Bhubaneswar: Rapid urbanisation in and around Bhubaneswar, Puri and nearby coastal region over the last two decades significantly raised land surface temperatures and led to a sharp loss of green cover, a new scientific study conducted by researchers from Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) has found.The study reveals that the built-up area in…
All 112 students of Rabindra Vidya Niketan cleared this year’s 10th board examinations, reflecting students’ dedication and sustained efforts of teaching staff. Twenty-six students scored above 95%, underscoring the institution’s strong academic standards. Jyotiraditya Jena emerged as the top scorer with an exceptional 99.8%, followed closely by Saisuchi Mishra with 99.6%. School authorities expressed pride…
Odisha police recently received a lot of applause for their swift response in dealing with the assault of census officials in Dhenkanal. The police wasted no time in arresting the father-son attacker duo, and, in what many are calling a practical demonstration of cause and effect, allegedly gave them a taste of their own medicine…
A mobile tower at Baramunda area falling in flight path Bhubaneswar: Eventwo months after the Biju Patnaik International Airport authorities pointed out that mobile towers in Baramunda area, built within its Obstacle Limitation Surface (OLS) — imaginary surfaces in the airspace around airports — posed danger to the approach path of flights and flouted civil…
Sea of devotees during the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri Bhubaneswar: The govt has directed the Puri district administration to drastically curtail the number of cordon passes during the upcoming Rath Yatra to ensure smoother crowd management around the chariots.Cordon passes, which grant proximity access to the inner and outer cordons of…
East Coast Railway headquarters Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) will rationalise more than 1,200 posts in 2026-27 as part of a nationwide manpower optimisation drive initiated by Railway Board, according to an official document issued on April 24.Under the zonal targets finalised by the railway ministry, ECoR has been asked to rationalise 1,239 posts, which…
BHUBANESWAR: A 14-year-old girl, who had eloped with her lover, allegedly died by suicide by hanging in Odisha’s Angul on Saturday morning, a day after the man also took his own life following a police case filed by the teenager’s family, officials said.“The girl’s body was found hanging inside the bathroom of a women’s counselling…
Rourkela: A 32-year-old jawan of Odisha Industrial Security Force was arrested on Friday in Sundargarh district for raping a woman on the pretext of marriage. The accused was identified as Ishak Kido. He was working at Mahanadi Coalfields Limited in Hemgir.Police said the accused was in a relationship with the woman, now aged 25, for…
Cuttack: Orissa high court has quashed a Rs 50 lakh compensation recommended by Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) to the family of a Bhubaneswar civic worker, ruling that his duties lacked a direct nexus with Covid-19 management and therefore, did not qualify under the state’s Covid Warrior Scheme.A single-judge bench of Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi…
Around 45 carpenters will soon begin construction using the high-quality sal wood Kendrapada: The endowment trust board of Baladevjew Temple procured 1,200 cubic feet of sal wood from Tomka and Sukinda forest divisions in Jajpur district for the construction of the state’s second-tallest wooden chariot for the annual Rath Yatra.The 64-ft chariot is taller than…
