Bhubaneswar: The fourth fisherfolk community workshop on the conservation of Horseshoe Crabs was organised at Bichitrapur, near the ecologically sensitive mangrove region. The event was supported by ECRICC, a project jointly funded by UNDP and the Green Climate Fund. Over 90 members from the fisherfolk...
Bhubaneswar: As part of World Breastfeeding Week 2025 (August 1-7), the Directorate of Health and Family Welfare, in collaboration with Unicef, organised a media workshop Thursday at its conference hall to highlight the theme, ‘Prioritise Breastfeeding: Create Sustainable Support Systems.’ The workshop emphasised the importance...
Bhubaneswar: The Rotary Club of Bhubaneswar Temple City held its installation ceremony Thursday at Press Club of Odisha, formally ushering in the new leadership team for the 2025–26 Rotary year under the theme ‘Unite for Good.’ Pulin Kumar Sahu took charge as the new president,...
ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: In a step toward transparent and consumer-centric governance, the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has initiated a suo motu proceeding to review the performance of the Tata Power-managed power distribution companies (Discoms) operating across Odisha. The inquiry, launched under Regulation 9...
Bhubaneswar: With 11,033.08 hectares of forest land approved for non-forest use in the last four years, Odisha stands second among states in the country in such diversions for various projects. Madhya Pradesh accounted for the highest area of forest land approved for diversion during the...
Khaira: Tension prevailed in this area of Balasore district after a 2-year-old girl died allegedly due to a wrong injection administered by an Ayush doctor. The deceased was identified as Lipsita, daughter of Balaram Ram of Raigadhia under the Gagandhuli panchayat. Soon after the child’s...
Bhubaneswar: Hospitals should not make persons with disabilities (PwDs) wait in queues, and priority access should be provided to them in accordance with government guidelines. This was stated by State Commissioner for PwDs, Bratati Harichandan, during the third meeting of ‘SAKSHAMA’ held under her chairpersonship...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Pradesh Kisan Congress (OPKC) has demanded that both the state and Central governments, helmed by the BJP, immediately roll back the verification and procurement procedures in paddy procurement, calling those ‘complicated’ and ‘confusing’, and introduce a farmer-friendly model instead. “The process of...
You must have heard the phrase “goosebumps,” but today you might actually feel it. A spine-chilling video is going viral on social media, leaving viewers stunned and uneasy. The footage reveals something truly unexpected inside a car that had been sitting unused for years. Covered...
New Delhi: The Election Commission Thursday said it has finalised the Electoral College for the vice presidential election, necessitated due to the resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar from the post. The vice president of India is elected by an Electoral College comprising the elected members and...
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