Bhubaneswar: More than 1.03 crore eligible women beneficiaries under Subhadra scheme will receive the fifth instalment Friday. A 1,03,26,162 beneficiaries are eligible to receive Rs 5,000 each through direct benefit transfer (DBT), involving a total transfer of more than Rs 5,160 crore, an official said. The instalment will be disbursed at a special programme in Nayagada district...

The auspicious day of Raksha Bandhan August 28, 2026 will also mark the tenth Shraddha Barshiki of Shri Govind Tej, a veritable legend of Odia cinema. In this intervening decade, his towering presence is deeply missed as Odisha lost one of the truest artists it ever produced. And yet, it feels as if he has only just...

Bhubaneswar: The Dandakaranya Vikasha Mahamancha (DVM) has urged Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to immediately halt the reported process of identifying and transferring 106 acres of state government land to Andhra Pradesh (AP) for the proposed Neradi Barrage Project on the Vansadhara River. In a letter to the CM, the civil society organisation expressed concern over the...

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has issued a contempt notice to retired DGP Y B Khurania for his alleged “deliberate disobedience” in honouring an order and submitting a misleading affidavit regarding the reinstatement of a police sub-inspector (SI). Issuing the notice a week after Khurania retired from service, Justice Sanjay Kumar Mishra said though the matter is...

By NARESH CHANDRA PATTANAYAK, OP Kendujhar: The Municipal Government High School in Ward No. 1 of the old town area of Kendujhargada Municipality is functioning in a hazardous condition with dilapidated classrooms, leaking roofs and inadequate basic facilities. The school’s old asbestos-roofed classrooms have deteriorated badly with rainwater leaking and disrupting classes during the monsoon. Parents have...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Thursday questioned the state government’s decision to introduce biometric attendance for college students, saying it should first address the basic deficiencies plaguing higher education. BJD spokesperson and media coordinator Lenin Mohanty said the proposal was misplaced at a time when the academic environment in colleges had allegedly deteriorated over the...

Bhubaneswar: Unidentified miscreants allegedly set a JCB machine on fire at the Unit-2 government quarters area here late Wednesday and left behind a poster purportedly in the name of Maoists, demanding 50 lakh from the contractor engaged in demolition work. The incident occurred near the site where demolition work was underway for construction of ‘Janashraya Bhawan’. The...

Kathmandu: As many as 290 Indians have remained out of contact in the aftermath of the deadly floods in the Bhote Koshi river, which have left a trail of destruction across the Himalayan country, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Thursday. The Ministry also said that 63 Indian workers at the Trishuli-I project in Rasuwa district...

Sonpur: In a unique tribute to Swabhaba Kabi Gangadhar Meher, veteran weaver Shiba Shankar Meher has woven a Sambalpuri silk saree inspired by the poet’s celebrated epic Tapaswini. The 73-year-old weaver from Sagar pali village in Subarnapur district has named the creation Baunsharani, which has now become a talking point among handloom enthusiasts. The saree’s anchal features...

Bhubaneswar/Baragada: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday arrested a former branch postmaster of Bonda Post Office in Baragada district in connection with a post office savings fraud case. Shabda Swain allegedly misappropriated Rs 13.98 lakh between 2008 and 2014 by failing to account for depositors’ money in official records and making false entries in passbooks. She...