A large hoarding collapsed during gusty winds, killing 38-year-old Sachidanand Pradhan and injuring others. This incident, echoing a similar fatal billboard collapse in Mumbai last year, raises urgent questions about the structural integrity and safety of roadside hoardings. Bhubaneswar: Less than two years after a billboard collapse in Mumbai during a dust storm claimed the…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s per capita income (PCI) has grown 9.2% in 2025-26 fiscal to Rs 1,86,761, narrowing the gap with the national average of Rs 2,19,575, the state’s Economic Survey has pointed out.The growth in the state’s per capita income outpaced the national rate of 6.9%, marking continued convergence with the country’s average income levels. In…
Odisha Vigilance officials seized over Rs 4 crore in unaccounted cash from the residence of arrested mines official Debabrata Mohanty BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Vigilance officials on Wednesday morning recovered a staggering unaccounted cash of Rs 4 crore from the residence of mines official Debabrata Mohanty, arrested the previous night while allegedly accepting a Rs 30,000 bribe…
A fireman in action at the market complex on Tuesday Bhubaneswar: A massive fire that engulfed a four-storeyed market complex in Lingipur late on Monday and continued well into Tuesday re-ignited a larger debate on fire safety compliance in the city’s rapidly growing urban landscape.While the immediate focus of the authorities remained on dousing the…
Topical Anaesthetic Inducer Bhubaneswar: Boosting Odisha’s growing MedTech ecosystem, city-based startup ZTOP IOT Solutions Pvt Ltd secured a patent for a pioneering device designed to reduce pain caused by needle pricks during vaccinations, blood tests and other diagnostic procedures.The innovation, called the Topical Anaesthetic Inducer (TAI), aims to make routine medical procedures far more patient-friendly….
Bhubaneswar: CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday asserted that the long-awaited Khurda-Balangir railway line would be completed by early next year.“For 50 years, the dream of the people in western Odisha was the completion of the Khurda-Balangir railway line. Perhaps, by the end of this year or early next year, it would become fully operational,”…
Bhubaneswar: Deputy chief minister Pravati Parida on Tuesday launched the ‘Go Adventure’ portal and signed MoUs with the Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF) and the Aero Club of India (ACI), in a move towards positioning Odisha as a premier adventure tourism hub in eastern India.The ‘Go Adventure’ portal will simplify registration, verification and licensing procedures for…
Berhampur: A 34-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly hacking his younger brother to death at Karanjakua village under Mohana police limits in Gajapati district on Sunday. Police identified the accused as Gobinda Mallick, a labourer, and the deceased as Lubi Mallick (32), an auto-rickhshaw driver and father of four.According to police, Lubi was…
Bhubaneswar: Evaluation of answer sheets for the Class X High School Certificate (HSC), Madhyama and State Open School Certificate (SOSC) examinations is likely to begin from March 19.Officials of the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) said the evaluation will continue until April 2, and the modalities are being worked out. Every year, 50 centres are…
The Orissa high court is seeking clarity on cryptocurrency’s legal standing in India, questioning its status as legal, illegal, or regulated. This comes as the court hears pleas challenging the freezing of bank accounts linked to alleged crypto transactions. Officers have been summoned to explain the regulatory framework and investigation procedures for virtual assets. Cuttack:…