Shocked at the rising cases of electrocution of elephants in Odisha, the Energy Department has warned that negligence in ensuring safety measures for the jumbos could lead to criminal cases agains

BARIPADA: Already shocked over frequent elephant killings in Similipal and Kuldiha reserve forests, the forest authorities here are in for some more trouble.

If the alarming rate of elephant deaths in the State has shocked the Odisha Government, it must brace for more.

The State Government has set up an inter-departmental committee to consider cases for renewal of mining leases, a large number which had been pending for the last 10 years.

Justice MB Shah Commission probing the mining scam in different states on Tuesday said some of the cases in Odisha are complicated and require additional time for investigation.

Large-scale mining in the buffer zone of Similipal Biosphere in Mayurbhanj district is threatening the wildlife and flora and fauna of the second largest tiger reserve in the country.

As the toilet-vs-temple controversy, triggered by Union Minister Jairam Ramesh, refuses to die down, and the Supreme Court issuing a directive that all government schools must have toilets within s

BHUBANESWAR: Even as the Justice MB Saha Commission is investigating the illegal mining activities, the Ministry of Coal has asked the State Government to submit a report on the action taken to cur

The State Government has maintained that the areas having coal deposits should be allocated ‘only’ to government companies under the control of the host coal-bearing state.

Even though industrial activity has slowed down due to a host of factors, public resistance to land acquisition being the primary hurdle, the State Government hopes that at least nine thermal proje