Bhubaneswar: The state cabinet approved a tender of Rs 158 crore for construction of a high-level bridge over river Kathajodi on the upstream side of existing Subash Chandra Bose Setu for direct link from Cuttack city to Bhubaneswar. The work is targeted for completion within 36 months. The cabinet also gave its nod for s…
REPRESENTATIVE IMAGEREPRESENTATIVE IMAGE Jharsuguda: Vigilance sleuths on Wednesday arrested a head clerk posted in the office of the chief district medical and public health officer, Jharsuguda for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 2,500 to process an application related to practical training of nursing students. The accused, identified as Anit Kumar Guru, was caught red-handed…
Keonjhar: A fire broke out at Anandpur College in Keonjhar on Wednesday, triggering panic on the campus.Though no casualty was reported, several equipment such as air conditioners and computers, besides students’ records, were destroyed before the fire at the Plus 3 Student Academic Management System (SAMS) centre near near the boys’ and girls’ common rooms…
Bhubaneswar: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has moved a step closer towards removing sand from the sealed Jagamohan of the Sun Temple at Konark, Odisha’s only World Heritage Site.The national conservation body has started digging a passage between the first and the second ‘pidha’ on the western wall of the Jagamohan for removal of…
Jharsuguda: Western Odisha’s industrial hub has emerged the hottest city in the country on Wednesday, recording a maximum temperature of 44.6°C, the highest so far this summer. According to IMD, Jharsuguda topped the national temperature chart, with Wardha in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region following closely at 44.2°C.Records show that Jharsuguda had also led the list of…
Photo for representation only Bhubaneswar: Lecturers appointed through the State Selection Board (SSB) and working in non-govt aided colleges in Odisha are facing a salary crisis, with payments delayed and, in some cases, withheld since Dec last year. The lecturers allege that the disruption is linked to non-compliance with non-academic tasks related to the Higher…
Mayor Sulochana Das and MLA Ananta Narayan Jena inaugurates resting kiosks in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation on Tuesday announced a series of heatwave measures, including rest sheds for sanitation workers in all wards and 120 temporary drinking water kiosks across the city, to provide relief to commuters, residents and frontline civic staff…
The tribunal asked ORERA to rehear the matter on May 4 Bhubaneswar: In a first, the Kantabada panchayat has approached the Odisha Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (OREAT), challenging the Bhubaneswar Development Authority’s (BDA) decision to grant building plan approval to a private housing project allegedly falling within the panchayat’s jurisdiction, despite lacking the statutory power…
Kendrapada: Bhitarkanika National Park will remain shut for tourists from May 1 to July 31. It is the mating and nesting season of saltwater crocodiles and they might get disturbed by visitors, said Manas Kumar Das, assistant chief conservator, Bhitarkanika National Park.Das said the noise from mechanised boats can disrupt nesting activity, resulting in human-crocodile…
Cuttack: Amid a relentless heatwave pushing temperature beyond 40°C, over 50% of public drinking water coolers installed by Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) have in a deplorable condition, raising serious concerns over the city’s preparedness to tackle the summer crisis.Out of 58 water coolers set up across the city to provide relief to residents, as many…
