Bhubaneswar: Last Aug, the state govt had announced to allow women to work night shifts at factories, private shops and commercial establishments and accordingly, a month later, amended the Factories Act, 1948 and withdrew Section 23 of Odisha Shops and Commercial Establishments (Amendment) Act, 2025.On paper, it was a significant move as the govt aimed…
Cuttack: Observing that a state can be treated as the “owner” of a privately owned vehicle, hired for public duty, for the purpose of liability under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Orissa high court has upheld a compensation award of Rs 31.92 lakh granted to the family members of a truck owner who died in…
Kendrapada: Vigilance officers arrested the assistant executive engineer of the Derabish irrigation sub-division under Kendrapada irrigation division in the district on Sunday for possession of disproportionate assets.Searches conducted on the properties of Pramod Kumar Ray on Saturday yielded disproportionate assets, including two multi-storeyed buildings — one at Bhubaneswar covering an area of 8,000 sq ft…
Festival of coloursOn Holi, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) touched an emotional chord with a social media post. BMC shared a lovely video of sanitation workers celebrating the festival of colours together smiles, cheer, and plenty of gulal. Posting the video on X, BMC captioned it: “Celebrating the festival of colours with the real heroes who…
Keonjhar: One person was killed and another seriously injured in a tusker attack at Jarkani Beda cashew field in Raidiha forest beat under Patna range in the district on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Benudhar Naik (18) of Tavasrua village of Saharpada section and the injured is Mansingh Munda (45) of Jamulaibeda village of Patna…
Village women collect canal water to carry back home Kendrapada: Ragada, Chingudipal, Aradapal, Nator, Rahangi and several other villages under Sukinda block of Jajpur district are facing a severe water crisis owing to the damage to water pipelines during underground cabling work by a private telecom company.“Due to the damage, nearly 2,500 villagers have been…
Bhubaneswar: A central govt health scheme (CGHS) wellness centre will be set up in Sambalpur very soon, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced in a press statement on Sunday.Pradhan, who is the Sambalpur MP, expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union health minister Nadda for the initiative while stating that the centre would…
The CM distributed Subhadra Yojana assistance to 1,02,12,665 beneficiaries in Puri on Sunday Bhubaneswar: Odisha has created 17 lakh Lakhpati Didis, and it aims to increase this number to 60 lakh with another 10 lakh ‘Millionaire Didis’ by the year 2047, chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi said on Sunday during the International Women’s Day celebration…
Bisons graze at the sanctuary Bhubaneswar: More than 600 participants from diverse sections of society took part in the second bison festival at Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary on Sunday.This year’s festival introduced night-camping as a special feature, offering participants a unique opportunity to experience wilderness.The participants included eco-development committee members from villages adjoining the sanctuary, students,…
Llaw minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Bhubaneswar: A research centre for advanced health sciences will come up in Odisha soon as the state govt and the authorities of AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad, are in talks. Santosh Kumar Sahoo, senior vice-president of AIG Hospitals, while speaking to media persons here on Sunday, said, “The plan is in its early…
