Naxals trying to expand to new areas without much success: MHA report
New Delhi, Facing tough action from the security forces, the Naxals are making efforts to seep into new areas along inter-state borders but without any notable success, the latest report from the Union Home More...
Govt ropes in IIT Madras to curb road accidents in rural areas | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: The transport department has roped in IIT Madras to analyse causes behind the rising number of road accidents in rural areas and to come up with corrective measures.“IIT Madras More...
Delhi AQI: Air quality at ‘severe-plus’ category in some areas amid GRAP curbs
Delhi on Wednesday woke up to another day of toxic air with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) standing at over 440 – ‘severe’ category at around 7 am in the city where Stage 4 of anti-pollution More...
HC seeks govt report on water quality in urban areas | Bhubaneswar News
Cuttack: Water quality management in urban areas has come under judicial scrutiny with the Orissa high court seeking an action taken report from the govt after the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) indicated More...
Afspa back in parts of restive Manipur areas
The Union government on Thursday reimposed the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, or Afspa, in areas under the jurisdiction of six police stations across five Manipur districts, more than a year after it was More...
Vishwakarma Puja: Industrial Areas Soak In Festive Spirit Across State | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar/Kendrapada: Vishwakarma Puja was celebrated with religious fervour in industries, factories, workshops, electronics and automobiles shops here on Monday. Apart from engineers and architects, More...
Poultry Farming Banned Within 1km Of Puri’s Bird Flu-hit Areas | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: In the wake of bird flu threat in four blocks of Puri district, the district administration has banned poultry farming for three months within one km radius of the affected areas. On Friday, More...
Low-lying Areas Flooded, Drains Overflow In Silk City |
Berhampur: Incessant rain for the past couple of days in Ganjam district has inundated several low-lying areas in Berhampur, while drains overflowed.Officials said the district administration was closely More...
State Team: State team visits RMC areas & RSP township | Bhubaneswar News
Rourkela: A three-member state team, consisting of two entomologists, along with local health officials visited vulnerable areas in Bondamunda railway colony and in sectors 4, 14, 15 and 16 under Rourkela More...
Septage Treatment Plants: Over 120 Septage Treatment Plants Installed for Wastewater Management in Urban Areas |
Bhubaneswar: As many as 120 septage treatment plants (STP)s have been set up in 115 urban local bodies (ULBs) to treat wastewater, housing and urban development minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra said More...