Livelihoods disrupted

Fishing ban to save Olive Ridleys leads to fisherfolk deaths

It's pent up anger

Tribals protest against decades of injustice in Kalinga Nagar

NREGA racket Chhattisgarh suspends officials

Learning to live with noise pollution

Maoists may contest panchayat elections in Orissa

Women SHGs run mid-day meal schemes in Orissa schools

Nayagarh attack embarrasses Orissa government

Minor arrested

Instant rice

A rice variety saves fuel, holds hope for Orissa

Webcams rein in footloose doctors

Sonepur district improves ranking in rural health mission

Orissa simmers

Heat strikes; victims’ families kept waiting for Rs 10,000

COVID-19 pandemic may have led to 14% spike in number of underweight children in Bihar, Odisha: Study

The proportion of underweight children increased from 31 per cent to 45 per cent between June 2017 and July 2021, the study found

Good step, but not long-term answer: Activists on Odisha’s request for ‘kumkis’ & ‘mahouts’ from Tamil Nadu

Stopping illegal mining & quarrying, notifying elephant corridors would be ideal solution for human-elephant conflict

International Day of Rural Women: A day in the life of a tribal woman farmer in Odisha

Anita Naik, a farmer living near Similipal National Park, has become an entrepreneur after turning to maize instead of leaving uplands fallow

Dearth of doctors: Odisha lets pharmacists prescribe meds from a list

As many as 1,286 posts of doctors of the 8,729 sanctioned for government hospitals are vacant.   

Bhubaneswar records highest September rainfall in last 63 years

Heavy rainfall across Odisha since September 11 has triggered a rise in the water levels of all major rivers of the state

Looming drought: Naveen asks Odisha babus to prep crop contingency plan

Rainfall between June 1 and August 15 in the eastern state has been 30 per cent less than normal 

Whale shark caught in fishing net in Odisha dies

It is the first case in recent times of a beached or trapped whale shark dying before it could be released

COVID-19: Cuttack’s silver filigree artists stare at a bleak future

The cottage industry is estimated to have taken a hit of Rs 20 crore in 2020 and losses keep mounting this year 

Does Bhubaneswar need to worry about dengue amid COVID-19?

Some 60 people in certain city localities have been diagnosed with dengue, say health officials

COVID-19 restrictions: No cheer for Odisha’s maize farmers despite bumper harvest

Restrictions on inter-state transport compelled farmers to sell produce at throwaway prices to local traders  

A month after sighting, Gharial hatchlings go missing from Angul

Forest officials call disappearance a “natural phenomenon”; activists ascribe it to department oversight

Almost 50,000 birds counted at Chilika lake on May 25

Habitat improvement, availability of food and eviction of prawn gherries in the lake had caused more birds to flock to Chilika this year

COVID-19 hurts farms: Hopes of profit dashed for Kandhamal's turmeric farmers

Farmers were forced to sell their produce at half the usual market rate two years in a row

Odisha block offers glimpse into how state is tackling COVID-19, Yaas

Over 4,000 people have been successfully evacuated to 14 shelter homes in the Khunta block under Mayurbhanj district of Odisha