Bhubaneswar: Revenue and Disaster Management (R&DM) Minister Suresh Pujari Wednesday launched a revenue grievance redressal system through the ‘Ama Sathi’ WhatsApp chatbot at Lok Seva Bhawan. Speaking at the launch, Pujari said the WhatsApp-based grievance redressal system would further strengthen transparency and accountability in revenue administration. Under the system, citizens can now register complaints related to revenue...

Bhubaneswar: More than 3.09 crore voters have so far been found eligible for inclusion in state’s final electoral rolls following the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), with the figure likely to rise further as hearings on claims and objections continue, the Chief Electoral Officer’s office said Wednesday. The SIR has entered its final phase, with the deadline...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has decided to bear additional funds from the state budget for the construction of the proposed Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (HBCH&RC) at Jatani. The hospital is being established by the Centre’s Department of Atomic Energy along the lines of Tata Memorial Centre, a premier cancer treatment facility in the country....

Bhabani Shankar Nayak   WilliamShakespeare’spastoral comedy As You Like It—specifically Jaques’ melancholic monologue in Act II, Scene VII, which con ceptualises the seven stages of human life—defines the realities of world with the following famous lines: “All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women are merely players; They have their exits and their entrances,...

Ashish Kumar Meher India’s 176th rank among 177 countries in the recently published 2026 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) is not merely an unfavourable international comparison. It is a warning that environmental governance is lagging behind the country’s economic ambitions. India scored 22.46 out of 100, compared with 74.79 for Estonia, which ranked first. Luxembourg and the United...

Jan-Werner Mueller Here in the Albanian capital, the hotel receptionists go out of their way to stress that the ongoing protests outside are entirely peaceful. Apparently, there have been quite a few room cancellations since mass demonstrations began in the spring. But ask them directly, and they might furtively hint that they welcome tourists taking part. Every...

Planetary movements set the tone for the day ahead, bringing both opportunities and challenges. Today’s horoscope covers love, career, finances and personal growth, helping each zodiac sign prepare for what lies ahead. Aries: You will remain undecided today, which is quite unlike you, says Ganesha. This will lead to speculation, which is not a bad thing by itself, unless you put...

Kataka Municipal Corporation squad seizes 70 quintals of adulterated paneer; quality testing and destruction underway at Satichoura dumping yard, Kataka         📲 Follow Orissa POST – Odisha's No. 1 English Daily 📰✨

Bangui: The death toll from a gold mine collapse in a western part of Central African Republic has risen to more than 100, a Red Cross volunteer involved in relief efforts and a local official said Wednesday. The low-tech, artisanal gold mine collapsed Tuesday morning in the village of Zamboye, in the Nana-Mambere prefecture, near the border...

Washington: Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, has been picked to lead the Food and Drug Administration, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. As a medical doctor and deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council who has worked on several of Trump's second-term health initiatives, Overton has become a trusted figure in the administration and...