Man held for attacking whistleblower over FB posts on illegal sand mining | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Pahala police here on Thursday arrested a man who allegedly assaulted a whistleblower after the latter exposed unlawful sand quarrying activities by posting photographs on Facebook. More...
2-day raid against illegal sand, soil mining activities in Jajpur dist | Bhubaneswar News
Kendrapada: The mining department, along with the police, carried out a two-day raid targeting illegal sand and soil mining activities related to minor minerals in Jajpur district.During the raid, which concluded More...
Trio held for illegal sand quarrying in Kendrapada
Kendrapada: Police arrested three men on Sunday for illegal sand quarrying at Chata village under Nikirai police station in Kendrapada district. Officials confiscated three sand-laden trucks from their possession.The More...
NGT forms panel to probe ‘illegal’ sand mining in Sundargarh | Bhubaneswar News
Cuttack: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has formed a three-member committee to inspect alleged illegal extraction of sand from the Brahmani river at Tendra in Sundargarh district and submit a report.The committee More...
Sudarsan wins award at int’l sand art festival in England | Bhubaneswar News
London: Sand sculptor Sudarsan Pattnaik has won the first ever Fred Darrington award for excellence in art and culture for his 10-feet high sand sculpture of Lord Ganesha, which will be showcased in Dorset, in More...
NGT lens on illegal sand mining in Jajpur dist
Cuttack: National Green Tribunal (NGT) constituted a three-member fact-finding committee to investigate allegations of illegal sand mining by private lessees from Pankapal river bed at Danagadi More...
CM lauds Sudarsan for UK sand art award | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday congratulated sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik for being conferred with the ‘Fred Darrington’ British Sand Master Award at Sand World 2025, an international More...
21 vehicles seized from illegal sand quarry in K’pada | Bhubaneswar News
Kendrapada: Authorities seized 19 trucks and two excavators from an unauthorised sand quarry on the Chitrotola riverbed in Kendrapada district’s Bichana village on Saturday night. “With the help More...
Minister helps seize 20 trucks for ferrying sand illegally
Berhampur: In a major crackdown on illegal sand mining, mines minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena helped seize around 20 sand-laden trucks during a raid at Barakoli village near Kantilo in Nayagarh district More...
Sudarsan Pattnaik crafts sand installation of Santa Claus | Bhubaneswar News
Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik, along with his students, has crafted the “world’s largest” candy chocolate and sand installation of Santa Claus to celebrate Christmas. More...