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RESHMI YADAV, OP Bhubaneswar: Chanchala Mohanta, a progressive woman farmer from Thakurmunda block in Mayurbhanj district, has turned adversity into opportunity through goat farming, emerging as a role model for rural women in Odisha. Sharing her journey at the World Goat Day 2025 celebrations in...

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to strengthen and improve school education in Odisha, the state government Thursday decided to merge the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) and the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) into a single board. This was revealed during a review meeting of...

Bhubaneswar: A Biju Janata Dal (BJD) delegation met Union Environment, Forest & Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav and Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Jual Oram in New Delhi Thursday, seeking urgent intervention to protect tribal rights in Malkangiri district and expressing concerns over the Polavaram...

Bhubaneswar: The state units of the Hindi Teachers’ Association and Utkal Trained Sanskrit Teachers’ Association jointly staged a protest and began an indefinite hunger strike Thursday here at Lower PMG Square, demanding the immediate implementation of the new draft cadre rule for high school teachers....

Bhubaneswar: Education is not just about personal success. It is a lifelong responsibility to enlighten and transform society, said Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Thursday appealing Utkal University (UU) alumnus to treat education as a collective responsibility and build a compassionate society. Kambhampati joined as the...

Bhubaneswar: CARE Hospitals, Bhubaneswar, has achieved a medical milestone by performing Eastern India’s first robotic, 3D-guided cementless knee replacement, conducted by London-trained orthopaedic specialist Sandeep Singh. The surgery was conducted on a 58-year-old retired teacher from Bhubaneswar, who had been suffering from advanced knee arthritis....

Bhubaneswar: In a significant step towards strengthening Odisha’s position as a global tourism destination, the state government has signed three memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to promote heritage conservation, adventure tourism, and Buddhist pilgrimage circuits in the state. The MoU signing ceremony was held at Lok...

Bhubaneswar: Hrishita Himalika, a meritorious Odia student from Delhi University, has been selected to pursue her M Sc in Strategic Marketing at the prestigious Imperial Business School, part of Imperial College London, which currently ranks second globally for academic excellence. Hrishita’s academic journey includes offers...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will appoint over 44,000 teachers in primary schools over the next three years, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Thursday. Out of these, around 40,000 new posts will be created during the period, he said. Majhi said the decision in this...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday transferred and reassigned 17 IPS officers, a notification issued by the home department stated. Senior IPS officer Santosh Bala (1995 batch) has been appointed as the Director of the State Forensic Science Laboratory (SFSL), while S Praveen Kumar (2002 batch),...