Tribal association opposes plan to rename villages inhabited by Bengali settlers in Malkangiri
Koraput: The Zilla Adivasi Samaj Mahasangha (ZASM) in Malkangiri district has opposed the administration’s decision to rename villages inhabited by Bengali settlers and grant them revenue village status. More...
BDA adds heft to Greater Bhubaneswar dream with 143 new villages | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Marking a crucial step towards realising the vision for Greater Bhubaneswar, the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) on Thursday approved a significant expansion of its jurisdiction More...
Villages in Bhubaneswar, Khurda & Jatni await piped drinking water: Min | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Residents living in 36 villages in Bhubaneswar, Khurda and Jatni are yet to be brought under the piped drinking water supply system, panchayati raj and drinking water minister Ravi More...
Balasore admn plans evacuation of 3,200 from 6 villages ahead of missile test at Chandipur | Bhubaneswar News
Balasore: The district administration, on the advice of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has made elaborate arrangements to temporarily evacuate approximately 3,200 residents from six villages More...
No mobile network coverage in state’s over 2600 villages | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: A couple lost their lives after being caught in a crossfire between Maoists and security personnel in Kandhamal district‘s Kotagarh area in July 2015. They had gone to a hill near Pangalpadar More...
Clash erupts between fishermen villages in Ganjam, 8 hurt
Berhampur: At least eight people sustained injuries following a clash between the villagers of two fishermen-dominated villages, Ramayapatna and Katuru, under Golanthara police station limits in More...
Jumbo separated from herd damages crops, destroys houses in two villages
Kendrapada: A lone male elephant wreaked havoc in several villages of Jajpur district on Wednesday, causing panic among residents and disrupting life. The tusker that got separated from its five-member herd More...
Process starts to shift people from 30 villages in Similipal
Bhubaneswar: With tigress Yamuna exploring her new habitat in Similipal Tiger Reserve and Zeenat likely to be released into the wild soon, forest department’s wildlife wing has started the More...
NHRC seeks report on relocating villages from tiger reserves
Bhubaneswar: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an action taken report from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) on its queries regarding relocation of villages from core areas of More...
NRI group raises concern over ‘rise in pollution’ in 2 S’garh villages
Rourkela: A US-based organisation of Odias has urged the Sundargarh district collector to address the growing environmental concerns caused by NTPC’s Darlipali project in Barobhagar and Alupada villages.Floriya More...