A public interest litigation filed by NGO Common Cause said that due to excessive mining, iron ore reserves in Odisha were fast depleting and will get exhausted in another two decades.
The festival attracts skilled sand artists from various corners of the globe who come together to showcase their talent for creating sculptures out of sand.
According to the police, Santa and his wife Malti engaged in a quarrel over some issue, after which he tried to stab Malti, but she ran away to save her life
In response to the depression formed over Bay of Bengal, IMD has issued rainfall warnings to the parts of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha states.