with Janamangal Mahila Samiti, Puri.
The consultation, titled "Mahanadi – Life of Margins," was organised by the Centre for Justice and Equality, Bhubaneswar, in association with Janamangal Mahila Samiti, Puri.
The IMD has issued a red warning for the districts of Sambalpur, Angul, Boudh, Sonepur and Kandhamal, where isolated extremely heavy rainfall is likely until 8.30 a.m. on Sunday.
Police in Odisha's Puri district have removed 97 objectionable social media posts and accounts over the past three days for allegedly circulating morphed and inappropriate content related to Lord Jagannath.
After an 18-day impasse over diesel supply, marine fishermen in Odisha have decided to resume fishing operations following assurances from public sector oil companies that adequate fuel would be made available for deep-sea fishing vessels.
What was once considered an unavoidable occupational hazard for sanitation workers in Odisha is gradually becoming a thing of the past.
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.
The project seeks to create steady income opportunities for rural women by reviving traditional bamboo craftsmanship in Laumal and adjoining villages of Sambalpur district, said the company officials on Wednesday.
The Vigilance wing of the Odisha Police on Wednesday caught an excise superintendent and excise assistant sub inspector receiving Rs 40,000 bribe from a licensed liquor vendor red handed, said officials.
Travelling without valid authority not only attracts penalties but also causes inconvenience to passengers and disrupts the travel environment, said ECoR officials.
