Bhubaneswar: The special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, scheduled in the state from Wednesday, is likely to be delayed by a few days as the Election Commission (EC) is currently preoccupied with polls in some states.Chief electoral officer (CEO) R S Gopalan said the state machinery is prepared to initiate the exercise once the…
Bhubaneswar: The state has been witnessing an encouraging response to the Gyan Bharatam Mission (GBM), with a large number of individuals and institutions coming forward to digitise rare manuscripts in their possession.Although the mission was launched in Feb last year by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, work in Odisha began three months ago. Since then, close…
Jharsuguda: Special Pocso judge Puja Sarangi on Tuesday sentenced a 20-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping his four-year-old stepdaughter. The court also sentenced his 25-year-old wife — the survivor’s mother — to two years of rigorous imprisonment for trying to suppress the crime.According to the prosecution, the incident took place on June 27, 2025…
Keonjhar: The district and sessions judge, Keonjhar, G C Behera on Monday convicted 10 people in a 2019 murder case and sentenced them to life imprisonment. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on each of them, failing which they will undergo six months’ rigorous imprisonment.“After examining nine witnesses and the police investigation…
Bhubaneswar: The state exchequer faced a loss of more than Rs 250 crore as the steel and mines department overlooked illegal mining, failed to raise dead and surface rent, ignored delayed royalty and premium payments and did not amend lease deeds even after production limits were enhanced, a CAG report has pointed out.The CAG has…
Cuttack: In a ruling reinforcing protection of senior citizens, the Orissa high court has set aside a collector’s order that had denied maintenance relief to an 83-year-old widow of Balasore, holding that the appellate authority acted “without jurisdiction.”Justice Ananda Chandra Behera, in a judgment on Monday, ruled that a son cannot invoke appellate provisions under…
Koraput: The Koraput administration will celebrate Utkal Diwas at the panchayat headquarters of Kotia under Pottangi block on Wednesday in a significant outreach initiative aimed at reinforcing cultural identity and strengthening public engagement in the border region.The programme assumes significance as Kotia remains a disputed area, with 21 of its 28 villages claimed by both…
Rourkela: A day after state director general of police Y B Khurania appealed to the Maoists to surrender before the centre’s deadline of March 31, a 19-year-old woman rebel surrendered before Rourkela police on Monday.Mongri Hunanga, a member of the local guerrilla squad of the CPI(Maoist)’s South Chotanagra division, hails from Holomuli village under Chotanagra…
Children make cow dung cake in Kendrapada district Kendrapada: A severe shortage of LPG has forced many people in rural areas of Kendrapada district to switch back to cow-dung cakes for cooking causing a massive surge in demand.“Cow-dung cake has become a valuable commodity, with increased sales in local markets and a significant increase in…
Bhubaneswar: Professor of anatomy, Dr Prabhas Ranjan Tripathy was appointed the new medical superintendent of AIIMS Bhubaneswar on Monday, while his predecessor, radiation oncologist Dr Dillip Kumar Parida, became the dean (academic). After joining AIIMS Bhubaneswar as a founding faculty member and head of the department of radiation oncology in 2013, Dr Parida remained the…
