Sonepur: Construction of a bypass road for National Highway 57 (NH-57), connecting Khurda and Bolangir, has received technical and administrative approval from the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The proposed bypass, aimed at diverting heavy vehicles away from Subarnapur town, will be developed...
Hatadihi: A headmaster in Keonjhar district has been suspended for allegedly behaving inappropriately with a tribal woman teacher, but no legal action has been initiated even three weeks after the incident. The accused, Harekrushna Behera alias Babula, headmaster of Mithigaon Upper Primary School under Hatadihi...
Jharsuguda/Kolabira: A minor boy died and his mother was critically injured in a road accident on NH 49 near Kundursingha village under Kolabira police limits in Jharsuguda district Friday morning. The deceased has been identified as 10-year-old Akshit Patel from Talmal village near Arda under...
Bhubaneswar: Vigilance officers Friday arrested an Irrigation department engineer, a day after unearthing assets allegedly disproportionate to his known sources of income, officials said. Acting on a tip-off, Vigilance sleuths Thursday conducted simultaneous raids at five locations linked to Panchu Behera, an assistant engineer posted...
Keonjhar: Two Juang tribal hamlets in Banspal block of Keonjhar district remain deprived of basic amenities such as roads, electricity and safe drinking water, underscoring persistent gaps in rural development. The villages — Dhenkitopa, located on Singha hill, and Handibhangaa on Alupada hill — remain...
Koraput: Effective public communication and ethical journalism are critical to achieving inclusive national development, Additional Director General of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) and Central Bureau of Communication (CBC) Akhil Kumar Mishra said Friday. Addressing a seminar on the “Sociology of Communication” at the Central...
Bhubaneswar: The state-level Viksit Bharat Youth Parliament (VBYP) 2026 concluded here at Kalinga Stadium Friday, bringing together 150 exceptional youth representatives from 30 districts of Odisha. Organised by ‘MY Bharat’, Odisha, in collaboration with the National Service Scheme (NSS), Odisha, and the Department of Youth...
Bhubaneswar: The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI) Bhubaneswar Chapter, in association with the institute’s Tax Research Department (TRD), successfully organised an outreach programme on the New Income Tax Act, 2025, at CMA Bhawan Thursday. The programme was part of a nationwide initiative spearheaded...
Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) General Manager Parmeshwar Funkwal carried out a window-trailing inspection from Mancheswar Railway Station to Talcher, and Talcher to Balaram, Angul, and reviewed railway operations, infrastructure development, condition of tracks, signalling systems, safety installations, station infrastructure, passenger facilities, freight movement arrangements...
Bhubaneswar: Noted social activist Medha Patkar will address ‘Loka Adhikara Samabesha’ March 29 in the city, bringing together activists, civil society groups, and concerned citizens, to mark the martyrdom day of Shaheed Laxman Nayak. On this occasion, a declaration outlining an alternative development vision for...
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