Rayagada: The body of Naib Sarpanch of Dambsara grama panchayat in Rayagada district was recovered from her residence under mysterious circumstances on Friday.According to reports, Ranjita Tripathy was married to Narasingha Tripathy of Dambasara village. Following her marriage, Ranjita had allegedly been subjected to mental torture and physical abuse by her husband.Meanwhile, Gunupur police have…
Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today suspended its senior leader Prafulla Kumar Mallik from the party.The former Kamakhyanagar MLA was suspended from the regional party with immediate effect for his involvement in anti-party activities, an order issued by the BJD said.However, Mallik said that he had already resigned from the party and was not…
Bhubaneswar: A woman traffic constable posted in Bhubaneswar has gone missing for the past one week, raising concern among her family and colleagues.The missing constable has been identified as Shubhamitra Sahu, a native of Paradip.According to reports, Shubhamitra went missing from the Surya Nagar area under the Capital police limits on September 6. Following a complaint…
Khallikote: In a rare incident, a 20 foot long python was rescued by the Forest Department from a government quarter in Ganjam district of Odisha on Wednesday. The huge snake was rescued in Khallikote.As per reports, the huge python snake entered the government quarter of Khallikote hospital that belong to an employee of the hospital named…
Balangir: An elderly woman was found dead inside a train toilet under mysterious circumstances in Balangir district of Odisha on Wednesday.The elderly woman’s body was reportedly found from the toilet of the PwD (Divyangjan) friendly coach of Visakhapatnam-Raipur Passenger train.Though immediately it is not known when and under what circumstances the woman died inside the train…
Bhubaneswar: Women who were earlier left out of the Subhadra scheme despite being eligible will soon receive the benefits, Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said today.Speaking after a review meeting at the Lok Seva Bhawan here, Parida said many eligible women beneficiaries had been deprived of the financial support under the scheme due to…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is set to deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to identify irregularities and weed out ineligible beneficiaries in rural housing schemes, said Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Minister Rabi Narayan Naik on Wednesday. This move aims to enhance transparency and ensure that benefits reach the truly deserving. Addressing the media, Minister Naik said…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will soon use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to identify ineligible beneficiaries of housing schemes, Panchayati Raj Minister Rabi Narayan Naik said today.He said the move aims to simplify and streamline the process of monitoring housing projects under schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). He cautioned that strict action will be…
Today i.e on 10.09.2025, a short while ago, Sri Rupchand Nayak, Jr.Asst. O/o DCF (Dy. Conservator of Forests), Nicolson Forest Training School, Chamua, Dist. Keonjhar, has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance while demanding and taking bribe of Rs.30,000/- from a retired employee of the said Forest Training School (Complainant) for preparing his final pension papers…
New Delhi: Inauguration of the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad’s Dubai Campus will be the high point of Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan’s two-day visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) beginning on Wednesday, an official said.Aiming to deepen bilateral cooperation in the education sector, Pradhan will engage with key UAE leaders, Ministers, policy-makers, academicians,…
