Tag: Chhattisgarh

Bhubaneswar: At a time when the Mahanadi water dispute is still unresolved and the tribunal is yet to begin its proceedings, the Chhattisgarh government’s construction of a dam on the upper catchment of Ib River at Gulu in Jashpur district has raised further concerns for Odisha. According to sources, Chhattisgarh’s construction of a dam at […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Monday strongly opposed illegal construction of barrages by neighbouring Chhattisgarh government during the Regional Conference of Eastern States on Water Resources convened by the Central government at Kolkata. At the meeting held under the chairmanship of Union Minister of State for Water Resources, Odisha’s Food and Consumer Welfare Minister Surya Narayan Patro […]

Bhubaneswar: Alleging conspiracy by the Centre and the Chhattisgarh State government for the delay in formation of the Mahanadi tribunal, BJD legislators today sloganeered and created a din in the Odisha Assembly. After the House proceedings were adjourned till 3 pm, the legislators carrying banners, rallied to the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the premises of […]

Malkangiri: At least two jawans of District Reserve Guard were killed and five others sustained critical injuries in a serial Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts reportedly triggered by Maoists near Bijapur-Mahadevpur in Chhattisgarh bordering on Odisha’s Malkangiri district on Monday. The incident occurred when a bus carrying 30 jawans for patrolling was blown up. The […]

Bhubaneswar: Regional outfit ‘Mahanadi Bachao Andolan’ has decided to launch a signature campaign and a ‘padyatra’ from Kalma to Puri on April 11 demanding opening of gates of Kalma Barrage by Chhattisgarh till further orders of the Mahanadi Water Dispute Tribunal. The outfit is planning to collect 1 lakh signatures and will present it before […]

Sambalpur/Bhubaneswar: The flow of water into Hirakud reservoir in the downstream of Mahanadi River has been severely affected due to construction and ‘regular closure’ of gates of Kalma barrage by neighbouring Chhattisgarh, an assessment of Odisha Water Resource Department revealed. As per reports, Odisha has experienced continuous reduction in water inflow- 18 per cent in […]

Malkangiri: A dreaded Maoist cadre was killed in an exchange of fire between police and the red rebels in Mahupadar forest in Malkangiri district bordering Chhattisgarh today. According to sources, the identity of the Maoist is yet to be ascertained. Police have seized a pistol and several items belonging to the Maoists from the spot. […]

Puri: The last rites of martyred Odia CRPF Jawan Manoranjan Lenka were performed with full state honours at his ancestral village Rebana Nuagaon under Brahmagiri block of Puri district today. Earlier in the day, Lenka was given a guard of honour at Biju Patnaik International Airport after his mortal remains arrived in a special plane […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The Centre today constituted the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal for resolution of the longstanding dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh over sharing of Mahanadi water. The tribunal was formed as per section 4 of the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 following the Supreme Court directive on January 23, 2018, revealed a notification issued […]

Malkangiri: Striking terror once again in border areas of Malkangiri, Maoists killed a bus passenger suspecting him to be a police informer and torched three buses and three trucks at Dornapal in Chhattisgarh today. The identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained. Sources said out of the three buses, one was going from […]

Malkangiri: Six families from Malkangiri district have migrated to Chhattisgarh since last four years claiming to have got better facilities there in comparison to their home State. As per a ground report carried out by OTV, these families have not only changed their address, but also their names, voter card and ration cards as per […]

Nuapada: In a cricket frenzied nation, there is a village in Odisha where the game is no less than a festival. It is almost three years that Singjhar village in Nuadapada district gets agog with activity whenever the local committee organises the cricket tournament with teams participating from various states here. Though there is no […]

Bhubaneswar: Adding to the ongoing Mahanadi water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh, the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today once again pulled up both the Centre and Chhattisgarh government citing a letter of Ministry of Forest and Environment (MoEF) which had slapped a show cause notice on the neighbouring State over violation of environmental norms. […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: No tribal family from Odisha will be affected by the Polavaram project if the State government constructs an embankment to check flow of water into its border area, said Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Oram informed the Upper House as per the reports of Polavaram Project […]

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 […]