A third-year student of the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) reportedly died after falling from the roof of the Bhagirathi hostel.The deceased has been identified as Vinay Sanyasi Venkat, a third-year Integrated MSc student and a resident of Nagpur, Maharashtra.Student Dies At AIIMS Bhubaneswar.According to reports, Vinay reportedly slipped and fell from…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has issued a fresh timetable to redraw ward boundaries and reserve seats across municipal bodies, stepping up preparations for urban elections scheduled early next year. City& Local GuidesThe Housing and Urban Development (HUD) department sent the revised dates to all district collectors, making several changes to the earlier schedule so officials…
Bhubaneswar, Sept 19: Amid concerns over scrub typhus and diarrhoea in parts of Odisha, Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling has assured the public that there is no need to panic. He said the Health Department has issued specific guidelines to prevent and manage scrub typhus cases across the state.The minister said a scrub typhus infection cannot…
Nabarangpur: The Nabarangpur Divisional Forest Officer has suspended Bipin Kumar Harijan, a forester posted in the Maidalpur Section under Dabugaon Range over allegations of unauthorised tree cutting and financial irregularities.The action was taken after Harijan’s response to a show-cause notice issued by the forest department was found unsatisfactory. The allegations pertain to the period when…
Bhubaneswar: The first cyclone of 2026 is expected to form over the Bay of Bengal soon, according to the latest weather forecast by the regional Meteorological Centre.However, the MeT have not revealed about the certainty regarding the formation of the cyclone, it’s route or landfall area and intensity details yet.According to the latest weather forecast,…
Baripada, September 18, 2026: A 10-day advanced skill training camp has commenced at the historic Belgadia Palace with the objective of further enriching and refining the heritage and artistic traditions of Mayurbhanj Chhau dance. Organised by Contact Base and Bangla Night Dot Com, the camp is being attended by 100 Chhau artists from across the…
Baripada, Mayurbhanj: A shocking and highly sensitive incident has reportedly occurred at the hostel of SVM International School, a private school in Baripada town. The parents of a Class VII girl student have alleged that an attempt was made to kill their daughter by mixing poisonous mosquito-repellent liquid, reportedly All-Out, into her drinking water bottle….
Bhubaneswar, 18 September 2026: The State Pollution Control Board, Odisha celebrated its 43rd Foundation Day today at Krushi Siksha Sadan, OUAT, Bhubaneswar. Honourable Minister for Forest, Environment and Climate Change and Labour and Employees’ State Insurance, Shri Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia, attended the event as the chief guest. In his address, the Honourable Minister said,…
Koraput: A youth died after a Scorpio allegedly lost control and hit his motorcycle near Timajhola village, prompting locals to block NH-326.A young man was killed in a road accident near Timajhola village close to Laxmipur in Koraput district on Friday. The deceased was identified as Majhi Hikaka, a resident of Timajhola.According to preliminary reports,…
Odisha government issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on Thursday for timely payment of maintenance allowances and alimony awarded by competent courts, including a provision to deduct the ordered amount directly from the salaries of government employees.The move follows the government receiving information that certain employees were not paying court-ordered maintenance and alimony on time….
