Kendrapada: A 26-year-old dalit man allegedly died by suicide inside the Kendrapada collectorate on Friday purportedly after facing sustained harassment by officials over permission to sell his land to members of another caste. The deceased has been identified as Srichandan Mallick of Raitundi village under Nikirei police station. He hanged himself from the iron railings…
Bhubaneswar: National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi, has granted recognition for six additional postgraduate (PG) medical seats in Odisha.While Koraput’s SLN Medical College and Hospital has received recognition for four DNB (Diplomate of National Board) seats in the department of obstetrics and gynaecology, Puri’s District Headquarters Hospital has received recognition for two…
Debashish Samantaray files his nomination paper in Bhubaneswar on Friday Bhubaneswar: BJP’s Rajya Sabha bypoll candidate Debashish Samantaray filed his nomination here on Friday, asserting that more BJD leaders would soon join the saffron party as it offers greater scope for public service.Samantaray led a procession from the state BJP office before submitting his papers…
Bhubaneswar: The ongoing protest by the primary school teachers under the banner of Prathamik Sikhyak Mahasangha at Lower PMG here, demanding recognition of their initial contractual service period, entered its 59th day on Friday. They have been staging demonstrations since April 8.Led by convenor Ramlal Patel, the teachers alleged that the first six years they…
New Delhi: Compensatory plantation ordered by Supreme Court after Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA) illegal felling of over 1,100 trees in Southern Ridge in 2024 was inaugurated as Namo Oxygen Parks on Friday.The trees in reserve area were felled to widen the road leading to Central Armed Police Forces Institute of Medical Sciences in south Delhi.On…
Odisha’s ambitious MICE tourism strategy faces a major hurdle as Bhubaneswar’s air connectivity shrinks. Even as Odisha rolls out an ambitious strategy to position itself as a leading destination for MICE tourism, a critical challenge threatens to undermine its efforts, shrinking air connectivity from Bhubaneswar, the state’s primary gateway for business travellers.Several domestic and international…
According to industry stakeholders, Bhubaneswar alone hosts at least 12 mega conferences or events in star category hotels on an average per year BHUBANESWAR: Tourism in Odisha has largely revolved around its temples, beaches, wildlife and cultural heritage for years. But now, the state is preparing to script a new chapter, one centred on conferences,…
Malay RayRourkela: In a case of social ostracism, residents of a village in Bargarh district refused to perform the last rites of a 60 to 65-year-old woman, a widow, who had married outside her caste, forcing volunteers of a local social organisation to step in and cremate her body.The deceased, Shanti Bariha of Marhatikra hamlet…
Bhubaneswar: To align skill development with global trade opportunities, World Skill Centre (WSC), Bhubaneswar, and World Trade Centre (WTC), Bhubaneswar, on Friday signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) here.Officials said the initiative aims to enhance the global employability of Odisha’s youth by embedding international industry linkages into training programmes. It also seeks to create…
Bhubaneswar: Conceding to the demand of the millers, who had threatened a stir from June 8, the state govt on Friday raised paddy milling charges from Rs 20 to Rs 40 per quintal for parboiled rice and from Rs 10 to Rs 20 per quintal for raw rice.The CM expressed hope that the move will…
