The accused persons in police custody Kendrapada: Four persons, including three women of a family, were arrested on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in the murder of 60-year-old Babula Barik of Santasahi village under Kendrapada town police station.Babula was allegedly bludgeoned to death with a stone by his nephew, Himanshu Barik, and other family members…
The interior of a BMC rest shed Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has planned to build permanent multipurpose rest sheds with all basic facilities for gig workers as well as its sanitation workforce in all 67 wards.The civic body, on an experimental basis, has already created three such facilities, which are also used as attendance…
Bhubaneswar: In order to promote open and inclusive conversations around menstrual health, Unicef and Aaina jointly organised ‘Creative Voices for Menstrual Rights and Dignity’ here on Wednesday as a part of the global menstrual health and hygiene day-2026 observance. The event brought together artists, filmmakers and storytellers to discuss how creativity and culture can help…
CM Mohan Charan Majhi meets Vedanta chairman Anil Agarwal at Lokaseva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday Bhubaneswar: CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday met Vedanta Group chairman Anil Agarwal here to assess the status of the company’s proposed investments in Odisha, estimated at over Rs 1 lakh crore. The discussion centred on fast-tracking execution and…
Bhubaneswar: Leaders and ‘karyakartas’ from across India took part in a daylong central working committee’s meeting of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) at Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. The participants deliberated on education, youth affairs, national security and organisational expansion.The meeting was attended by ABVP national president Raghuraj Kishore Tiwari, national general…
Kendrapada: Two construction workers were killed and two injured after the pickup-van they were travelling in skidded off the road and overturned at Mugakani village under Rajnagar police station in Kendrapada district on Wednesday afternoon. The victims were identified as Sumant Mohanty (40) of Gokhani village and Kumar Barik (42) of Chinchani village. The accident…
Bhubaneswar: The Indian Meterological Department (IMD) has requested the Odisha govt to allot land for installation of six additional High Wind Speed Recorders (HWSRs) in the state’s coastal belt. The proposed installations are aimed at capturing extreme wind speeds, particularly during cyclones, and improving the accuracy of cyclone-related observations, said IMD Bhubaneswar director Manorama Mohanty.Once…
The interior of a BMC rest shed Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has planned to build permanent multipurpose rest sheds with all basic facilities for gig workers as well as its sanitation workforce in all 67 wards.The civic body, on an experimental basis, has already created three such facilities, which are also used as attendance…
Bhubaneswar: The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) on Wednesday announced that the Annual Higher Secondary Improvement Examination-2026 would be conducted along with the Instant examination on July 3 and 4.CHSE informed that students have to pay Rs 800 for Improvement examination and Rs 600 for Instant examination.This is the first time the council will…
Adventure sports activities can boost tourism Bhubaneswar: The tourism department has roped in the Goa-based National Institute of Water Sports (NIWS) to carry out a feasibility study in water bodies across Odisha and prepare safety management plans for water sports activities.The initiative aims to assess the viability of introducing water sports facilities while ensuring tourist…
