Nabarangpur: A public grievance hearing camp was held at the Umarkote Block Conference Hall under the joint chairmanship of Collector Shubhankar Mahapatra and SP Sandip Sampat Madkar. Present at the camp were Zilla Parishad Chief Development Officer Viranchi Narayan Darwan, Sub-Collector Prakash Kumar Mishra, BDO Manoj Kumar Meher, and all other senior district-level departmental officers. A total of 48 applicants submitted their grievance petitions during…
Groundnuts Remain Unsold in Mandi as Outside Traders Exploit Farmers with Low Prices
Malkangiri: Farmers of MV-79 area under Kalimela block in Malkangiri district have brought their harvested groundnuts to the mandi after four months of relentless hard work, but they are not getting fair prices for their produce, according to reports. For more than three weeks, groundnuts brought by farmers have remained unsold at the MPV-81 mandi. Disheartened by the delay, farmers are now being forced to…
Forest Protection Top Priority, Says Malkangiri Divisional Forest Officer
Malkangiri, Emphasis will be laid on forest protection in the district, and practices like slash-and-burn (Podu) cultivation will be curbed, said newly appointed DFO Saikirana D.N.A. while addressing the media on the occasion of assuming charge. Speaking at a press conference held at the District Forest Office premises, the new DFO stated that the department will give special importance to forest conservation. He noted that…
Installation Ceremony of Panchavriksha and Shakti Peetha Conducted Amidst Devotional Fervor
Malkangiri : The installation ceremony of Panchavriksha (Five Sacred Trees) and Shakti Peetha was held today in the premises of Jagatara Nath Jagannath Temple, located in Mathili block headquarters of Malkangiri district. Under the guidance of Chief Priest Seemanchal Patra, a long-cherished dream was fulfilled through this religious event. The Chief Priest Seemanchal Patra, along with Assistant Priest Prashant Kumar Patra and Vikas Paricha, conducted…
Utkal Yadav Samaj Student Honored by Odisha School & Mass Education Minister for Academic Excellence
Umarkote: On Monday morning at 8:00 AM, Tathagata Nayak, a Class 10 student of Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya in Dabugaan, Jharigam block of Nabarangpur district, was felicitated for his outstanding performance. He secured 93% marks in the recent Class 10 board exams, earning the first position in Dabugaan. Tathagata is the son of Rajendra Nayak, who has been working for the last 30 years as a…
Odisha Engineering Departments to End Outsourcing, Strengthen In‑House Expertise
Bhubaneswar: The outsourcing system currently in place in various engineering departments across the state will be discontinued. The old system will be reinstated, and trust will be placed in our skilled government engineers. Questions have been raised about why such an unhealthy practice of assigning work to private outsourcing agencies began in the first place — a system that has led to an increase in…
NCERT B.Ed Entrance Exam Rescheduled: New Date Announced as July 13
Bhubaneswar: The schedule for the Common Entrance Examination (CEE) for admission into B.Ed courses at Regional Institutes of Education (RIEs) under the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has been changed. The entrance exam, which was earlier scheduled to be held soon, will now be conducted on July 13. It is noteworthy that this exam is held for admissions into various teacher education…