The Directorate of Printing, Stationery & Publication, Odisha, has requested the State Election Commission to approve funds for procuring watermarked paper required for ballot printing ahead of upcoming elections.Director Diptesh Kumar Pattnayak, IPS, sent the letter from Madhupatna, Cuttack, to the Deputy Secretary of the State Election Commission on July 2, 2026. The Directorate urged…
Bhubaneswar, Jul 3: The Odisha School and Mass Education Department has uploaded the revised textbooks for Classes I to IV on the official websites of the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) and the Odisha School Education Programme Authority (OSEPA) The updated textbooks are now available on the websites of the School and…
Bhubaneswar: A youth reportedly died after falling from Dokari Hill at the popular tourist destination Gudahandi-Dokarichanchra located inside the Sahajkhol Reserved Forest under Kokasara Block in Kalahandi district.The identity of the deceased is yet to be established.As per reports, a motorcycle bearing the registration number CG-04-LS-8293 was found near the spot. It is not yet…
Chennai, 3/7: In his assembly speech on June 23, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay was categorical that he would neither touch people’s money nor would he spare anyone who had indulged in corruption in the past, reiterating his promise of graft-free governance. Just nine days later, on Thursday, Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)…
Bhubaneswar: The state government has adopted a stern posture on the ongoing doctors’ strike and has announced a stringent measure for the doctors who have boycotted their duties.As part of the decision, salaries of the The Odisha Medical and Health Services (OMHS) cadre doctors who are protesting will be stopped.In another significant development, the state…
A gruesome murder shocked Jharsuguda district on Friday morning after locals discovered a blood-soaked body near the Muchbahal Health Centre under Belpahad Municipality.Police identified the deceased as Sujan Kumar Mahat, 39, a resident of Gumula village in Jharkhand. He had lived in Muchbahal for nearly two decades and worked as a driver for a private…
Bhubaneswar: In a heartbreaking incident, a two-year-old boy died after coming into contact with a live electric wire in Bhela Chhatriapada village under Khariar Police Station limits in Nuapada district.According to reports, the toddler was playing inside his house when he suddenly grabbed a live electric wire that was lying exposed. He suffered a severe…
Tension prevailed outside a branch of the Punjab National Bank in Bhograi in Odisha’s Baleshwar district after a woman borrower allegedly threatened to consume poison, accusing the bank manager of misappropriating her loan subsidy.Bhograi (Baleshwar): Tension prevailed outside a branch of the Punjab National Bank at Chandaneswar in Bhograi block in Odisha’s Baleshwar district after…
Bhubaneswar, July 2: The headmaster of a government school in Odisha’s Bhadrak district has been suspended after he was allegedly found consuming alcohol during school hours and later attending classes while intoxicated, officials said.The suspension was ordered by Chandabali Block Education Officer (BEO) Suvendu Maharaj, who placed Srinath Das, headmaster of Binapani Nodal Upper Primary…
Heavy rain flooded Panchampur mandi in Nuapada district, leaving paddy sacks soaked and farmers frustrated.Former Supply Minister Sanjay Das Burma visited the mandi today as part of a BJD delegation following directions from former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.During the inspection, Das Burma observed rainwater accumulation across the mandi premises. Farmers informed him that despite covering…
