Bhubaneswar: Alleging continued neglect of traditional artisans and weavers in the state, the Odisha Shilpi Mahasangha has warned of launching an agitation if the state government fails to address their long-pending demands. The warning was issued during the grand celebration of the 14th Annual Festival of the Odisha Shilpi Mahasangha, organised at Parijat Kalyan Mandap in Phulbani....

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Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Sunday called for the coordinated integration of occupational therapy services across three key departments — Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD), Women and Child Development, and Health. She also stressed the need to strengthen mental health services by incorporating occupational therapy into related programmes and service delivery. Parida...

Bhubaneswar: With a possible Cyclone ‘Murasu’ looming, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Minister Rabi Narayan Naik Sunday directed officials to step up preparedness and ensure the availability of drinking water, essential supplies and emergency services in vulnerable areas. Chairing a review meeting at Lok Seva Bhawan on the progress of relief, restoration and rehabilitation works...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance Sunday arrested a former Senior Revenue Assistant (SRA) of the Sub-Collector’s Office in Chhatrapur for allegedly misappropriating Rs 8.63 lakh collected towards the Red Cross Fund by diverting the money instead of depositing it in the designated bank account. The accused, Sadasiba Pradhan, who was in charge of the Nizarat Section of the office...

Bhubaneswar: Raising concerns over the fairness and transparency of online recruitment examinations, job aspirants in Odisha have appealed to the state government to conduct all government recruitment tests in offline Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) mode. The aspirants have expressed dissatisfaction with several aspects of the online examination system, particularly the normalisation and percentile-based evaluation process, technical glitches...

Alba: In the hills around Alba, home to the world’s most famous white truffles, hunters known as “trifolau” traditionally begin their season October 1. But increasingly, they are confronting a challenge above ground: climate change. “The entire month of October was affected by the lack of rain in July and August and the high temperatures, so it...

Marshaghai: The Marsaghai police have arrested two men for the alleged gangrape of a 22-year-old intellectually disabled woman in Odisha’s Kendrapada district. The accused have been identified as Dhaneshwar Nath (27), alias Dhana, of Sanagaon village, and Subrat Behera (40) of Jadupur village. Following their arrest, both suspects were produced before a local court Sunday, confirmed Marsaghai...

Mahanga: Three children, including two siblings, drowned in a pond while attempting to pluck water lilies in Jhadeshwarpur village under Bhadreswar police limits in Kataka district’s Mahanga block Sunday. According to Bhadreswar police station Inspector-in-Charge Sandhyarani Singh, the incident occurred around 9 a.m. The victims were identified as Jishan Khan, 6, and Salman Khan, 5, sons of...

New computer simulations are challenging a decades-old scientific theory that comets played a crucial role in kick-starting life on Earth billions of years ago. The findings suggest that fragile organic molecules carried by these icy space objects may have been destroyed upon impact, potentially overturning a long-standing explanation for how life’s essential ingredients first arrived on our...