Mayurbhanj

Union Minister Bisweswar Tudu has once again embroiled in controversy for giving arguable statement on the Kudumi community.

The Dam renovation project has now become a part of the multi-crore Subarnarekha irrigation project to irrigate around 109,627 hectares of land in Mayurbhanj & Balasore districts.

The state govt is keen to improve the livelihood of tribals, marginalised communities living in & around Similipal; hence the FAO team visited Mayurbhanj to take an appraisal of the Green-Ag'Project.

The NGT has declared the district survey report prepared regarding sand mining in Mayurbhanj district as erroneous. 

Kalpana had her schooling at the Kendriya Vidyalaya in Baripada, and later got her B Tech degree from an institute in Bhubaneswar followed by an MBA degree.

After the devastating flood in Mahanadi system, a fresh flood threat has now cropped up in the Subarnarekha river system.

CM Naveen Patnaik has ordered to place one helicopter with the collector to carry out rescue and relief operations during the floods in the Subarnarekha River system.

SRC Pradeep Jena also urged people not to try to cross road, bridges or culverts where floodwater is flowing.

There will be no rains today, but intense rainfall has been predicted for August 19. Rains will continue on August 20 too.

Jungle Raksha Bandhan, the movement which started in the 2004 in Mayurbhanj by Bibekananda Pattnaik, eminent social worker and environmentalist from Mayurbhanj district to protect the trees, now transformed into a movement across India in…