Bhubaneswar: With the new academic session approaching, higher education department has proposed a three-tier grievance redressal system for ragging complaints, comprising the institutional cell, monitoring agency and district-level committee, wherever required.In a directive on Saturday, it directed all universities and colleges under its administrative control to maintain round-the-clock vigilance against ragging, making independent monitoring of…

Bhubaneswar: Working through the Saturday holiday, chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi reviewed the state’s law and order situation, and progress on key schemes, besides assessing his govt’s delivery on poll promises, with top officials.This is the third such review on law and order with the police top brass this month — after May 9 and…

Berhampur: The forest department at Purunabandh celebrated World Turtle Day near the famous Rushikulya rookery in Ganjam district on Saturday, raising awareness about protection and conservation of Olive Ridley turtles. Millions of turtles visit the river mouth for mass nesting. Rushikulya river mouth rookery is considered as a major rookery in the world for Olive…

Bhubaneswar: Health minister Mukesh Mahaling convened a high-level review meeting here on prevention and preparedness for a potential Ebola virus outbreak on Saturday. So far, no Ebola case has been detected in the country, sources said.The meeting involved a detailed review of precautionary measures, preparedness of necessary health infrastructure and requisite medical facilities in Odisha.Mahaling…

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has drawn up a comprehensive fire-fighting plan for Unit-I, the city’s biggest retail vegetable and grocery market, aiming to curb frequent fire mishaps that cause repeated losses to traders.BMC officials said underground pipelines would be laid across the market to create a network of hydrant points along internal roads, ensuring…