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Hatadihi/Baula: The mining department, Nandipada police and the Hatadihi tehsildar jointly seized 10 Hyva trucks carrying sand illegally during a raid on the Rana-Samana road in Hatadihi block of Kendujhar district Tuesday. Four truck drivers have been detained for questioning, while vehicles with valid documents...

BANDANA SETHI, OP Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s mineral-rich mining regions are emerging as climate change hotspots, with deforestation, hill cutting, industrial pollution and large-scale land-use changes disrupting ecological balance. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, intense heatwaves and excessive precipitation are further aggravating the crisis, threatening the livelihoods of...

Bhubaneswar: While Odisha has traditionally faced the threat of cyclones originating in the Bay of Bengal, a scientific assessment has drawn attention to another natural hazard—earthquake vulnerability, particularly in the eastern parts of Bhubaneswar. A detailed seismic microzonation study by the National Centre for Seismology...

KARTIK SAHU, OP Kataka: City wastewater continues to enter the Kathajodi River through a drain near Khan Nagar, allegedly in violation of an Orissa High Court directive prohibiting the discharge. The pollution has raised public health concerns, affecting people bathing in the river, livestock and...

Kataka: Swara’s Wonderful Adventure Stories, an English storybook for children authored by young writer Swara Das and published by Bhasha Prakashan, was unveiled at the High Court Guest House on Cantonment Road. Orissa High Court Justice Sashikanta Mishra, who released the book as chief guest,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has earned national recognition for its urban sanitation and cleanliness initiatives, with the state receiving an award at the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2025–26, presented by President Droupadi Murmu at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi Tuesday. Housing and Urban Development Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra...

Bhubaneswar: Natural farming, grassroots innovation and the expansion of Odisha’s millet-based economy took centre stage as the fifth edition of Mandia Diwas (Millet Day) concluded Wednesday. The concluding day of the two-day convention witnessed deliberations on sustainable agricultural practices, traditional farming knowledge and opportunities for...

Bhubaneswar: In a fresh development in the Sishupalgarh firing case, Dhauli police Wednesday arrested another accused, Somnath Gajendra, brother of prime accused Chitrasen Gajendra, over his alleged involvement in concealing the fi rearm used in the incident. Police reportedly made a breakthrough in the investigation...

Bhubaneswar: Satya Sundar Mahasuar has been elected chairman of the Bhubaneswar Chapter of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI). He was elected at the fifth Extraordinary Meeting of the Chapter’s Managing Committee and assumed charge November 10. Mahasuar is currently serving as Deputy...

Bhubaneswar: Crime and safety-related incidents at vulnerable railway locations under East Coast Railway (ECoR) have declined by nearly 80 per cent following the introduction of its solar-powered CCTV surveillance network, according to official data. A comparison of incidents reported between January 1 and October 20...