Berhampur: Around 550 school and college students across Ganjam district on Wednesday participated in a drawing competition organised by the Odisha State Pollution Control Board’s (SPCB) Berhampur regional office here as a part of World Environment Day on June 5. It was conducted in three categories with themes focusing on environmental conservation and climate action:…

Keonjhar: CM Mohan Charan Majhi’s elder cousin Dinabandhu Majhi (54) passed away in Bhubaneswar in the early hours of Wednesday.The chief minister, deeply saddened by the news, rushed to his native Raikala village in Keonjhar district in the afternoon to attend the last rites.A large number of local residents and BJP workers also gathered at…

CM Mohan Majhi reviews preparations for the 2nd anniversary celebration of his govt, in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will for the first time attend an event together in Odisha to mark the two-year celebration of the Mohan Charan Majhi-led BJP govt in the state. On June 20,…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha fire & emergency service is fine‑tuning its action plan to ensure robust safety and emergency response measures for the upcoming Rath Yatra in Puri on July 16. Director general Sudhanshu Sarangi visited Puri on Tuesday to review preparations and assess ground arrangements. “Our priority is to ensure that every devotee feels safe…

Bhubaneswar: The state govt on Tuesday announced cost enhancement of the supplementary nutrition provided to severely underweight children aged between 6 months and 6 years and breakfast provided to preschoolers at Anganwadi centres for strengthening early childhood nutrition.Deputy chief minister Pravati Parida announced that the daily allocation for supplementary nutrition for severely underweight children has…

Jharsuguda: The body of a 35-year-old woman was found near the weekly (Friday) market area close to the Old Bus Stand under Government Railway Police (GRP), Jharsuguda, limits on Tuesday. She was identified as Basanti Majhi of Jharsuguda and was employed at a local hotel. GRP personnel seized the body and sent it for autopsy….

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has been selected for the ‘PM Surya Ghar Excellence Awards,’ securing the top position among states with the highest number of consumer applications, solar installations and discom inspections for medium-level consumers, CM Mohan Charan Majhi said on Tuesday.Besides, the state achieved third place in the ‘Maximum Vendor Registrations’ category. “This success is a…

Balangir: A special vigilance judge in Balangir on Monday convicted a retired additional tehsildar in a bribery case.According to court records, Rajendra Choudhury, the former additional tehsildar (retired), who was charge-sheeted by Odisha vigilance in a case under Section 7 of the PC (Amendment) Act, 2018, for demanding and taking a bribe of Rs 20,000…

Berhampur: Three persons, including a former samiti member, were arrested on Tuesday in Gajapati district for allegedly transporting ganja illegally. Around 200 kg of ganja and a car, together worth over Rs 45 lakh, and two mobile phone sets were seized from them, police said.The accused persons are Prasanna Kumar Tandi alias Luna Tandi (32)…

Camera trap images show Tigress Zeenat carrying one of her cubs in Similipal Tiger Reserve Bhubaneswar: In a major success for the country’s inter-state tiger translocation project, Zeenat, a 4.5-year-old Royal Bengal Tiger brought from Tadoba-Andheri Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra, has given birth to four cubs in Similipal Tiger Reserve.The tigress was brought to Similipal…