Day: September 26, 2025

Nabarangpur, 26th Sept 2025:  The Odisha government’s Women and Child Welfare Department has initiated the appointment process for the Child Welfare Committee for the next three years. The committee will consist of one chairperson and four members. Applicants from Nabarangpur district who are educated and experienced in child welfare and protection fields will be considered for appointment according to the rules. However, some applicants from…

Bhubaneswar, 26th Sept 2025:  : Durga Puja holidays will begin from 29th September. Since 28th September falls on Sunday, the 27th September will be the last working day or ‘Last Working Day’ for teachers. On this day, schools will remain open, and students will attend classes as usual. Especially for students of 9th and 10th grades, daily classes are very important. However, on the same…

Malkangiri, 26th Sept 2025:  Malkangiri is a tribal-dominated region where 16 tribal communities such as Koya, Banda, Bidayi, and Paraja reside. Their art, traditions, and culture are very unique. However, in the present era of modernization, tribal arts and culture are rapidly disappearing. To preserve these, D. Jagannath Rao, an assistant teacher at Tandiki Ashram School in Malkangiri district, has adopted an innovative approach. Along…

Malkangiri | 26th Sept 2025:  The closing ceremony of the independent NSS camp, organized by Darwin Memorial All Degree College, Girir Kudumulugumma, District Malkangiri, was held on 23rd September 2025 at Dandasenaguda. The program was inaugurated with a welcome speech by NSS Program Officer, Bishwajit Mahanti. The event was graced by local dignitaries including Ashok Kumar Pradhan, Principal of the local college, Odia teacher Sanjita…

Malkangiri, 26th Sept 2025:  Due to heavy rainfall, a landslide occurred near the Mankad Jhola waterfall, leading to the collapse of a portion of the road and cutting off access to Bandhaghat. The Bandhaghat area, under Mudulipada Panchayat of Khairput block, has been severely affected. The water flow near the Mankad Jhola waterfall has intensified, resulting in a landslide triggered by the heavy downpour. The…

Malkangiri, 26th Sept 2025:  Due to the prompt intervention of District Collector Somesh Kumar Upadhyay, a child suffering from severe clubfoot has undergone successful surgery at SCB Medical College, Cuttack. While on a field visit to Korukonda block, the Collector noticed Anurag Madkami, a 7-year-old Koya tribal child from Tandapali village under Tamsa Gram Panchayat, who was suffering from a curved (clubbed) left foot. Anurag…

Bhubaneswar,  26th Sept 2025:  New low-pressure areas are expected to form on September 25 and October 1. These two systems are likely to bring heavy rainfall across Odisha. A cyclonic circulation is currently active over the north Andaman Sea and along the Myanmar coast. It is expected to move towards the north Bay of Bengal by September 22. By September 25, a low-pressure area is likely to develop over the…

Umerkote, 26th Sept 2025:  Over 300 years ago, members of the Kundkaria tribal family migrated from Kundkaria village near Barei in Chhattisgarh to Odisha. Today, around 6,000 people from this community reside across 30 villages in Raighar block and 14 villages in Umerkote block of Nabarangpur district. For the past three centuries, this tribal community has been faithfully observing the Nuakhai festival as a way…

Raighar, 26th Sept 2025: It has been 14 years since the brutal murder of late MLA Jagabandhu Majhi, who was a prominent tribal leader and held leadership within the BJD government. As in previous years, a memorial meeting has been scheduled to take place today at Gona Hatpada, where the incident occurred. To mark the 14th anniversary of the assassination, a memorial procession and tribute…

Umerkote, 26th Sept 2025: A Mahima Dharma assembly and Nuakhai gathering was organized at the Beheda Mahima Ashram under Umerkote block, Nabarangpur district. The event was graced by several prominent guests including: Shrimat Mandu Baba, a Mahima Sannyasi from Chhattisgarh and Kalahandi Gauranga Charan Baba, head of the Raighar Haladi Ashram Sharata Panigrahi, district president of Ambedkar Vichar Manch They all delivered speeches on the…

Umerkote , 26th Sept 2025:  Navratri celebrations have begun at the historic Podagada shrine, located under Bhandariguda Gram Panchayat in Umerkote block. Worship is being held at all the sacred temples in the area. As part of the celebrations: At Baba Bhairava Temple, Goddess Danteshwari is being worshipped At Chauniya Temple, Goddess Paatarani At Bhanga Ram Temple, Goddess Durga Kankalini At Uparagada, the royal family’s…

Sambalpur, 26th Sept 2025:  Massive corruption has been observed in the construction of the newly built Durgapali Railway Overbridge (ROB). The work was undertaken by a leading state government agency, Odisha Construction Corporation (OCC). Despite OCC being responsible for the construction, action against the concerned department has been sluggish. The Durgapali Railway line connects Sambalpur city to the National Highway and during train operations, local…

Koraput, 26th Sept 2025:  There is a forecast of heavy rainfall on the 27th in some areas of Koraput district. The Meteorological Department has issued this prediction. In view of the possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall, the Koraput district administration has cancelled the leave of all government employees. Employees have been instructed to remain at their respective workplaces. The directive clearly mentions that…

Nandapur, 26th Sept 2025:  A preparatory meeting was held on Tuesday by the police and administration at the Nandapur police station premises in Koraput district, regarding the peaceful and orderly celebration of Dussehra. Among the attendees were: Nandapur Tehsildar Debabrata Maharana BDO Durgaprasad Dora SDPO Debendra Mallik IIC Mamata Panda ASI Bedabar Sahu Deeptimayi Dharua ASI Gupteswar Gauda R.N. Bhakta From the Durgapuja Committees: President…