Bhubaneswar29/8/24:: Malkangiri’s Mangala Muduli is on his way to creating history. When he completes his MBBS, he will become the first from Odisha’s Bonda tribe to become a doctor. The youngster recently cracked the NEET 2024 and was allotted a seat at the MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur. Odisha ST & SC Development Department praised Mangala for his ...

Bhubaneswar:28/8/24: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), today approved three railway projects including the Bargarh-Nuapada new railway line and Sardega-Bhalumunda double line. The Bargarh-Nuapada new railway line (138 km) in Odisha got the Cabinet nod, Railway Minister Aswini Vaihsnaw said at a press conference in New Delhi. The new project will boost rail communication between Bargarh and Nuapada districts ...

Sambalpur:27/8/24: The ‘lagna’ (auspicious time) for offering ‘Nabanna’ (new rice) to Maa Samaleswari, the presiding deity of Odisha’s Sambalpur, on the day of Nuakhai was announced on Tuesday. As per tradition, the Brahmamandap Pandit Mahasabha of Maa Samaleswari temple in the city finalised the ‘lagna’ after calculating the auspicious time and days as per the Odia almanac. The ‘Lagna’ is ...

Pipili:26/8/24: Officials from the Odisha Veterinary and Health Department have escalated their efforts, including the culling of poultry, following the detection of the H5N1 avian influenza strain in the Pipili region of Puri district, Odisha. On Monday, senior health officials announced that surveillance has been stepped up, along with the implementation of preventive actions to curb the spread to other ...

Angul:26/8/24:On Monday, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan discussed the progress of National Highway-55 in Boinda and Nakachi sections with officials of the National Highway Authority of India. “The over-bridge work is going on in the Boinda section. People want a two-span underpass under the over-bridge. A two-span underpass will meet the traffic requirement in the future as Athamallick is gradually ...

Kendrapada:22/8/24: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has retained the post of Kendrapara Zilla Parishad Chairman.  Lilita Das, after being elected as the chairperson unopposed, visited Naveen Nivas and met party president and Leader of the Opposition Naveen Patnaik, and took his blessings. Patnaik congratulated Das and expressed gratitude to other ZP members. Out of the 31 ZP members, 29 are ...

Khurda:21/8/24:In a significant achievement in Khurda Road-Balangir Rail Line Project, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has completed the breakthrough of a 1,975-meter-long tunnel (Tunnel No. 07) between Purunakatak and Charichhak. This marks a critical step forward in the ongoing efforts to expand and improve rail connectivity in the region. The Ministry of Railways has prioritized the timely completion of key ...

Bhubaneswar:17/8/24: Asit Kumar Tripathy has resigned as the chairman of the Western Odisha Development Council (WODC). His resignation has been accepted by the government today. “The resignation of Asit Kumar Tripathy, chairman of the Western Odisha Development Council (WODC) under the administrative control of P&C department is hereby accepted with effect from August 17,” an order issued by the Planning ...

Puri17/8/24:: A day after assuming the role of Odisha’s Director General of Police (DGP), Y B Khurania paid a visit to the Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri on Saturday.Khurania, an IPS officer from the 1990 batch, received a warm reception from the Puri Superintendent of Police and other high-ranking officials at the Singhadwara, or Lions’ Gate, of the historic 12th-century ...

Cuttack:12/8/24:In a pioneering step toward climate-smart agriculture, scientists from the ICAR-National Rice Research Institute (NRRI) have developed a groundbreaking solution to one of the environment’s pressing concerns—methane emissions from rice fields. The innovative breakthrough involves the isolation and application of methane oxidizing bacteria, known as methanotrophs (named MT-22), which have shown remarkable results in reducing methane emissions, a potent greenhouse ...