Burla/Bargarh, May 7, 2025: A devastating Kalbaishakhi storm struck Bargarh district on May 3rd, 2025 around evening, causing extensive damage to the region’s power infrastructure. The high-speed winds brought down over 200 trees onto power lines, damaged 67 electricity poles, snapped 50 conductors, destroyed around 25 circuit kilometres of 11kV feeder lines, and completely damaged…
Jharsuguda, Odisha,May 7, 2025: Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, in collaboration with the District Health Department and the National Health Mission, Odisha, marked World Malaria Day 2025 with a week-long health awareness and screening campaign across 28 villages and an old-age home, through live awareness sessions conducted by the company’s Mobile Health Unit…
Kantabanji, correspondence : The residents of Belpada village in Balangir district are expressing their dissatisfaction with the subpar work being carried out by the Rural Water Supply Department. The department’s work, intended to benefit the local community, is being executed at a disappointingly low standard, causing numerous problems for the villagers. In a recent incident,…
Berhampur, May 2025: In a major step towards ensuring public safety and safeguarding power infrastructure, TP Southern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPSODL) has issued 1,229 notices to individuals and establishments for unauthorized constructions under or dangerously close to overhead electricity lines across its operational areas in Southern Odisha. This action, part of TPSODL’s ongoing safety and…
Bhubaneswar Dt 07.05.2025 – Adding another milestone to Odisha’s dynamic journey of women-led entrepreneurship, Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha Smt. Pravati Parida inaugurated the Subhadra Shakti Cafe today at the tranquil Anandabana campus in Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar. More than just a cafe, the initiative reflects a growing shift in the state’s development model, one that…
Bhubaneswar: In view of the security concerns following India’s valiant Operation Sindoor, civil defence mock drills were held in 12 places of Odisha including Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. The Civil defence mock drills were held in Bhubaneswar, Khurda, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Dhenkanal, Puri, Koraput, Sundargarh, and Angul as per the direction of the Ministry of…
Bhubaneswar: Heatwave conditions are very likely to prevail over the districts of Odisha till May 13, according to the prediction of IMD. According to the IMD’s prediction for May 8, hot and humid conditions are very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Gajapati, Ganjam,…
Subarnapur district Binika police have achieved great success. They seized 8 bikes and 2 mobile phones stolen from different places and arrested 3 accused and produced them in court yesterday. According to information, there were complaints at the police station about bike thefts in different places in the Binika area. Based on the complaint, the…
Mayurbhanj: An elderly person was seriously injured after being attacked by a bear at Khumathana village under Thakuramunda block in Mayurbhanj district, on Wednesday morning. The victim, identified as Hemanth Nayak (50), suffered severe injuries to his head, right hand, and leg. According to eyewitnesses, Hemanth was attacked by the bear while he was bathing…
Ganjam: Ganjam Police foiled a big loot attempt and arrested the looters yesterday night. Police chased and nabbed them while they were attempting a loot at a jewelry shop of Ganjam town in Chhatrapur area of Ganjam district. As per reports, after receiving information about a loot attempt from Shraddha Jewellers in Ganjam town, police rushed…
