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.
A Special POSCO Court in Odisha’s Bargarh district on Monday convicted a man to ten-year rigorous imprisonment, a decade after he had raped a minor hearing and speech impaired girl.
The victim's family was allegedly forced to sign blank papers and threatened with dire consequences if they pursued legal action against the accused.
Later, she revealed her parents regarding the amorous advances of the school teacher towards the girl students. However, the parents did not come forward to lodge a police complaint, said a police official.
Police in Odisha’s Bargarh district have arrested three people for smuggling of codeine-laced Wincerex and Eskuf cough syrup, a banned substance under the Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substance (NDPS) Act.
The accused corporator Amaresh Jena, who was a popular face in the BJD circles and an influential party leader in Bhubaneswar city, was nabbed from Nilagiri area in Balasore district.
