Chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi flags off city buses in Keonjhar and lays foundation stones for various developmental projects including Keonjhar at DD College ground in Keonjhar district on Wednesday Keonjhar: CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday virtually launched development projects worth more than Rs 1,330 crore, laying foundation stones for 62 projects worth Rs…
Bhubaneswar: Additional chief secretary of the housing & urban development department and chairperson of IDCO Usha Padhee reviewed land development, strategic infrastructure initiatives and progress of key urban development projects during a field visit to Kalinga Nagar industrial region in Jajpur district on Wednesday.Padhee inspected around 600 acres of land at Alijanga and later reviewed…
Berhampur: The passport verification appointment slots at the Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) at head post office in Berhampur is likely to double from 50 to 100 daily.The proposal was put forward by postmaster general of Berhampur Circle, Vindo Kumar, in response to the growing number of applications at the centre. During a joint…
Berhampur: Two days after walking out of jail having obtained bail from Orissa high court, a 27-year-old rape accused was sent back to prison on Wednesday after a fast-track special court in Phulbani sentenced him to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment for the repeated rape of a 16-year-old Plus II student last year.Additional district judge Kailash…
Berhampur: Police on Wednesday arrested a CRPF constable for allegedly raping a 45-year-old woman repeatedly for past several years on the pretext of marrying her.The accused was identified as G Ayodi Reddy (41) of Dakhinapur village under Ganjam district’s Digapahandi police station limits and working as a constable in 12th Battalion of CRPF at Nabarangpur.Police…
Bhubaneswar: The one-day special assembly session on women’s participation in democracy will be held on Thursday amid tight security, with the ruling BJP pitching it as a push for greater women’s empowerment, even as opposition BJD and Congress dismissed it as “political propaganda” they plan to counter.Parliamentary affairs minister Mukesh Mahaling met governor Hari Babu…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha govt on Wednesday directed public authorities to disclose details such as foreign tours of the chief minister and ministers, transfer policies and other key information within three days. The information, to be submitted in both Odia and English, is part of the proactive disclosure under the RTI Act, 2005, and in line with…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Govt High School NPS Teachers’ Association has urged the state to allow multiple inter-district mutual transfers for secondary TGT teachers, claiming the existing one-time provision is causing hardship and mental stress among educators.In a memorandum submitted to chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi, and school and mass education minister Nityananda Gond on Wednesday, the…
Bhubaneswar: A total of 10,120 students were allotted seats in private schools through the second round of centralised online lottery conducted by the Directorate of Elementary Education on Wednesday. The process helped admit students under Section 12(1)(c) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RCFCE) Act, 2009, for the 2026-27 academic session….
Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) will set up a carcass incineration plant at Palasuni to dispose of the carcasses of small animals, including those of street dogs. On an average, the BMC deals with at least 10 stray animal carcasses in a day, which it currently buries.Debi Prasad Kund, in charge of the BMC’s animal…
