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HC stays retired persons’ appt as guest teachers

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court stayed till the next hearing the operation of a state government notification providing for the appointment of retired persons as guest teachers and lecturers in educational institutions. A division bench of Justice RK Patnaik passed the interim order while hearing...

SEC organises training for door-to-door voter survey

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Election Commission (SEC) conducted a state-level training programme for officials to prepare for door-to-door surveys ahead of the 2027 panchayat and urban local body (ULB) elections, with a focus on ensuring accurate and updated electoral rolls. The programme, chaired by State...

CRS inspects new Purunakatak-Charichhak rail section

Bhubaneswar: Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), South Eastern Circle, Sumeet Singhal, Wednesday inspected the newly constructed 13.35-km Purunakatak-Charichhak section of the Khurda Road-Balangir Rail Line Project in Boudh district, marking a key step towards its commissioning. The inspection focused on the safety parameters and infrastructure...

Illegal call centre busted in Delhi; Odisha woman among five arrested

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: A 34-year-old woman from Odisha is among the five persons arrested for allegedly running an illegal international call centre in southwest Delhi’s Uttam Nagar and targeting foreign nationals by impersonating Amazon and Apple technical support executives, police said Wednesday. Following specific inputs, a...

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Dy CM reviews Shikharchandi temple development work

Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Wednesday reviewed the ongoing development and comprehensive beautification works at the renowned Shikharchandi temple in Bhubaneswar. Ahead of the upcoming Navratri and the winter tourism season, she directed officials to expedite the project so that devotees and tourists can...

Rs 597.87 cr govt land under encroachment

RABINARAYAN JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: Lack of effective action by tehsildars has left 668.893 acres of government land across the state, valued at Rs 597.87 crore, under encroachment, according to a recently released report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. According to the...

31% households lack piped water: CAG

Bhubaneswar: The state government has failed to achieve the target of providing Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs) to all rural households by 2024, leaving 31% of households uncovered, according to a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report tabled in the Monsoon Session of the Assembly....

SCB security guards ‘beat patient to death’

Kataka: A 33-year-old patient admitted to the Mental Health department of SCB Medical College and Hospital here died Wednesday after he was allegedly assaulted by security guards at the premier hospital, prompting his family to lodge a police complaint. The deceased was identified as Srikant...

CAG report exposes irregularities in DMF funds during BJD rule: BJP

Bhubaneswar: BJP state spokesperson Anil Biswal Wednesday alleged that the recently published Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report had exposed large-scale irregularities in the utilisation of mining-related funds during the previous BJD government headed by Naveen Patnaik. Addressing a press conference at the BJP state...

 

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