Bhubaneswar: The Odisha govt on Monday appointed chairpersons and vice-chairpersons for 23 special development councils (SDCs) in districts with a significant tribal population, reconstituting the bodies for the first time after the change in govt in June 2024. The previous SDCs were dissolved in Sept 2024.The special development councils are govt-established bodies aimed at accelerating…
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to undertake a comprehensive survey to identify residential buildings being misused for commercial purposes across the city, following a recent Supreme Court directive that has brought all municipal bodies in the country under its scrutiny.The move comes after the apex court, while hearing a case related to…
Koraput: A mild earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale, with a depth of 5 km, was recorded across several parts of Koraput district late on Saturday night, triggering brief panic among residents. However, no damage to property or loss of life was reported.According to officials, the tremor was felt at around 11:31 pm in…
Traffic crawls after trees were uprooted amid rain Berhampur: At least two persons were injured and road communication between Aska and Balugaon was disrupted following uprooting of roadside trees at several places in Khallikote, Beguniapada and Nirmalajhar in Ganjam district even as heavy rain, thunderstorm and high-speed winds lashed different parts of the district under…
Priyanka Sarkar and Prosenjit at Talasari police station Bhubaneswar: Police in Talasari registered a case against five members of a production house, holding them prima facie responsible for the death of Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee (43) during the shooting of a TV serial at Talasari beach in Balasore district on March 29. They were…
BHUBANESWAR: At a time when LPG supply is becoming scarce, particularly for commercial consumers, a team of innovators from the state has come up with a cost-effective and eco-friendly cooking system powered by solar energy. It has already made commercial debut in the city.Manoj Kumar Nayak, professor of applied sciences at NIT-Delhi, and Sudhansu Sekhar…
Vietnam’s 5% broken rice was offered at $360-$365 per ton, largely unchanged from the previous week, according to traders. RICE RIGHT Bhubaneswar: Beneficiaries under National Food Security Act (NFSA) and State Food Security Scheme (SFSS) will get additional 5kg rice every month under a new scheme called Mukhyamantri Annapurna Yojana (MAPY), which will be implemented…
Bhubaneswar: The state’s forests reported only 14 active fire points on Sunday, the lowest so far this year, with change in weather condition leading to overcast and rain though total fire points have crossed 15,000 since start of summer.Last three days, only 400 fire points were reported, with 145 points on Saturday. Environmentalists have observed…
Berhampur: Forest officials have arrested a 31-year old man for allegedly poisoning a leopard to death in Chakapada area under Kandhamal district’s Tikabali forest range, around a year ago.A 164 cm by 41 cm leopard skin was seized from the possession of Pankaj Kanhar, a resident of Ringibadi, near Bramanapad in Chakapada police station limits,…
A woman cooks on 5kg LPG cylinder Bhubaneswar: The state govt’s decision to ban the sale of 5kg LPG cylinders in open market has left many concerned, particularly migrant students who depend on this affordable and convenient cooking fuel option.Food supplies and consumer welfare minister Krushna Chandra Patra on Sunday announced that the unauthorised sale…
