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Deprived schools: Unsafe school building keeps students away

Bhabanipatana: Despite a 2014 directive from the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) and the state government instructing District Collectors to identify and demolish unsafe and abandoned school buildings, hazardous structures continue to pose a threat to students across the state, with Karlakot Primary School in...

NGT

Ib pollution, groundwater extraction under NGT lens

Jharsuguda: The eastern zone bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in Kolkata has directed a joint committee to investigate allegations of pollution in the Ib river and illegal extraction of groundwater by an industrial unit in Jharsuguda district. A petition was filed by Digambar...

Flood

Ailing woman carried 2km on sling for treatment

Bari: Family members and locals Wednesday carried an elderly sick woman on a makeshift sling through floodwaters for about 2km after an ambulance failed to reach her village in Bari block of Jajpur district, highlighting the difficulties faced by flood-affected residents in accessing emergency healthcare....

Road Materials

NIT-R develops road material from mining, industrial waste

Raurkela: Researchers at the National Institute of Technology Raurkela (NIT-R) have secured a patent for a high-strength composite material developed from coal-mining and industrial waste, with potential applications in roads carrying heavy traffic. The patented technology combines coal mine parting, fly ash and a binder...

Nalia river

Bhadrak: 60-Ft breach in Nalia river hits 6k

Tihidi: A 60-ft-wide breach in Nalia river, a tributary of the Salandi, has inundated Talagopabandha panchayat in Bhadrak district, leaving more than 6,000 people affected. Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj visited the breach site late Tuesday night and reviewed the situation. He remained there until...

Suspended ASI of Chitrada Police outpost

ASI suspended over ‘liquor mafia’ links

Baripada: An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police at Chitrada outpost in Mayurbhanj district has been placed under suspension over his alleged connivance with the liquor mafia and dereliction of duty. According to reports, Bhimasen Mallik, the officer-in-charge of Chitrada police outpost under Morada police station,...

Prithiviraj Harichandan

‘State to be free from illicit drug activities’

Bhubaneswar: The state government is committed to intensifying the crackdown on illegal drugs and narcotics trade, with an aim to make the state free from illicit drug activities, Law, Works and Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said Wednesday. Speaking at the inauguration of a 40-day training...

Odisha likely to see more heat, uneven rains: CEEW

Odisha likely to see more heat, uneven rains: CEEW

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to face more heat and increasingly uneven monsoon rainfall in the coming decades, even as the state’s overall rainfall is projected to increase, an analysis by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) said Wednesday. The findings...

Suresh Pujari

WhatsApp system for revenue complaints

Bhubaneswar: Revenue and Disaster Management (R&DM) Minister Suresh Pujari Wednesday launched a revenue grievance redressal system through the ‘Ama Sathi’ WhatsApp chatbot at Lok Seva Bhawan. Speaking at the launch, Pujari said the WhatsApp-based grievance redressal system would further strengthen transparency and accountability in revenue...

 

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Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram seeks 2-month extension for Aravalli committee deadline

New Delhi: The Akhil Bharatiya Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram has sought that the chairperson of the high-powered committee constituted under the ...

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