BEd, MEd and BHEd entrance exam results announced
Bhubaneswar: The Higher Education Department Friday announced the results of the entrance examinations for admission to the two-year BEd, MEd and BHEd programmes for the 2026-27 academic session. Candidates who appeared for the examinations can now check their provisional results...
Tribals forced to migrate due to lack of jobs: BJD
Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has alleged that despite the BJP government’s claims of development under a ‘double-engine government’, members of the primitive Juang tribal community in Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s home district of Kendujhar continue to migrate...
Proposed liquor shop in Bhadrak sparks protest
Dhamnagar: The ongoing protest against a proposed government liquor shop in Nadigaon panchayat under this block in Bhadrak district has now turned into a full-fledged public movement. The matter came to the fore after hundreds of women and men gathered...
24 arrested, massive cache of illegal explosives seized
Brahmapur: Ganjam police have arrested 24 persons during a week-long special enforcement drive against the illegal possession, storage, transportation and sale of explosive substances across the district. The operation was conducted in all police station areas under the provisions of...
JE caught red-handed taking Rs 32,000 bribe
Baripada: A junior engineer (JE) posted at Badasahi block in Mayurbhanj district was arrested by the Vigilance department Friday for allegedly accepting a Rs 32,000 bribe to clear a contractor’s bill under the VB-G RAM G scheme. The accused, identified...
E20 is ‘cleaner, higher-quality and more efficient fuel’ than E10 or pure petrol: Oil Ministry
New Delhi: Petrol blended with 20 per cent ethanol (E20) can reduce fuel economy by 3-5 per cent in some vehicles, the Oil Ministry said Friday, but argued the impact is outweighed by benefits, including a higher octane rating, superior anti-knock characteristics, faster combustion, better pickup, smoother acceleration, cleaner engine...
Read moreDetailsSheikh Hasina plans to return Bangladesh in December
New Delhi: Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, facing a death sentence back home where her party is banned, told Reuters she and senior party colleagues plan to return from exile in India around December and surrender. The South Asian nation’s longest-serving leader said she and members of her Awami League aim to return voluntarily to the country they fled two years ago and present themselves in court, testing Bangladesh’s handling...
Read moreDetailsAfter WhatsApp, Telegram submits reply on username feature notice; both submissions being examined
New Delhi: After WhatsApp, messaging platform Telegram has also submitted its reply to the IT Ministry's notice on the 'username' feature, according to sources. Submissions of both WhatsApp and Telegram are currently being examined by the government, sources told PTI. The username feature essentially allows people on the messaging platforms to communicate without sharing their phone numbers. On Thursday evening, the government received WhatsApp's reply to the notice on the 'username'...
Read moreDetailsShabir Ahmad Shah among 6 Kashmiri separatists charged by NIA in 1996 Srinagar violence case
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Friday filed a charge sheet against six Kashmiri separatist leaders, including Shabir Ahmad Shah, for allegedly instigating large-scale mob violence against police personnel during the funeral procession of a slain terrorist in Srinagar nearly three decades ago. Besides Shah, three other Hurriyat Conference deceased leaders -- Syed Ali Shah Geelani (the hardline pro-Pakistan supporter), Abdul Ganie Lone, the father of former Jammu and Kashmir...
Read moreDetailsWomen’s groups demand immediate implementation of reservation, announce protests July 20
New Delhi: Several women's organisations and movements Friday came together to demand the immediate implementation of the women's reservation law by delinking it from the census and proposed delimitation exercise, and announced a nationwide campaign, including a dharna at Jantar Mantar beginning July 20. Addressing a joint press conference in New Delhi, the activists urged the government to bring a constitutional amendment in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament to remove...
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‘Namaste Day’ to be observed across all ULBs July 14
Bhubaneswar: The Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) department has directed all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to observe July 14 as NAMASTE Day across the state to honour the invaluable contribution of Safai Mitras and strengthen the adoption of safe and mechanised sanitation practices. The observance is being organised in line with the initiative of the Ministry of...
BEd, MEd and BHEd entrance exam results announced
Bhubaneswar: The Higher Education Department Friday announced the results of the entrance examinations for admission to the two-year BEd, MEd and BHEd programmes for the 2026-27 academic session. Candidates who appeared for the examinations can now check their provisional results by logging into the SAMS portal. Admissions will be conducted in 31 teacher education institutions under the...
Tribals forced to migrate due to lack of jobs: BJD
Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has alleged that despite the BJP government’s claims of development under a ‘double-engine government’, members of the primitive Juang tribal community in Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s home district of Kendujhar continue to migrate in search of livelihood due to lack of local employment. The allegation comes in the wake of...
Proposed liquor shop in Bhadrak sparks protest
Dhamnagar: The ongoing protest against a proposed government liquor shop in Nadigaon panchayat under this block in Bhadrak district has now turned into a full-fledged public movement. The matter came to the fore after hundreds of women and men gathered at the district Collectorate Thursday and submitted a memorandum to the district administration demanding that the proposal...
24 arrested, massive cache of illegal explosives seized
Brahmapur: Ganjam police have arrested 24 persons during a week-long special enforcement drive against the illegal possession, storage, transportation and sale of explosive substances across the district. The operation was conducted in all police station areas under the provisions of the Explosives Act, the Explosive Substances Act, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and the Odisha Fireworks and...
JE caught red-handed taking Rs 32,000 bribe
Baripada: A junior engineer (JE) posted at Badasahi block in Mayurbhanj district was arrested by the Vigilance department Friday for allegedly accepting a Rs 32,000 bribe to clear a contractor’s bill under the VB-G RAM G scheme. The accused, identified as Sushil Singh, was caught red-handed while allegedly accepting the bribe at the block office. According to...
100% visually impaired child deprived of disability pension
Bancho: A six-year-old girl, Kumari Payal Pradhan, daughter of Nirakar Pradhan of Dudugaon village under Tartara panchayat in Anandapur sub-division of Keonjhar district, has allegedly been deprived of disability pension despite being certified as 100 per cent permanently visually impaired. According to the disability certificate issued by the Government Medical Board, Payal has total permanent blindness in...
Every drop counts more than ever
By Dhurjati Mukherjee Nearly 75% of the world’s population lives in countries classified as water-insecure or critically water-insecure. The prediction of below-normal rainfall this year in India due to El Nino effect may further cause a crisis in the country. The world is already in the state of ‘water bankruptcy’. In many basins and aquifers, long-term overuse...
FAITH & ALGORITHMS
By Sourjeet Pradhani Every year, the streets of Puri become a sea of people as millions gather to witness the majestic Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath. For devotees, this festival is an expression of unwavering faith. For administrators, it presents one of the most complex public management challenges in the world. Managing millions of pilgrims, thousands of servitors,...
Institutional Trust Deficit
For a country that prides itself on producing world-class financial talent, India displays surprisingly little faith in its own bankers. We’ve produced institution builders like Deepak Parekh; Indian professionals have gone on to lead some of the world’s biggest global banks, and an Indian now heads the World Bank. Yet when it comes to choosing the people...























































































