State uses 26.14% of groundwater
Despite concern over the end use of both ground and river water for industrial purposes, the use of ground water for drinking, irrigation and industries in Odisha is 26.14 per cent. Besides, there is
View Article7,400 infants die in Malkangiri in 5 Years
More than 7,400 infants have died of preventable diseases in only five blocks of Malkangiri in the last five years - a blatant reflection of the failure of Odisha Government to extend proper health care
View ArticleGovt in dock over infant deaths
Death of infants in Malkangiri district due to preventable diseases has come under judicial scanner. The Orissa High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the state government on a petition seeking an...
View Article88% kids immunized: Govt
The state government on Thursday said it has succeeded in achieving immunization coverage for 88 per cent children in Odisha in the age group of zero to five years. "The findings are based on an annual
View ArticleOdisha, Andhra to set up Sileru hydro power project jointly
Odisha and Andhra Pradesh governments have decided to jointly construct a hydro-electric project of 60 mega watt (MW) capacity across the Sileru River at Chitrakonda in the Maoist-infested Malkanagiri
View ArticlePipe water supply for 1,000 tribal villages
The State Government on Wednesday decided to provide pipe water supply to 1,048 tribal villages in the next three years. The decision was taken at a high level meeting presided over by Chief Minister...
View ArticlePolavaram project faces several hurdles before completion
Submergence of villages, displacement of people, inter-State issues and court cases will be major hurdles in implementation of the multi-purpose Polavaram hydel project. The recent decision of the Union
View ArticleBJD Questions Green Clearance to Polavaram Without Hearing
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday raised the issue of environmental clearance given to Polavaram project without public hearing and asked the Government to explain how the final clearance was given
View ArticleCyclone Hudhud wind speed to be 80-90 kmph in State
South Odisha to be affected; people relatively relieved People in most vulnerable districts in the State were a bit relaxed on Thursday after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed that
View ArticleOdisha forms committee for auction of major minerals
The committee is chaired by development commissioner with secretaries of steel & mines and industries departments as members The state government has notified a high level committee to streamline...
View ArticleHealthcare initiative in Koraput district
KORAPUT: To improve healthcare facilities in remote and inaccessible areas, the Koraput district administration has decided to organise health camps twice a week in at least 17 panchayats of 14 blocks
View ArticleRuling party ups ante on Polavaram project
BEHRAMPUR: The BJD on Tuesday staged demonstrations in front of collectors' offices in seven southern districts, upping the ante over the multi-purpose Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh. The regional
View ArticleOdisha: Encephalitis toll 27, health minister visits Malkangiri
The outbreak of the disease in 21 villages under six blocks of the district was reported last month and affected mostly children. Odisha Health Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak today visited the areas
View ArticleGovernment lie on Japanese Encephalitis exposed
Even as the State Government blamed the Centre for ‘holding back’ mass vaccination programme which has led to a surge in Japanese Encephalitis (JE) deaths in Malkangiri, the Collector attributes it to
View ArticleEncephalitis death toll in Odisha mounts to 76
Personnel of the Health department as well as all other government officials in Malkangiri district of Odisha are continuing to fight menace of Japanese encephalitis. Death toll of children due to...
View ArticleTribal boy writes to PM Modi as Japanese Encephalitis toll mounts to 73 in...
As 73 children died in the outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis at 505 villages in the tribal-dominated Malkangiri district in Odisha, a 10-year-old boy's letter to the Prime Minister fervently appealing
View ArticleTribal bandh against Japanese encephalitis menace in Malkanagiri
KORAPUT: The Zilla Adivasi Samaj Mahasangha (ZASM), a tribal outfit, on Tuesday observed a 12-hour bandh in Malkangiri district in protest against the government's alleged failure in checking the Japanese
View ArticleStop Polavaram cry gets louder
Over 300 anti-Polavaram activists of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telengana assembled at Koraput on Thursday and vowed to fight against the multi-purpose project. They alleged that the project
View ArticleOver 3 lakh households in Odisha yet to get power
For around 3,00,000 households in eight districts of south Odisha, a power connection still remains a dream. The eight districts -- Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Boudh, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangpur and
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