New Delhi: Expressing displeasure over Centre’s negligence in not portraying a clear picture on formation of a tribunal to resolve Mahanadi water dispute, the Supreme Court today directed the Ministry of Water Resources to file a detailed report by third week of January 2018 failing which the court would hear the case on the basis […]
Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader Bijay Mohapatra today blasted the Centre claiming that it has colluded with the Chhattisgarh government on the Mahanadi water dispute while working against the interest of Odisha. Mohapatra told mediapersons, “The Centre’s rejection for formation of a tribunal on Mahanadi issue in an affidavit before the Supreme Court is against the […]
Bhubaneswar: With controversy over formation of a tribunal to resolve the ongoing dispute on Mahanadi water yet to die down, Chhattisgarh’s river interlinking plan has compounded the concerns of Odisha. The neighbouring State is planning to interlink Mahanadi to Tandula and Pairy rivers, survey of which has commenced already. It was informed by Chhattisgarh’s Water […]
Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition Narasingha Mishra today said the State would be able to protect the interest of its people in the Mahanadi water sharing dispute with Chhattisgarh if it shows sincerity in pursuing the matter. “If the case is presented before the apex court properly by an experienced lawyer, the judgement could tilt in […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Friday filed a counter affidavit in Supreme Court accusing the Centre of providing misleading information on the ongoing Mahanadi water dispute with Chhattisgarh. The step comes after the Centre submitted an affidavit before the Supreme Court contending that there is no need to constitute a tribunal to resolve the Mahanadi river […]
New Delhi: The Centre today declined to form a tribunal to resolve the Mahanadi water row between Odisha and Chhattisgarh. In an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, the Centre said the Odisha government did not provide required information, hence, there is no need to constitute a tribunal. Counsel of the Central government Wasim A. […]
Bhubaneswar: As expected, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today demanded for immediate stoppage of all construction activities taken up by Chhattisgarh on Mahanadi basin during the 12th Standing Committee meeting of the Inter-State Council held at New Delhi on Saturday. Patnaik also demand for constitution of a Tribunal for resolving the Mahanadi dispute at the […]
Cuttack: Odisha and Chhattisgarh should resolve the Mahanadi water issue amicably and reach a consensus after holding discussions, stated Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today. Speaking to mediapersons on sidelines of the foundation stone laying ceremony for the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) building in Cuttack, Prasad said, “Tribunal formation to sort out the […]
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik urged Prime Minster Narendra Modi to expedite the process for formation of a tribunal to resolve the ongoing Mahanadi river water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh. In a letter to the PM on Tuesday, Patnaik stated, “The delay in constituting the tribunal has been proving to be an advantage for […]
Bhubaneswar: Not only Agriculture Minister Damodar Rout but this time Panchayati Raj Minister Pradeep Maharathy has also landed in controversy for using slangs against BJP leaders. Addressing a gathering in the closing ceremony of BJD ‘Jan Sampark Padayatra’ in Pattamundai of Kendrapara district, Maharathy used many slangs while targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Bullet […]
Bhubaneswar: Several parts of Odisha and Jharkhand are expected to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall in the next 48 hours as the depression over Gangetic West Bengal has intensified into a deep depression. As per the latest bulletin of Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued on Monday, the deep depression is likely to move slowly […]
New Delhi: Taking cognisance of Odisha’s demand, the Centre today apprised the Supreme Court that it will issue notification for formation of a special tribunal by November 19 to resolve the Mahanadi water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Earlier, on July 25, the Centre and both the states presented their sides in the court. The […]
Puri: A basketball player from Chhattisgarh, who had visited Odisha to take part in an inter-university basketball tournament, drowned in Puri Sea on Wednesday. The deceased player was identified as Aman Kumar, resident of Bhilai in Chhattisgarh. He was part of a 27 players team who had came to Bhubaneswar for an inter-university basketball tournament […]
Jharsuguda: After unilateral construction of dams across Mahanadi river, Chhattisgarh is now allegedly encroaching land in Odisha. Villagers of at least six gram panchayats in Jharsuguda district have alleged that the construction of rail line and buffer zone in the under construction plant of National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) at Lara on the Chhattisgarh-Odisha […]
Bhubaneswar: In yet another setback for Chhattisgarh government, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday extended stay on construction work on the barrages on Mahanadi River till next hearing. The NGT has directed to stop all construction work of all the projects on Mahanadi River which have not yet been commissioned till the next hearing […]
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