Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra Bhubaneswar: Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra on Wednesday urged railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to reconsider the recent restructuring of the Waltair railway division, stating that the move has adversely affected Odisha’s railway network by fragmenting key routes and weakening administrative coherence.In a detailed letter to the railway minister, Patra said…
The state govt has asked district collectors to stay on alert and take necessary precautionary measures Bhubaneswar: Western Odisha reeled under intense heatwave on Wednesday with Titilagarh emerging as the hottest place at 42°C, as temperatures surged across the state. Bhawanipatna recorded the second-highest maximum temperature of 41.8°C, while eight other locations reporting temperature between…
Swayam Pragnyan Samantaray Bhubaneswar: In the social-media era, where everyone has something to say, only a few manage to strike a chord. Swayam Pragnyan Samantaray (18) is one of them.The undergraduate’s thought-provoking speech on B R Ambedkar during the leader’s 136th birth anniversary celebration on the Parliament Complex in New Delhi on Tuesday drew appreciation…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha govt on Wednesday implemented the Odisha Secretariat Workflow Automation System (OSWAS) across all 115 urban local bodies in the state, ushering in a major shift from paper-based administration to a unified digital workflow system.Officials said the housing and urban development department took the reformative measure to cover all five municipal corporations, 48…
CBSE Class 10 students celebrate their results in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday Bhubaneswar: Around 96.27% of 65,204 students from Odisha, who appeared for Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class X examinations this year, cleared the exams, the results of which were announced on Wednesday. The exams were conducted from Feb 17 to March 10.CM Mohan…
Bhubaneswar: A day after a Class 5 student of a govt-run residential school in Mayurbhanj district’s Rasgovindpur died of suspected food poisoning, revenue divisional commissioner (RDC) Sudhanshu Samal began an inquiry on Wednesday. As many as 148 students, including deceased Rupali Besra (12), complained of diarrhoea and vomiting after allegedly consuming stale ‘pakhala’ (fermented rice),…
The incident took place at Govt Primary School in Gajapati Berhampur: Two girl students of a govt primary school were killed on Wednesday after an iron entrance gate along with its supporting column collapsed on them at Rubudisingh village under Nuagada block in Gajapati district.The incident took place at Govt Primary School, Rubudisingh, when the…
The crocodile carcass found in Bhitarkanika Kendrapada: The carcass of an 11-ft-long male saltwater crocodile, estimated to be around 10 years old, was found floating in the Hansua river near Sanaora village inside Bhitarkanika National Park on Wednesday.“Locals spotted the carcass and alerted forest officials, who retrieved it from the river,” said forest range officer…
Bhubaneswar: Leader of opposition Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday urged CM Mohan Charan Majhi to convene a special session of the Odisha legislative assembly within 48 hours and pass a resolution opposing any reduction in the state’s political rights in the proposed delimitation exercise linked to women’s reservation and expansion of Lok Sabha seats to 850.In…
Turtles laid eggs at Eakakulanasi Island in 2025 Kendrapada: Large stretches of beach on Nasi-1 and Nasi-2 islands within the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary have been lost to severe coastal erosion, delaying the much-awaited mass nesting of Olive Ridley sea turtles at the world’s largest rookery.While over 2 lakh turtles nested at Rushikulya beach in Ganjam…
