Bhubaneswar: Deputy chief minister Pravati Parida on Thursday launched a ‘Go-Homestay’ portal, which aims to ease the application process for those interested in setting up homestays in the state.The portal is a component of the Odisha Homestay Establishment scheme, which was notified by the state govt last year. Parida, who also holds the tourism portfolio,…
Bhubaneswar: The results of the Class X annual High School Certificate (HSC) examination conducted by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) will be announced in May. The evaluation is being carried out in two phases — objective and subjective evaluation. While evaluation of objective OMR answer sheets is currently underway, the BSE engaged 15,000 teachers…
Bhubaneswar: The health and family welfare department will hold a meeting on March 11 with chief district medical and public health officers (CDMPHOs) to review summer preparedness, with a focus on preventing and managing heatstroke. Govt hospitals are preparing to open dedicated sunstroke wards or earmark beds for patients with heat-related illnesses. The department also…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (OREAT) has dismissed an appeal filed by a promoter challenging the conditions imposed by Odisha Real Estate Regulatory Authority (ORERA) on the registration of phase III of his real estate project in Ghatikia. ORERA, while issuing the registration certificate for the third phase, put two conditions before the…
On the eve of its 57th Raising Day, CISF director-general Praveer Ranjan speaks with Debabrata Mohapatra about how the central armed police force is adapting to new-age security challenges.Q: What is CISF’s current deployment in Odisha?A: At present, we have 15 units stationed across the state, securing critical installations such as the Biju Patnaik International…
Cuttack: Water consumption in the city saw a sharp rise during Dola Purnima and Holi, with authorities recording an additional use of around 21 million litres of water over Tuesday and Wednesday. Officials of the Water Corporation of Odisha (Watco) said, “The city consumed nearly 125 million litres of water per day during the festive…
Cuttack: Observing that prolonged absenteeism in the education sector is “intolerable”, the Orissa high court dismissed a writ appeal filed by a ‘sikhya sahayak’ (contractual teaching assistant) who challenged her disengagement after remaining absent for nearly seven years. A division bench of Justice Krishna Shripad Dixit and Justice Chittaranjan Dash, upholding a July 4, 2023,…
Keonjhar: A three-hour-long operation on Thursday helped in the rescue of a 25-year-old single-tusked elephant after it fell into an old stone well in Benayodi village under Sadar range.Sources said the tusker had barged into the garden of Narhari Nayak in search of food on Wednesday night. Startled by barking street dogs, it tried to…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is headed for a rare Rajya Sabha face-off between two independent candidates — BJP-backed former Union minister Dilip Ray and the BJD-Congress-CPI(M) common nominee, urologist Datteswar Hota — as nominations closed on Thursday for 37 seats nationwide, including four from the state.For the remaining three seats, BJP state chief Manmohan Samal, outgoing BJP…
Revenue minister Suresh Pujari at AIIMS, Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar: Revenue minister Suresh Pujari, who was admitted to AIIMS Bhubaneswar, on Tuesday after complaining of chest pain, was shifted to AIIMS New Delhi on Thursday for advanced evaluation and treatment. Pujari had earlier undergone angioplasty at AIIMS New Delhi.According to sources close to the minister, Pujari visited…
