Bhubaneswar: Higher education department on Wednesday directed all public universities and colleges under its administrative control to ensure onboarding of maximum students on Shaktishree mobile application, along with its active usage.In a letter issued to registrars and principals, the department stated that the application was launched to promote safety, awareness, counselling, grievance support and overall…
Bhubaneswar: State cabinet has approved scrapping the requirement for separate permission for retail fuel outlets selling petrol to also sell diesel, a move aimed at easing business and removing regulatory hurdles. Chief secretary Anu Garg said the cabinet cleared repeal of “The Odisha High Speed Diesel (Dealers’ Licensing) Order, 1979” through a fresh notification titled…
Bhubaneswar: The state cabinet on Wednesday approved the repeal of 358 Acts enacted by the state legislature between 1974 and 2025, after law department identified them as redundant and obsolete.Odisha chief secretary Anu Garg said most of these were amended Acts which, once enforced, had already served their purpose as the changes stood incorporated into…
Bhubaneswar/Puri: Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), Puri, on Wednesday suspended a servitor for his alleged unruly conduct and indiscipline during the inventory of valuables inside the Ratna Bhandar the previous evening.“Bhandar Mekap servitor, Kishan Mekap, has been suspended from all seva and puja duties until further orders,” an SJTA official said.According to temple sources, Kishan…
Cuttack: The East Zone Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has formed a joint committee to investigate allegations of environmental pollution and groundwater contamination caused by chromite mining operations in Odisha’s Jajpur district.The bench, comprising judicial member Arun Kumar Tyagi and expert member Ishwar Singh, directed the panel to inspect Sukarangi and South Kaliapani…
Rourkela: A 45-year-old govt school teacher died in a head-on collision between two motorcycles near Tikilipada under Kutra police station limits in Sundargarh district on Tuesday evening. His post-mortem was conducted on Wednesday before the body was handed over to the family.The deceased was identified as Sanjul Kumar Talwar, a resident of Kanheimunda village and…
Bhubaneswar: People faced difficulty buying medicines on Wednesday, with thousands of medical stores and pharmacies across the state staying closed as part of the nationwide protest against online sale of medicines and alleged misuse of drugs ordered through digital platforms. “My mother was discharged from a hospital in Cuttack on Wednesday. The doctor prescribed some…
Bhubaneswar: Students who have cleared Annual Higher Secondary Examination (AHSE)-2026 will now get another opportunity to improve their grades. The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) will, from this year, conduct an improvement examination for the students who have cleared the AHSE, but wish to improve their scores in one subject, announced school and mass…
Bhubaneswar: In a special clean-up drive, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has begun removing dangling wires and DTH cables that pose safety risks, besides being an eyesore.BMC officials said three dedicated squads have been deployed to carry out the operation to ensure the safety of commuters. “The drive that started on Wednesday will run for…
Bhubaneswar: City police have revived two previously defunct mobile applications, reintroducing them on Wednesday with enhanced features. One app is designed to provide citizens with instant emergency assistance, while the other enables hoteliers to share guest occupancy details directly with the police.The revamped ‘We Care Saathi’ mobile application breathes new life into the earlier ‘Mo…
