Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has directed collectors of 23 districts to facilitate the availability of government land for the installation of 707 new 4G mobile towers under the Centre's Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) programme, an official statement said Thursday. Additional Chief Secretary of the Information...
Keonjhar: Odisha's Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling Thursday had a narrow escape as his car rammed into the pilot vehicle of his convoy on National Highway-49 in Keonjhar district, police said. The accident took place near Jagmohan Square in Telkoi police station area when the minister...
Baripada: The discovery of fossilised shark teeth, molluscan shells and other marine remains at a site in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district has provided fresh evidence that present-day Baripada was once submerged under a shallow sea during the Miocene epoch, a researcher said Thursday. The fossils, estimated...
Bhubaneswar: In a bold move, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has ordered stringent action against doctors who have remained absent from duty for prolonged periods, directing Health Department to initiate disciplinary proceedings against 128 Medical Officers and Dental Surgeons across the state. According to...
Bhubaneswar: Members of the Congress-affiliated NSUI held a demonstration in Bhubaneswar Thursday, demanding the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond over alleged errors in newly introduced school textbooks. Carrying posters, banners and copies of the popular Odia alphabet primer 'Madhu Barnabodha', NSUI...
Angul: Two armed dacoits hailing from Maharashtra were injured in a gunfight with the police in Odisha's Angul district, an official statement said Thursday. Besides the two injured persons, two other dacoits, also from Maharashtra, were arrested after the encounter. After scrutinising CCTV footage, police...
Bhubaneswar: Acknowledging errors in school textbooks, State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) Director said mistakes had occurred this year and assured they would not be repeated in future editions Thursday. District education officers have been informed about corrective measures. Teachers have been asked...
Bhubaneswar: Schools reopened Thursday in 20 of Odisha's 30 districts after a summer vacation of more than one-and-a-half months, while authorities extended the break in 10 districts due to prevailing heatwave conditions. Summer vacation has been extended till June 20 in Bolangir, Sonepur, Ganjam, Angul,...
Bhubaneswar: Southwest monsoon remains active over Odisha and is likely to cover the entire state within the next four to five days, according to Regional Centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) Thursday. Under the combined influence of monsoon and Nor’Wester, rain activity is expected to...
Keonjhar: The Forest Department on Wednesday issued a notice to the regional manager of Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) at Suakati for allegedly felling trees for a road construction project at Kad abandh Sahi near Uparjagar village under Bhuyan Juanga Pirha forest range in Keonjhar district....
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