BHUBANESWAR: After Rayagada district, diarrhoea has struck Cuttack. At least 53 inhabitants of a village under Narasinghpur block are found suffering from the disease in the last five days prompting Health Department to send a medical team to keep a watch on the situation.
All cases came from Baselihata village under Kanpur PHC where diarrhoea outbreak was first reported on January 26.
Cuttack: In response to a notice, the Centre on Monday informed the Odisha High Court that it was willing to offer all assistance required to probe the alleged mining scam in the state.
Considering the gravity of matter and the loss sustained, if the honorable court so desires, any agency of Government of India, including CBI, can be called upon to investigate as per due procedure laid down.
CUTTACK: In response to a notice, the Union Government today informed the Orissa High Court that it was willing to offer all assistance required to probe the alleged mining scam in the State.
CUTTACK: Opposition to the diversion of water from Mahanadi river to industries has begun mounting with locals associating themselves with the Mahanadi Banchao Andolan to stop work on laying pipes for the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) refinery project at Paradip.
Protestors led by former minister and BJP leader Bijoy Mohapatra, former MP Anadi Sahu, committee convenor GC Hota and former
Cuttack: In a significant order, the Odisha High Court on Tuesday asked the state government to direct all district magistrates and SPs to sensitise people against animal sacrifices which are still practised in some Shakti Peethas.
The court order came in the wake of a government affidavit and Advocate General Ashok Mohanty informing the court that adequate preventive measures are being taken t
Bhubaneswar: With the Odisha government mulling supply of water to Posco's proposed mega steel mill near Paradip from an alternative place, local people and some outfits demanded a fresh public hearing.
Faced with stiff opposition from farmers and different political parties, the state government had asked Posco to consider a proposal of drawing water from Hansua river instead of getting it fro
Cuttack: The Odisha High Court on Tuesday asked the state government to file a status report on the outbreak of cholera and diarrhoea diseases in each affected district.
A division bench of the court comprising Chief Justice V Gopalgowda and Justice Indrajit Mahanty, while adjudicating over a PIL filed by an advocate of the court, directed the state government to file the status report and po
CUTTACK: In a landmark judgment, the Orissa High Court has directed the State Government to rehabilitate the slum-dwellers of the entire State.
A division Bench comprising Chief Justice V Gopalagowda and Justice I Mohanty on Wednesday further directed the Centre to re-allocate funds under different schemes to the State Government for effective implementation of the schemes meant for those livin
Cuttack: While the Centre on several occasions has made its intentions clear that it was willing to provide all logistic support to the CBI if the country's premier investigating agency is entrusted to probe into the Rs 1,000-crore mining scam in Odisha, its counsel on Thursday sought at least 10 more days to file its counter in the Odisha High Court.
CUTTACK: The Mahandi Banchao Andolan against diversion of water from the Mahanadi river to industries on Friday transformed into a full blown agitation with people from across the districts of Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara and Puri converging here to launch the movement.
