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...
Urgent ASI Team’s Mission: Sand Removal from Konark Sun Temple Starts Soon | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: A technical core committee of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) visited Konark Sun Temple on Saturday to review the sand removal process from the sanctum sanctorum.The core committee, under the More...
Junior Mining Officer and Driver Attack: Sand Smugglers Strike in Keonjhar | Bhubaneswar News
Keonjhar: A junior mining officer (JMO) and his driver were injured in an alleged attack by sand smugglers during a late-night inspection near Anandapur in Keonjhar district on Sunday.JMO Suraj Hembram and his More...
How to grow a Chia seed plant at home in simple steps (no soil or sand needed!) | – Times of India
Chia seeds have quickly become one of the best superfoods, and are ‘oh-so-versatile’. From helping with gut health, to bloating, and from better hair to better skin, people claim that Chia seeds More...