Pollution around Jagannath Temple alarming: National Green Tribunal
Concerned over alarming levels of pollution around the famous Sri Jagannath Temple in Odisha, the National Green Tribunal today directed the authorities there to take appropriate steps to restore the...
View ArticleBeaches Continue to Fight Sanitation Battle
The 480-km coastline of Odisha continues to battle sanitation issues with the mechanised cleaning proposal of the Tourism Department yet to take off. Although the Department has been toying with the
View ArticlePlan to save blackbucks & turtles
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha government has sanctioned Rs 2.25 crore for conservation of blackbucks and freshwater turtles under a state plan scheme of wildlife conservation and protection. The wildlife wing will
View ArticleNational Green Tribunal summons Odisha government officials over Puri pollution
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has summoned the principal secretary, department of environment and forests, Government of Odisha, the chief executive officer and the executive engineer of Puri...
View ArticleUrban Health Mission introduced
Odisha added yet another chapter in its health care service with introduction of Urban Health Mission, which among other things will stress on reproductive and child health programmes as well as...
View ArticleMajor Flood Averted, But 4 Lakh Remain Marooned
BHUBANESWAR: After threatening to flood the deltaic region, the Mahanadi river relented on Thursday as its peak discharge at Munduli stayed just about 11 lakh cusec, much below what coastal Odisha...
View ArticleOrissa flood, rain death toll hits 45
5,312 villages affected The death toll in the current flood and heavy rains in Orissa climbed to 45 on Sunday with reports of seven more people perishing in the natural disaster received from various
View ArticleNHRC Asks Spl Rapporteur to Probe Illegal Brick Kilns in Puri
Even as mushrooming brick kilns in the State has generated huge environmental concern, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed its Special Rapporteur to examine the gravity of the...
View ArticleHudhud: DMs asked to ensure ‘zero casualty’
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday urged people not to get scared while reiterating that all preparations were ready to meet any eventuality that might arise due to a cyclonic storm likely to hit
View Article30,000 disaster-resistant houses by 2018’
Urging all the stakeholders to come forward and join hands to create a disaster-resilient Odisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday said that in the aftermath of the Cyclone Phailin last year
View ArticleBrick kilns on river beds raise erosion concern
BHUBANESWAR: Notwithstanding a state government directive of June 25, 2013, against setting up brick kilns on river beds, 23 such units were found operating in Khurda and Puri districts. Since such...
View Article46 lakh people to be screened for diabetes
Amid growing concern over increasing incidence of diabetes, the state government has decided to screen around 46 lakh people in 10 districts this year. These are Cuttack, Puri, Ganjam, Khurda, Sambalpur,
View Article2,168 tube wells contaminated in Puri
Puri: Out of total 8,145 existing tube wells in Puri, water of as many as 2,168 have been tested contaminated. The tests were done in the wake of the jaundice outbreak in the town. It was revealed at a
View ArticleHeatwave sweeps records in state
BHUBANESWAR: The mercury went up a couple of notches across the state on Monday, with no respite in sight for at least in a week. Angul recorded the maximum temperature at 47°C, the highest in more
View ArticlePuri civic body told to use Swargadwar chimney by panel
An expert committee on Tuesday examined the scientific chimney at Swargadwar (crematorium) in Puri and asked the civic body to operationalize it soon. The committee was constituted after the National
View ArticleHeat Wave Relents, Sunstroke Toll 30
BHUBANESWAR: Though heat wave condition eased out across Odisha, Bhubaneswar, which recorded 40.3 degree Celsius, remained the hottest city in the State on Thursday. Meanwhile, the toll due to sunstroke
View ArticleState Govt seeks more time to submit detailed report at NGT
The Chief Secretary, the Puri DFO, the Idco and the OTDC have sought more times to submit a detailed report at the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on stopping of construction and tree felling in Puri for
View ArticleChilika Lake fights for survival
Chilika Lake — the largest brackish water lagoon in Asia and one of India’s 26 sites included in the Ramsar list of wetlands of international importance — is facing threats to its existence because of
View ArticleOdisha draws flak for failure to check dengue outbreak
Bhubaneswar: Union minister of state for health and family welfare, Faggan Singh Kulaste on Saturday criticized the Naveen Patnaik-led government for not doing enough to prevent dengue outbreak in the
View ArticleOSPCB asks 10 Puri hotels to shut down
The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) on Saturday slapped closure notice on 10 hotels in Puri, under the direction of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for violating pollution control norms.
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