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Koraput ginger farmers

Karnataka traders draw praise for ginger purchases in Koraput

Nandapur:  While the state government and the Koraput district administration continue to outline plans on paper to ensure better markets, fair prices and livelihoods for farmers, traders from Karnataka are seen putting those principles into practice on the ground. Several traders from Karnataka have begun...

Death

Missing Class X girl dies in hos

Rourkela: A Class X student, who went missing on her way to school Wednesday and was later found unconscious in a forest under Bisra police limits, succumbed during treatment at Rourkela Government Hospital (RGH) early Friday. The cause of death remains unclear, police said. The...

Arrest

Constable held for bid to outrage scribe’s modesty

Kendrapara: A police constable posted at Tantiapala Marine police station has been arrested by Kendrapara Town police for allegedly assaulting and attempting to outrage the modesty of a woman reporter under the pretext of marriage. According to SDPO Jyoti Ranjan Gauda, the 23-year-old reporter, a...

Similipal Tiger Reserve

Proposed five-star hotel near Similipal under NGT scanner

Baripada: The National Green Tribunal’s Eastern Zone bench in Kolkata has directed the state government and concerned authorities to file their responses regarding a proposal to allot land for a five-star hotel project at Laxmiposhi near the Similipal Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj district. The tribunal...

RTO in Odisha

STA issues advisory to buy, sell motor vehicles

Cuttack/Bhubaneswar: In order to keep a check on the rise of buying and selling of used motor vehicles and create awareness among the public, the State Transport Authority (STA) has issued an advisory urging both buyers and sellers to remain vigilant and follow prescribed procedures...

Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo

Healthcare is public duty, not welfare: Deputy CM

Cuttack: Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Friday said that healthcare must be viewed as a fundamental public duty rather than a peripheral welfare function, as he formally inaugurated the MBA Programme in Healthcare Management and Law at National Law University Odisha (NLUO). Speaking...

UIDAI

UIDAI clarifies after Aadhaar deactivation concerns

Bhubaneswar: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Friday clarified reports regarding the deactivation of Aadhaar numbers of some residents of Odisha, stating that the exercise is part of a nationwide database clean-up to prevent misuse of Aadhaar credentials. According to UIDAI, over 2 crore...

Pariksha Pe Charcha

Study with patience, not pressure: CM Majhi

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday, watched Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship student interaction programme Pariksha Pe Charcha along with students at the Government High School, Unit-I, Bhubaneswar. The initiative aims to help students approach examinations with confidence, clarity and a positive mindset. With...

 

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