Bhubaneswar: Law minister Prithiviraj Harichandan and revenue and disaster management minister Suresh Pujari on Thursday hit back at leader of opposition Naveen Patnaik over his apprehension that Odisha’s interests could be compromised by the proposed delimitation exercise and women’s reservation move.The rebuttal came on a day Naveen urged MPs from Odisha, cutting across party lines,…
Bhubaneswar: NISER Bhubaneswar will conduct research to evaluate the anti-cancer potential of homoeopathic medicines against gallbladder cancer. Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) under the Ayush ministry will collaborate with the national institute for this work.This study aims to strengthen evidence-based research in homoeopathy by exploring mechanistic insights and therapeutic potential through rigorous experimental…
Keonjhar: Former manager of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd, Naranpur sub-station, Banothu Ravi Kumar (44) was arrested by Keonjhar police on Thursday for financial irregularities and fraudulent activities committed during his tenure from April 2021 to Jan 2025, amounting to around Rs 18.66 lakh. A case was registered at the Town police station on…
Koraput: A 12-year-old boy was found hanging inside the school hostel in Nabarangpur district on Thursday morning. The deceased was staying in the hostel as a resident student, police sources said.According to sources, the boy returned to the hostel just two days prior to the incident. His body was found hanging from a ceiling on…
Bhubaneswar: Food quality and safety at ashram schools in the state have come under scrutiny following the death of a Class 5 student on April 14 allegedly due to food poisoning after consuming stale pakhala, saga bhaja and aloo bharta served at the hostel of Kakabandh Ashram School in Mayurbhanj district on April 12.The incident,…
Bhubaneswar: To provide world-class quality healthcare in critical areas such as nursing services, maternal and child health, non-communicable disease treatment, nutrition and emergency delivery in Odisha, an MoU was signed on Thursday between Odisha govt and JHPIEGO, an organisation affiliated to Johns Hopkins University.JHPIEGO (Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics) will…
Bhubaneswar: Info Valley police on Thursday detained a 22-year-old engineering student and three of his friends for plotting his own kidnapping and demanding Rs 13 lakh ransom from his family to pay off debts.On Wednesday, the student’s father, a resident of Kalahandi district, lodged a complaint at Info Valley police station, alleging that his son…
Bhubaneswar: Two Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers, part of a delegation to Lok Bhavan on a courtesy meeting with governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, were allegedly evicted by the staff and forcibly taken to Capital police station on Thursday. The incident has triggered a backlash with Lok Bhavan ordering a probe.The alleged high-handedness was detailed in…
Tribal women collecting water from a stream Kendrapada: Every morning, 38-year-old Malati Marandi from Balipada village in Jajpur district’s Sukinda block treks over a kilometre to fetch water from a stream to quench the thirst of four members of her family.Like Malati, many women from the tribal-dominated villages of Balipada, Kumada, Ostapal, Sarubil, Talangi and…
Out of 30 planned truck terminals in various districts, 23 are being executed by the police housing corporation Bhubaneswar: The transport department has urged the police housing and welfare corporation to accelerate the construction of truck terminals in the state, apparently voicing concern over the slow pace of work.Out of 30 planned truck terminals in…
