Baripada, September 27:A 5-km “Odisha Promo Run” was organised in Baripada on the occasion of World Tourism Day to promote Odisha’s tourist destinations, create public awareness about tourism, and spread the message of a healthy lifestyle. Mayurbhanj Collector Hemant Say flagged off the run at Jubilee Library as the chief guest. Around 200 runners participated…
Baripada, September 28: With the aim of strengthening the culture of entrepreneurship, innovation and start-up creation in higher educational institutions, faculty members of Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University have successfully completed a six-day Faculty Mentor Development Training Programme organised at the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Ahmedabad. The initiative was launched by…
Baripada, September 28: A memorandum demanding constitutional recognition for the Mundari language was submitted through the Block Development Officer (BDO) of Baripada Block, addressed to the Chief Minister of Odisha, the Prime Minister of India and the Union Home Minister. A further demand was made to grant Mundari the status of the second official language…
Baripada: Following the directions of AICC and Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee president Bhakta Charan Das, the Mayurbhanj District Congress Committee (East) staged a protest and demonstration in front of the Mayurbhanj District Collector’s office. The protest was organised against what the party described as the alleged arbitrary functioning of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar…
Baripada, September 28, 2026: Three talented students of Purnachandrapur Government Upper Primary School — Debashish Giri, Saroj Singh and Deb Telenga — have been selected to participate at the state level in various competitions, bringing pride to their school, block and district. At the district-level Seva Sankalp Abhiyan-2026 drawing competition, organised at MPK Girls’…
Bhubaneswar: Three minor children have reportedly gone missing from the Chandrasekharpur police station area in Bhubaneswar, sources said Monday.The source added that the children, residents of Sitanath and Adarsh Basti, left their respective homes Sunday to attend tuition classes but did not return. Two of the children are Class IX students, while the third is…
SUBARNAPUR— In nine months, 132 cases have been registered in Subarnapur district and 176 accused have been arrested. Due to the strong efforts of Subarnapur politowards the Drug-Free Odisha campaign and the suppression mission, a large-scale crackdown on the smuggling of ganja is being carried out in the district. In this context, a total of…
Gajapati: A shocking incident has come to light from Merma village under Mohana police station limits in Gajapati district in Odisha. In a brutal act driven by superstition, villagers called a man out of his house late at night, and allegedly murdered him and then burnt his body. His wife was critically injured while trying…
The Excise Department seized a staggering 5 quintals of ganja (cannabis) from a courier office located near Kesinga Road in Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi district.The contraband, ingeniously concealed inside foam packing boxes, was slated for transport to Uttar Pradesh.Following the raid, authorities arrested the courier office manager, identified as Satindra Kumar Pandey, a native of Madhepur Ninaiya…
Bhubaneswar: The fifth day of the Monsoon Session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly witnessed another round of heated proceedings on Monday.As per reports, Speaker Surama Padhy adjourned the House till 11:30 am just six minutes after the commencement of the session. Members of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Congress raised slogans and shouted in…
