This exercise has been carried out every six months since the 26/11 Mumbai attack in which the terrorists from Pakistan used the sea route to enter India.
While chemical effluent discharged from a factory is being blamed for it, the environmentalists have expressed concern, saying it may cause harm to marine animals.
The incident occurred on Wednesday night when a boat from Paradip anchored in the sea and the fishermen were fishing. All of a sudden, the boat staff spotted a man climbing onto the boat.
As per initial reports, the SUV was dragged for at least 30 metres following the collision. A major tragedy was averted as the speed of the goods train was slow.
After jumping into river, the woman got washed away for some 5 km before she was rescued near Nehru Bangla fishing harbour.
It is suspected that the mammal might have suffered injuries after either getting entangled in a fishing net or being hit by a trawler.
In Paradip, a girl died while four persons including her grandparents and a neighbour were critically injured due to electrocution at Balisahi under Kujang police limits.
All the injured have been shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack and their condition is said to be critical.
According to sources, Samantaray, who went to Paradip to attend a programme on Labour Day, made cryptic comments while addressing the meeting and criticised the local leadership.
Monsoon is the breeding season of various varieties of fish. The ban is imposed on fishing in the sea to conserve the fish population.
The suspension will last for three months before the Expert Appraisal committee of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change takes a fresh call on the project.
The little girl was ecstatic after seeing the turtle swimming dip into the sea again. However, she was deeply shocked that one of the legs of the turtle was badly damaged.
The ‘feathered agent’ was found to be tagged with a tiny spy camera and a chip what appeared to be a GPS tracking system.
The duo hailing from Tirtol of Jagatsinghpur district was heading to Cuttack on a bike when the vehicle hit a concrete mixer along a road.
Sergy (51) was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a cargo ship named MV AL Danah at the anchorage of Paradip port on January 3.
The Russian national was found dead in a ship that was at the anchorage of Paradip port in Jagatsinghpur district.
The East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Friday informed about the cancellation of the trains on the route.
The major objective behind this exercise is to strengthen the coastal security in India.
ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel has planned to develop the project on Mahanadi river near Nuagada panchayat of Jagatsinghpur district to seamlessly transport goods through river ways.
As per IMD, the system is likely to move nearly northwestwards across Madhya Pradesh during next 48 hours.