Bhubaneswar:  Odisha Vigilance has secured the conviction of Former Dealing Assistant-cum-Despatch Clerk (Retired) of the office of the Superintending Engineer, Irrigation Circle, Baripada, Mayurbhanj district.On Friday, the Special Judge, Vigilance, Baripada convicted Gourahari Patra and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 3 years along with a fine. He was charge-sheeted by Odisha Vigilance under Section…

Rajnagar: In a worrying development, Olive Ridley turtles returned without laying eggs at Odisha’s Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary in Odisha in the last week of April. Even though April is almost over, the rare Olive Ridley turtles are not doing the mass egg-laying process.For the past two months, lakhs of mother turtles were seen gathering within 500…

Amid the ongoing heatwave sweeping several parts of Odisha, authorities in two districts have announced the closure of schools from Monday Sambalpur/Jharsuguda: Amid the ongoing heatwave sweeping several parts of Odisha, authorities in two districts have announced the closure of schools from Monday.Odisha Travel Guide The District Education Officer in Sambalpur has declared a holiday…

Kakatpur: Fishing banned in sea, rivers till June 16 for breeding season. A 61-day ban on fishing in rivers and seas has been imposed in Odisha by the State Marine Fisheries Department.The restriction is in place from April 15 to June 16 every year, as this period is the breeding season for fish.Following the ban, fishing…

Bhubaneswar, April 18: The Revenue Department has rolled out a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to tackle the ongoing heat wave, with a focus on public safety and rapid response measures.As part of the plan, the government will set up heat wave shelters in areas experiencing extreme temperatures. Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari held a video…

. The Odisha Government announced the creation of the State Institute for Transformative Initiatives (SITI Odisha), replacing the dissolved State Planning Board.The Planning and Convergence Department issued a resolution confirming the move.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will chair the Governing Council of SITI Odisha, which will serve as the apex policy research and advisory body….

Koraput: At least 33 members of a wedding party were injured, including 13 critically, after the vehicle they were travelling in overturned at Boriput Ghat under Laxmipur block in Odisha’s Koraput district.According to sources, the group was returning to Bala village under Narayanpatna police limits on Friday night when the accident occurred. The critically injured…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Bar Council has fixed May 23 as the date for conducting elections to the three remaining Bar Associations in the state whose polls were earlier postponed.Announcing the schedule, Sitanshu Mohan Dwivedi, President of the Odisha State Bar Council, stated that elections will be held for Nabarangapur Bar Association, Jatni Lawyers Association,…

At least seven students sustained injuries when a school van overturned near the electricity office at Chikiti under Digapahandi police limits in Ganjam district on SaturdayReports said the van was carrying around 12 students from the Chandpur area to Pitatali Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya. The driver lost control of the vehicle near the electricity office, causing…

Sundergarh: A fire erupted inside the kitchen of the Bailama High School in Kutra block of Sundergarh district on Saturday. Fortunately, no student or staff were injured as they were not present inside the kitchen at the time the fire erupted, preventing a big tragedy.According to sources, the fire suddenly erupted inside the school kitchen…