Bhubaneswar,11th Oct 2025: Under the Chief Minister’s Bus Service Scheme, all students will receive free bus service. According to the decision taken in the high-level meeting held on August 21 under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, students eligible for free bus service will be those who can show a valid student ID card or wear their school uniform. To include the maximum…
Advocates’ Association Demands Re-Survey of Bhubandbasta Area
Nabarangpur: 11th Oct 2025: A representative team of the Nabarangpur Advocates’ Association, led by its President Sirajuddin Ahmad, met District Collector Dr. Maheshwar Swain and submitted a memorandum containing 10 demands. The memorandum primarily highlighted the various confusions and errors remaining in the Bhubandbasta (settlement) conducted in 2014 in the Nabarangpur Sadar subdivision. Due to this, many homeowners are facing harassment, and the number of…
Block-Level Public Hearing Camp Organized to Address Local Grievances
Tentulikhunti, 11th Oct 2025: : A block-level public hearing camp was organized in the Tentulikhunti block area of Nawarangpur district under the chairmanship of Group Development Officer Manoj Panigrahi. The camp focused on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, National Food Security Act, and the Integrated Education Scheme. The program was attended by Chief Guest Additional District Collector Bishwajit Barman, Vice-Chairman Rajendra Bishoyi,…
Serious Bike Accident Leaves Young Man Critically Injured
Tikabali,11th Oct 2025: — A youth has been seriously injured in a bike accident at Rasimendi on National Highway 157, between Phulbani and Brahmapur in Kandhamal district. The seriously injured youth has been identified as Aditya Behera (23), son of Ramesh Behera from Chhatijhar village under Tikabali police station. According to reports, the accident occurred while Aditya was returning from some work in Phulbani and…
New Railway Line to Boost Connectivity Coming Soon
Bhubaneswar, 11th Oct 2025: New Railway Line Coming Soon A train will run from Konark to Bhubaneswar. A new railway connection will be established between Konark and Bhubaneswar. Locations such as Nimapada and Gop will be surveyed for this new route. Deputy Chief Minister Prabhati Parida has written a letter to the central government regarding this. The proposal has received approval from the Ministry of Railway
Tragedy Strikes: Elderly Woman Drowns in Local Pond
Koraput, 11th Oct 2025: An elderly woman drowned in a pond. While going to relieve herself, she slipped and fell into the water, leading to her untimely death. It was as if death itself was waiting for her. Her family is now shrouded in grief. This is what happened on Friday afternoon around 4 PM when 61-year-old Rukmini Bishoyi went to a pond near her…
Public Demands Complete Demolition of Dangerous and Abandoned Houses
Nandapur, 11th Oct 2025: In Koraput district headquarters Mahakumara, a shop collapsed in the Vishwasaray Market Complex, resulting in the death of the shopkeeper. Following the incident, the district administration has instructed the Road and Building Construction Department officials to inspect the condition of all government buildings in the district headquarters. This move has been welcomed, and there is a request to conduct a thorough…
Shipbuilding Cluster to be Established in Kendrapada, Odisha
Bhubaneswar, 11th Oct 2025: A shipbuilding cluster will be established on the banks of the Mahanadi River in Kendrapada district, opposite the ESCO plant in Paradip. This ambitious project will involve an investment of ₹24,700 crore. On Friday, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Paradip Port Authority and the Odisha Maritime Board in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, marking the beginning of this major maritime…
Drone Flights Prohibited Over Bali Jatra Grounds in Cuttack for Security Reasons
Cuttack, 11th Oct 2025: In view of the massive public turnout and the presence of VIP and VVIP guests at the historic Bali Jatra festival in Cuttack, the local administration has declared a 5-kilometer radius around the fairgrounds a “No Drone Zone.” According to an official directive issued today by Cuttack District Collector Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde, no aerial activities—including drones, para-gliders, para-motors, powered hang-gliders, microlight…
Lawyers Across Odisha Observe Pen-Down Protest Over Murder of Advocate Pitabas Panda
Bhubaneswar, 11th Oct 2025: In response to the brutal killing of senior advocate and BJP leader Pitabas Panda from Ganjam district, lawyers’ associations from various regions of Odisha have strongly condemned the incident. Several Bar Associations across the state, including Koraput, Kotpad, Borigumma, and Baipariguda, organized pen-down protests and mourning meetings in solidarity with the victim and his family. Koraput Bar Association The Koraput Bar Association…