Sukanti Das of Badapur in Ganjam district with her painting Berhampur: Sukanti Das (27) of Badapur in Ganjam district does not belong to the Soura community, but the art of these particularly vulnerable tribal groups is now a sustainable source of her livelihood.Mother of a girl, Sukanti, won recognition in the AI Impact Summit held…
IDCO chairperson Usha Padhee at the villages on Friday Cuttack: Idco chairperson Usha Padhee on Friday visited Kuspangi and Bali villages in Athagarh tehsil to review plans for proposed industrial parks. Padhee, who heads the Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Idco), conducted a field inspection of identified land parcels along with Cuttack collector Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde…
The closure action was carried out by officials of the Regional Pollution Control Board Jharsuguda: The regional office of Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB), Jharsuguda, on Friday sealed an industrial explosives manufacturing unit in the district following repeated complaints and alleged violations of pollution control norms.The closure action was carried out by officials of…
Odisha Congress MLAs & state party president Bhakta Charan Das meet Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivakumar in Bengaluru on Friday Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the March 16 Rajya Sabha poll, Congress shifted nine of its 14 MLAs to Bengaluru and BJD lined up daily meetings of its legislators for three days from Friday to guard against…
Berhampur: The ongoing war between the US and Iran has cast a shadow on the export plans of organic Kandhamal Haldi to the West Asian countries this year.Around 50 metric tonnes of the finger turmeric from Kandhamal district was exported to Qatar in 2025-26, and 15 tonnes the previous year to the same country, said…
BHUBANESWAR: The state govt on Friday appointed Rashmi Ranjan Swain, a retired IPS officer and former director general of police (Jammu & Kashmir), as the first chairman of the newlyconstituted Odisha uniformed services staff selection commission (OUSSSC). The state cabinet approved the formation of OUSSSC on Nov 21, 2025, in the wake of a recruitment…
Bhubaneswar: Railways has converted two special trains running on Puri-Patna and Bhubaneswar-Dhanbad routes into regular trains, ensuring that their services continue like other major trains. These trains will run as Puri-Patna Weekly Express and Bhubaneswar-Dhanbad Express.The Puri-Patna Weekly Express (18405) will leave the Odisha city at 2.55pm on Saturday and reach Bihar capital at 11.15am…
By- Dr Swyam Pragyan ParidaFood adulteration is not merely a case of consumer fraud but it is a serious public health concern. From cooking oils to milk products and spices, the presence of harmful chemicals and contaminants in everyday food items can trigger immediate illness and, over time, lead to severe chronic diseases.The digestive system…
From spices to milk, almost every food item is adulterated these days. TOI examines the govt’s response to the problem, while pointing out ways to detect such food State health minister Mukesh Mahaling recently informed the state assembly that almost every food item, be it branded health drinks or milk, is adulterated today, while urging…
Amid a gradual rise in day temperature in parts of state for the last two days, IMD on Friday — for the first time this year — issued heatwave warning for Jharsuguda and Sambalpur districts for Saturday.Jharsuguda at 40.6 degrees Celsius recorded the highest day temperature of the state on Friday, crossing the 40 degrees…
