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.
The officers will be recruited through open advertisement and a rigorous selection process conducted by the Staff Selection Commission. At present, Food Safety Officers are mostly posted in districts, but they also operate in major city areas.
The projects, worth Rs 4,600 crore, will be set up in Odisha, Punjab, and Andhra Pradesh, and are expected to generate employment for 2,034 skilled professionals.
The initiative has the potential to contribute immensely to the field of environment protection, science-based tourism, investment, employment, and livelihood support to local populations in coastal areas.
In the latest case of sexual abuse of minors, a 15-year-old girl, a 10th standard student, was allegedly gang-raped by five people, including one of her close relatives, in a village in Odisha’s Kendrapara district.
The patient, a resident of Niali in Cuttack district, had undergone surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy for cancer of the tongue in 2024. In the past two months, he developed progressively worsening shortness of breath and severe cough.
