Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD), East Coast Railway (ECoR) organised a series of awareness programmes across its various jurisdictions to promote safe behaviour at railway level crossings and prevent accidents caused by unsafe practices of road users. The observance was conducted in line with the global ILCAD theme ‘Alert Today, Safe...

Bhubaneswar: Sudhanshu Sekhar Barpanda was sworn in as Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) member Wednesday. The oath of office and secrecy was administered in the presence of Energy Department ACS Vishal Kumar Dev, senior officials of the department and members of the commission. With his vast administrative experience, Barpanda’s induction as a member is expected to further...

Bhubaneswar: Accidents involving Ama Buses continue to be a concern in the City. In the latest incident, a motorcyclist was injured after an Ama Bus allegedly hit his bike from behind near Shreya Chhak under the jurisdiction of Kharavela Nagar police station Wednesday. The injured person has been identified as Liku Behera, a resident of the city....

Pottangi: In a move that could further escalate the interstate boundary dispute between Andhra Pradesh (AP) and Odisha, the neighbouring state’s Women and Child Development Minister G Sandhya Rani Wednesday held a meeting with villagers at Neridibalsa in Kotia panchayat of Koraput district and also inaugurated a road from Dandigam in AP to Neridibalsa. According to sources,...

Nilgiri: Two minor boys drowned while bathing in the Sone river near Ranit Ghat in Pundal village under Radhakishorepur panchayat of Nilgiri block in Balasore Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Akash Mahalik, 12, son of Lakshmidhar Mahalik, and Kartik Behera, 14, son of Pradip Behera, both residents of Radhakishorepur village. According to reports, six friends had...

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi arrived in New Delhi Wednesday to participate in the 11th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog, scheduled to be held June 11 (Thursday). At the NITI Aayog meeting, the Chief Minister is expected to present the state’s perspective on key developmental issues and outline Odisha’s priorities in sectors such as...

Water governance rarely attracts public attention until scarcity, conflict, or drought exposes weaknesses in the system. Yet the institutions that manage water often determine whether investments in irrigation improve agricultural outcomes. More than two decades ago, Odisha attempted to address this challenge through an ambitious experiment in participatory governance. The Odisha Pani Panchayat Act, 2002 established legally...

When the Prime Minister of India appealed to Indians that for at least one year, imports of gold into India (presently above $72 billion a year) may be avoided, he did so in the context of the great uncertainty that the country is faced with due to large scale supply disruptions mainly on account of the conflict...

At the recent Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth pressed America's Asian allies to spend 3.5 per cent of their GDP on defence, fueling anxiety across the region and beyond. His brow-beating call to arms may well bring about a regional defence build-up on a scale unseen since the Cold War’s end. Such an...

Today’s celestial influences highlight important areas of life, from professional ambitions to family responsibilities. Ganesha’s predictions for each zodiac sign guide where to focus your energy and where patience may be required. Aries: You are currently high on life. Today is a good day to complete all those tasks you put on the back burner. It's also a great...