Koraput: Farmers of Chandili panchayat bordering Chhattisgarh in Koraput district’s Kotpad block have opposed construction of a mandi (paddy procurement centre) at nearby Pipalahandi village, alleging that the site is unsuitable and would create hardships for cultivators during procurement season.The farmers submitted a memorandum to the district administration on Wednesday demanding that the mandi be…
Cuttack: Odisha vigilance on Thursday arrested a staffer of the district education office (DEO), Cuttack, for allegedly embezzling over Rs 51.53 lakh by fraudulently generating salaries in names of fake employees through manipulation of govt financial portals.The accused, identified as Subash Chandra Sahoo, was working in the accounts section of the DEO office in Cuttack…
Berhampur MP Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy Berhampur: Berhampur MP Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy has urged the Union railway minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, to extend the Bhubaneswar-Dhanbad express to Berhampur for facilitating passengers in southern Odisha, especially Ganjam district.In a letter to the railway minister, Panigrahy said, “The residents of Ganjam, who work in Bokaro, will get a direct…
Photo for representational purpose only Rourkela: The govt on Thursday suspended Sukra Madhi, IIC of Jharbandh police station in Bargarh district for his alleged links with ganja smugglers. “A disciplinary proceeding is contemplated against the IIC for gross misconduct and dereliction of duty. He is placed under suspension,” read an order issued by DGP Y…
MKCG registrar in his cycle Berhampur: Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s public appeal to save fuel, a senior bureaucrat in Ganjam district is using a bicycle to travel to his office, instead of his car, even as some pumps have limited Rs 200 worth of petrol per two-wheeler.“Earlier,…
On May 7, a letter by the ministry of housing and urban affairs was issued regarding the amendment to RERA through the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 Bhubaneswar: Real estate experts and homebuyers in Odisha have welcomed the Centre’s decision to replace the provision of imprisonment for allottees for non-compliance with tribunal orders…
Chunks of plaster hang precariously from the ceiling of a classroom Berhampur: A two-storeyed building of a 58-year-old govt-run high school in Old Berhampur area is in a dilapidated condition, exposing students and teachers to life-threatening conditions.The concrete ceiling of the Municipal High School building is crumbling, with chunks frequently falling off and exposing rusted…
Kendrapada: Foresters seized 20 kg of spotted deer meat from a poacher at Mahisamada reserve forest within Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapada district on Wednesday evening and arrested a suspected poacher. “We gathered information regarding illegal transportation of spotted deer’s meat packed in packets for which while checking at Pataparia village we searched a man’s…
Berhampur: Banayana-a millet café has been set up at Bhanjanagar in Ganjam district under the Odisha forestry sector development project (OFSDP) Phase-11, by the Ghumusar North division.The café, operated by the members of the two Vana Sarankhana Samiti (VSS) of Kotibiradi and Kulad, was inaugurated by the MLA (Bhanjanagar) Pradyumna Kumar Nayak on Wednesday evening.The…
