Bhubaneswar: To make the city flood-resilient, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday released the draft comprehensive stormwater drainage master plan prepared in association with IIT Roorkee. The BMC and IIT Roorkee had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in this regard on Feb 18 last year.According to the draft, the total drainage coverage is 256…
Odisha’s Chief Minister announced free textbooks for Classes IX and X students. BHUBANESWAR: Chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday announced free textbooks for students of Classes IX and X and scrapped the six-attempt limit for the Odisha Civil Services (OCS) examination, underscoring his government’s focus on education and employment during the Independence Day celebrations…
Hybrid paddy saplings planted by farmers Bhubaneswar: Odisha govt has ordered a probe into allegations of losses faced by farmers in five districts after a Secunderabad-based seed company allegedly failed to pay compensation following the failure of hybrid paddy crops grown under its seed-production programme over the past two seasons.According to farmer representatives, the company…
Bhubaneswar: Amid the legal stalemate over the appointment of Odisha’s next DGP, the govt on Friday named DG (crime branch) Vinaytosh Mishra as in‑charge chief of the state police. Current DGP Y B Khurania’s two-year tenure ends on Sunday afternoon.“The chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi has approved a proposal to assign the additional charge of…
Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi Bhubaneswar: CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday slammed Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and former MP Sandeep Dikshit for their remarks targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni, calling the comments irresponsible and unbecoming of national leaders.In a social media post, Majhi alleged that the remarks reflected the…
Cuttack: The Orissa high court has stepped in to address Cuttack’s worsening traffic congestion, directing the constitution of a high-level committee to recommend ward-wise measures to ease snarls, clear road and drain obstructions and prevent their recurrence.A special bench of Justices K R Mohapatra and V Narasingh issued the direction on Thursday while hearing an…
Kendrapada: At 101, Padmacharan Nayak of Badakula village in Kendrapada district, among Odisha’s oldest surviving freedom fighters, continues to keep a close watch on national developments and believes the country’s youth can drive transformative change.Born Jan 30, 1926, the Gandhian leader and former MLA remains active and in good health. He sees the growing activism…
One of the bear cubs being rescued Keonjhar: The forest department rescued two bear cubs after they were found caught in a hunter’s snare near Keri village under the Sadar forest range on Friday morning.Sources said villagers heard the cubs’ cries from inside the forest and alerted the department. A rescue team comprising local staff…
Rourkela: A 15-year-old Class XI student of a private English-medium school allegedly died by suicide at his home late on Thursday night. His mother lodged an FIR on Friday evening. The deceased lived with his mother, a teacher at the same school, and his seven-year-old sister. His father works in Dubai.According to the FIR, the…
CM Mohan Charan Majhi honours a veteran during the Partition Horrors Remembrance Day at Loka Seva Bhawan convention centre in Bhubaneswar on Friday Bhubaneswar: Asserting that the younger generations must be made aware of the human cost of the partition, chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday said the observance of Partition Horrors Remembrance Day,…
