ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: Two kilometer zone around the Debrigarh Sanctuary (DS) has been declared as ‘Shock Free Zone’ and ‘Zero Electrocution Zone’, jointly by eco development committee (EDC) of surrounding villages and forest department. The sanctuary area is surrounded by 68 villages, with population...
Bhubaneswar: Vijaya Lakshmi Mohanty has been appointed as the advisor to President Droupadi Murmu recently. A native of Rairangpur and the director of the Human Resources Development Centre (HRDC) at Sri Sri University (SSU) in Cuttack, Mohanty became the first woman from Mayurbhanj as well...
Bhubaneswar: A total of 2,966 Agniveers, including 402 women, of the Indian Navy passed out from INS Chilka, the Navy's premier training establishment in Odisha, Friday. Additionally, 288 senior secondary recruits (medical assistants) and 227 Naviks also graduated on the occasion. The passing-out parade (POP)...
RESHMI YADAV,OP Bhubaneswar: With India generating an estimated 113,000 tons of menstrual waste annually from 12.3 billion discarded disposable pads, experts and advocates on ‘International Women's Day’ called for a shift to sustainable menstruation practices in the country. This is in the backdrop of findings...
ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: The state government Friday instructed the Energy department not to cut power supply of consumers during the oncoming summer months in the event they failed to pay their bills. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said the decision has been...
Bhubaneswar: Puri district administration in Odisha has sealed a popular eatery in Satyabadi following allegations that beef was being mixed in mutton curry, officials said Friday. The incident came to light after a man, captured during a cattle trafficking operation by vigilantes, claimed in a...
Bhubaneswar: Police officers will be suspended if they refuse to file FIRs, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi warned Friday. Majhi said he was himself a victim of "police mistreatment" when he was an Opposition MLA. "The police officer concerned will be suspended immediately if...
Bhubaneswar: After creating a ruckus in Odisha Assembly over alleged "disrespect" to Biju Patnaik, the Opposition BJD Friday urged Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati to direct the BJP-led state government to reverse its executive order and allow observance of Panchayati Raj Divas on the former CM's...
Bhubaneswar: People in Odisha will now be able to access over 400 government services, including birth and death certificates and driving licenses, on WhatsApp, officials said. An agreement regarding this was signed between the Centre for Modernising Government Initiative (CMGI) and Meta India in Bhubaneswar...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government will begin the 2025-26 PG admission process earlier than in previous years, with CAF submission starting March 10. According to an official press release, students aspiring for PG admission must appear for the Common PG Entrance Test (CPET), scheduled for the first...
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