Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu’s three-day visit to Odisha beginning November 3 has been cancelled, informed ADM, Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj.President was slated to visit Rairangpur during the tour.Earlier, her two-day visit scheduled from October 28 was postponed in view of Cyclone Arnab.

In response to the severe flood situation triggered by the aftermath of Cyclonic Storm ‘Arnab’, the Odisha government has stepped up its administrative and humanitarian response.Ganjam has emerged as one of the hardest-hit regions, bearing the heavy brunt of torrential rains and subsequent overflowing water bodies following the cyclone’s passage. The newly sanctioned funds are…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has announced the list of holidays for state government employees for the calendar year 2027.According to a notification issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, government offices and Revenue and Magisterial Courts (Executive) will observe 29 general holidays in 2027.The government has also declared four optional holidays. Employees can avail…

Sambalpur: In a shocking incident, a professor at Sambalpur University in Odisha was allegedly stabbed by a retired sweeper on the university premises on Friday. The injured professor has been identified as Satyanarayan Sahu, Head of the Chemistry Department at Sambalpur University.According to reports, the accused, a retired sweeper, allegedly entered the Chemistry Department and…

A woman was brutally hacked to death by her husband over a petty domestic dispute regarding food preparation in Paduguda village under Lulla panchayat of Koraput district’s Dashamantpur block.The accused husband, identified as 35-year-old Rab Saunta, allegedly murdered his wife, Kabita Saunta, in the dead of night. According to police reports, a violent argument erupted…