Bhubaneswar: Candidates having MBBS degree staged a dharna in front of the office of Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC), Cuttack, on Monday, demanding issue of offer letters to around 901 candidates for joining govt hospitals. They qualified a recruitment test conducted by OPSC last year.OPSC issued advertisement on June 8, 2025, for appointment of 5,284…
Bhubaneswar: Rampant illegal mining, widespread encroachment of govt and forest land, large-scale irregularities in mineral quality certification and recurring instances of soil theft across the state have caused significant revenue loss and environmental damage, an assembly committee has found. Flagging excess mineral extraction from forest areas in Balangir and Subarnapur districts, the House panel, headed…
Sambalpur: The district administration on Monday sealed some key units of Shyam Metalics and Energy Limited in Rengali block for alleged non-compliance of directives issued by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).Official sources said the company had earlier been served notices for violating water and air pollution norms. A central inspection team from Kolkata had…
Bhubaneswar: The revenue and disaster management department has registered 7,037 flats across Odisha in the past three years that strengthened legal ownership of buyers and streamlined land records for the govt, the assembly was informed recently.The highest number of registrations — 4,712 flats — was recorded in the 2024 financial year, while 2025 saw a…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha govt on Monday appointed chairpersons and vice-chairpersons for 23 special development councils (SDCs) in districts with a significant tribal population, reconstituting the bodies for the first time after the change in govt in June 2024. The previous SDCs were dissolved in Sept 2024.The special development councils are govt-established bodies aimed at accelerating…
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to undertake a comprehensive survey to identify residential buildings being misused for commercial purposes across the city, following a recent Supreme Court directive that has brought all municipal bodies in the country under its scrutiny.The move comes after the apex court, while hearing a case related to…
Koraput: A mild earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale, with a depth of 5 km, was recorded across several parts of Koraput district late on Saturday night, triggering brief panic among residents. However, no damage to property or loss of life was reported.According to officials, the tremor was felt at around 11:31 pm in…
Traffic crawls after trees were uprooted amid rain Berhampur: At least two persons were injured and road communication between Aska and Balugaon was disrupted following uprooting of roadside trees at several places in Khallikote, Beguniapada and Nirmalajhar in Ganjam district even as heavy rain, thunderstorm and high-speed winds lashed different parts of the district under…
Priyanka Sarkar and Prosenjit at Talasari police station Bhubaneswar: Police in Talasari registered a case against five members of a production house, holding them prima facie responsible for the death of Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee (43) during the shooting of a TV serial at Talasari beach in Balasore district on March 29. They were…
BHUBANESWAR: At a time when LPG supply is becoming scarce, particularly for commercial consumers, a team of innovators from the state has come up with a cost-effective and eco-friendly cooking system powered by solar energy. It has already made commercial debut in the city.Manoj Kumar Nayak, professor of applied sciences at NIT-Delhi, and Sudhansu Sekhar…
