Miscellaneous News Updates

The eastern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in Kolkata has imposed a fine of Rs 2 crore on Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL), Angul taking cognizance of the damages allegedly caused by the steel major to the ecology of Nandira River in Angul. 

Swapna said she was quite happy to be part of the show at the national level where she could share about her culture.

Crying her heart out, she further questioned, "Why such injustice is done to me? Is there any law to prevent a bride from entering her in-laws' house? Why should I go to Sakhi centre?"

Women in Odisha account for 4.9 per cent of the total alcohol consumers in the State. Interestingly, women in the rural areas of the State outnumber their urban counterparts.

To end his sufferings, an immobile Anil, who can barely sit on his own, has appealed for euthanasia. “I am forced to do all my activities on my own as my parents work as daily wage labourers. We don’t have a proper roof over our head. Basic enmities are like dream for us,” said Anil while crying inconsolably.

This is an aspiring engineering student from Badapada village in Bolangir district. Tarachan Rana has big dreams, but financial constraints were holding him back.

The first solar eclipse of 2021 was witnessed on June 10 and the upcoming solar eclipse will be total. The upcoming solar eclipse will be seen in Antarctica, South Africa, South America and Australia.

As many as 26 girl students of Chamakpur residential school under Thakurmunda Block in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday (Nov 26).

Wild Bears stray into Govindapalli health centre premises in Malkangiri, Odisha.

The security and police officials on Friday (Nov 26) forced a Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) beneficiary in Balasore to change his black shirt before appearing in front of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to collect his health card.

Panic gripped the residents of Gobindapalli in Malkangiri after two wild bears were spotted roaming in the residential areas adjacent to a hospital in the locality.

Noting that SCB shall play a key role in this transformation, Patnaik said that it shall take its place as one of the top institutions of the country in medical care and health education.

The State government aims at expanding the area of coffee plantation by 5,000 hactares in the next five years which will boost the economy of the relatively backward Koraput district,

Ragging allegations surfaced at Utkal University in Vani Vihar on Friday (Nov 26) after some first year IMBA students alleged that they were harassed by some senior students of the university.

Mentally challenged Manik Shabar has been tied up in iron chains by her parents since seven years at her home fearing she will get away and never come back.