Bhubaneswar: IMD on Wednesday issued warning that hot and humid conditions are likely to prevail in Puri, Ganjam and Gajapati districts till April 4. There is possibiity of light to moderate rain or thunderstorm activities till April 7. Besides, there is likely to be lightning and gusty surface wind warning till April 5, said an…
Rourkela: A BBA student from Rourkela who drowned in the Puri sea on Monday is yet to be traced. Search operation continued on Wednesday. The missing students, Karan Prasad (20), Anirban Guru (21) and Rajveer Singh Sandh (21) had gone to Puri on Monday. They were accompanied by Karan’s elder brother, who did not enter…
Rourkela: The Odia community in Australia virtually came together on March 29 evening to mark the first Pan-Australia Utkal Divas, commemorating the formation of Odisha.Hosted on a videoconferencing platform, the event witnessed participation from around 200 members representing 85 Odia families across the country, reflecting a shared pride in heritage and tradition.In a press release…
Bhubaneswar: The state govt on Wednesday appointed chairpersons of the 30 district planning committees, completing a long-pending task as the posts were vacant after the BJP govt took over in June 2024.Among others, the govt has appointed four ministers in the posts while others are MLAs. While revenue and disaster management minster Suresh Pujari has…
The CAG report released on Tuesday Bhubaneswar: Several irregularities in the implementation of PM-POSHAN scheme in Odisha, including embezzlement of govt funds meant for providing nutritious meals to schoolchildren and serving anganwadi children rice unfit for human consumption, have been uncovered by the CAG.The audit, which covered both the integrated child development services (ICDS) and…
The CAG report released on Tuesday Bhubaneswar: The state govt suffered a revenue loss of Rs 76.38 crore due to the public works department’s failure to impose liquidated damages on defaulting contractors, the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) pointed out in its latest report tabled in the state assembly on Tuesday.According to the report, the…
The CAG report released on Tuesday Bhubaneswar: State-owned Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) is liable to pay Rs 1,328 crore in penalties for excess production in two of its mines, a CAG report has flagged.The report on state PSUs, tabled in the assembly on Tuesday, said in the Kodingamali bauxite mine, OMC produced 27 lakh MT…
Sources said 70-seater aircraft is being considered as a viable option to operate to the new destinations Bhubaneswar: Govt is planning to rope in a smaller carrier to operate flights to Tirupati, Surat, Bhopal and Shiridi from Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA). The move comes even as air connectivity to 11 destinations, two of them…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) praises Biju Patnaik (R) BHUBANESWAR: Amid the flare-up over BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s controversial statements linking former CM Biju Patnaik to the CIA, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Odisha Day on Wednesday wrote to chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi praising Biju, calling him a symbol of strength and courage. In…
The failure to pay the fee caused the civic body to suffer Rs 7 crore loss in FY 2025-26 Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to blacklist 15 private advertisers, who are habitual defaulters, for failing to pay the advertisement licence fee, causing the civic body a loss of Rs 7 crore in…
