Diarrhoea deaths: OHRC asks secys of 3 depts, Puri collector to appear | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) on Monday asked the secretaries of three departments and the Puri district collector to appear before the OHRC on March 3 over diarrhoea deaths in Kanas block.The More...
Experts mull lightning forecast system using new tech to reduce deaths
Bhubaneswar: Experts on Thursday discussed the need to reduce lightning deaths in the state by developing a lightning forecast system using new technology during a three-day conference organised by Fakir Mohan More...
No. of accident deaths fell during road safety month in Jan: Transport dept
Bhubaneswar: Deaths by road accidents declined during Jan’s road safety month compared to the same period in the previous year. The transport department credited this reduction to heightened enforcement More...
NHRC asks chief secy to frame SOP for reducing lightning deaths
Bhubaneswar: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Odisha chief secretary to frame a standard operating procedure (SOP) and guidelines to reduce deaths due to lightning. The state reported 1,625 More...
Day after Kumbh deaths, OSRTC cancels special bus service to Ayodhya | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) on Thursday announced cancellation of the special bus service it had recently started to Ayodhya for Maha Kumbh. The move comes a day after a stampede More...
NHRC seeks report on rise in deaths due to crocodile attacks
Kendrapada: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an action taken report (ATR) from principal chief conservator of forests (Odisha) and collectors of Kendrapada and Bhadrak over the increasing deaths More...
Odisha Cement Factory Collapse: Deaths feared as portion of cement plant collapses in Odisha | Bhubaneswar News
NEW DELHI: Several workers are feared trapped under debris following the collapse of a portion of the Dalmia Bharat Cement Limited plant in Rajganpur, located in Odisha’s Sundargarh district.The More...
Odisha CM, LoP to visit districts to witness plight of farmers after 4 deaths following crop loss
Bhubaneswar, With the opposition BJD alleging that at least four farmers have died unnaturally due to crop loss in the last eight days, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and his predecessor Naveen Patnaik More...
2 more farmer deaths take toll to 5; CM announces compensation for all affected farmers | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Two more farmer deaths linked to crop loss due to unseasonal rain raised the toll in the state to five in three days, prompting chief minister Mohan Majhi to convene an emergency review meeting on More...
26 extreme weather events led to 3,700 deaths globally in 2024: Report
Climate change contributed to the deaths of at least 3,700 people and the displacement of millions in 26 extreme weather events that two climate attribution and research organisations studied in 2024. These More...