Kendrapara: In an emotional reunion after nearly 35 years, Pramila Mallick of Kendrapara district has returned home and reunited with her family, decades after she went missing. Pramila’s son was just one and a half years old when she disappeared, and her family had eventually feared that she may have died during the 1999 Super…
Bhubaneswar, October 3: Governor and Chancellor of Universities Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati on Saturday asked vice-chancellors of state public universities to initiate the recruitment process for vacant teaching posts by the first week of November and complete it by the end of the month. He was speaking at a meeting on the ongoing recruitment of…
Bhubaneswar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Odisha in-charge D. Purandeswari arrived in Bhubaneswar on Saturday for a two-day visit to the state. Odishaculture blog She was accompanied by newly appointed co-in-charge Dr Swadesh Singh. The visit comes shortly after the BJP announced a nationwide organisational reshuffle on September 23. Purandeswari and Singh are scheduled to hold…
Jajpur: Around Fifteen school students had a narrow escape after a school van carrying them overturned near Dhanmandal in Odisha’s Jajpur district on Saturday morning.Odishabusiness directory According to reports, the vehicle carrying 15 students of St Xavier’s Public School in Dhanmandal was on its way to school when the driver reportedly lost control near Dhanmandal….
Bhubaneswar: OMFED milk prices to rise in Odisha from October 4. Consumers in Odisha will have to pay more for OMFED milk from October 4, with the state dairy cooperative announcing an increase in prices across several categories. Odishatourism guide OMFED stands for Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation Limited. According to the revised rates,…
Kendrapara: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is set to investigate the case involving Tikhiri Sarpanch Chameli Ojha in Odisha’s Kendrapara district, following allegations that she was assaulted and misbehaved with inside the chamber of the Mahakalapada Block Development Officer (BDO). The alleged incident took place on June 11. A three-member NHRC team is scheduled…
Chhatrapur: A trackman was killed after being hit by a train while carrying out track maintenance work near Podapadar on the outskirts of Chhatrapur inOdisha’s Ganjam district on Friday.According to reports, Patra was among a group of trackmen conducting a routine inspection and maintenance check on the railway tracks at around 10 am when the…
Bhubaneswar, 2 October 2026: On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, Odisha Construction Corporation Limited (OCCL) organised a Walkathon at Ekamra Kanan, Bhubaneswar, today with the message “Walk for a Better Tomorrow.” The initiative aimed to promote health, physical fitness, discipline and a sense of collective responsibility among employees and stakeholders. “Fit to Think, Fit to…
Bhubaneswar, October 2, 2026: Hon’ble Minister for Housing & Urban Development, Dr. Krushna Chandra Mahapatra, today inaugurated the statewide ‘Sujala’ campaign in Bhubaneswar, calling upon citizens to adopt responsible water-use practices and make water conservation an integral part of their daily lives. Organised by the Water Corporation of Odisha (WATCO) under the Housing & Urban…
Lapanga, Sambalpur: As part of its community development initiatives, Aditya Aluminium, Lapanga, organised a two-day Skill, Leadership and Group Enterprise Development Programme under its women empowerment initiative, Project “Shakti”, across two locations in Rengali Block. The initiative covered women members of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) from Bamaloi, Lapanga, Katarbaga, Ghichamura and Jangla Gram Panchayats. Around 110…
