Author: Rabindra Sahu

Maidalpur: The traditional nine-day-long historic Bali Jatra was inaugurated on Monday in Majhiguda Sadar Panchayat of Papdahandi Block. As part of the festival, all the village deities were ceremoniously invited to the Bali Ghar. Ritualistic worship of Lathi, Kurchi, and Bimana will be conducted for the entire nine-day duration, according to the temple priests. On the first day, hundreds of people from neighboring villages gathered…

Jeypore: Young dancer and child artist Thukul fell seriously ill and was initially admitted to the district headquarters hospital. As his condition worsened, he was transferred to Laxman Nayak Medical College and Hospital in Koraput. Later, 15 days ago, he was shifted to Brahmapur MKCG Medical College for further treatment. Unfortunately, on Sunday night at around 9:30 PM, Thukul passed away while undergoing treatment. There…

Bhubaneswar: After the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government came to power in Odisha, people from various parties have been seen joining the BJP, praising the new government. In this context, today, in the presence of Odisha’s Education Minister Nityananda Gand, senior BJD leader and former sarpanch of Jodenga, Tunu Gand, along with his brother Phulsing Gand, resigned from the BJD and joined the BJP. The event…

Bhubaneswar: Increase in MPs’ Salary The salary has increased from Rs1 lakh to Rs1.24 lakh. Daily allowance has been raised from Rs2,000 to Rs2,500. Monthly pension has been increased to Rs31,000. The revised annual salary will be implemented retrospectively from April 2023.

Jagatsinghpur, Electricity c connections will not be cut in summer due to pending bills. Recently, the State Deputy Chief Minister and Energy Minister, Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, issued a directive regarding this. However, despite the minister’s order, Tata Power has disconnected the electricity connections of many consumers in Jagatsinghpur in the last three to four days, citing unpaid bills. As a result, many families are…

Bhubaneswar: Has the name of Utkal Divas changed? It will now be celebrated as Odisha Divas. A letter has been sent to all District Collectors by the Director of Information and Public Relations to observe Odisha Divas on April 1st.

Nandapur Nandapur Block Office Premises, Jeypore, 24/3 (Office): A block-level public grievance hearing camp was organized by the district administration in the conference hall of the Block Office. In the absence of the District Collector and the Superintendent of Police, the meeting was chaired by Additional District Collector Deviprasad Mohanty. During the hearing, 22 group complaints and 11 individual complaints were registered and documented. The event…

Bhubaneswar: The protest by Odisha Health Mission Management Employees’ Association has entered its 13th day, demanding the creation of Public Health Management posts and the regularization of their jobs. Due to the ongoing agitation, office operations have been disrupted, and many issues have arisen. Notably, TB patients are unable to receive government-provided medicines and food supplies. Pregnant women are facing delays in receiving post-delivery incentive…

Jeypore, The absence of doctors in the orthopedic department at the district headquarters hospital has sparked tension. Patients stood in line for nearly three hours, but as no doctor was available for consultation, frustration grew among them. A scuffle ensued, prompting hospital authorities to intervene and pacify the situation. On Monday morning at 8 AM, patients registered for consultation with the orthopedic specialist and waited…

Bhubaneswar,: More than 400 schools under the Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes Development Department in Odisha are currently without a headmaster. Additionally, over 3,500 teaching positions and 2,000 non-teaching positions remain vacant across these schools. Out of the 1,762 schools managed by the department, Koraput and Mayurbhanj districts have the highest number of schools (167 each), followed by Rayagada (147), Kandhamal (144), Sundargarh (137), and Jharsuguda…

Bhubaneswar: For the first time in Dabugaon block, the Government of India has appointed a Notary Public. Advocate Jayant Kumar Patra has received this prestigious appointment, and congratulations are pouring in from various quarters. Before this, no one from Dabugaon had been appointed as a Notary Public by the Central Government. Various organizations, including Jai Bharat Union, Journalists’ Self-Help Group, different associations, youth clubs, intellectuals,…

Nabarangpur: District-level recruitment fair was organized at the playground of Raja Chaitanya Dev High School by the district administration and the Department of Employment and Skill Development. The event was presided over by District Collector Dr. Shubhankar Mahapatra. A total of nine project-executing agencies from within and outside the state, along with 24 recruiting agencies, participated in the fair. They informed job-seeking youths about the…

Jharkhand Unknown Disease Panic in Sahibganj, Jharkhand   Fear of an unknown disease in Sahibganj, Jharkhand.  Five children have died within a week in a single village. Blood samples of the children have been collected and sent for testing. Symptoms similar to malaria are being observed in the affected children.  Symptoms include yellowing of the eyes, cold, headache, fever, and cough.

Amarnath Good News for Amarnath Pilgrims: Pre-Registration  Starts from  April 14 pre-registration dates for Amarnath Yatra have been announced. . Pre-registration will begin on April 14. This year’s Amarnath Yatra will take place from July 3 to August 9. The pilgrimage will last for 38 days.  Online registration can be done at jksasb.nic.in.  Offline registration can be done at 562 bank branches across India. A registration…

Baipariguda: Some teachers had been delegating their duties to others and remaining absent for months without any leave application. Despite being absent, their attendance records showed their signatures, allowing them to continue receiving their salaries. However, an unexpected visit by the Block Education Officer (BEO) exposed the long-standing malpractice, leading to disciplinary action against them. At Pakulpada Upgraded Upper Primary School under the Dashamantapur Panchayat…

Pur: The inauguration of the Central School has been delayed. The event, initially scheduled for 99th, was canceled, and no information has been provided about the next steps. Parents who had hoped to enroll their children for the current academic year are now uncertain. With the process of name registration having already begun in government and private schools, their concerns are increasing. After years of…

Koraput: According to reports, an accident occurred near Bridge No. 1 on the railway overbridge near Koraput Sadar Police Station on National Highway-26. A goods-laden trailer collided with the height restriction iron pillar, causing it to break. Fortunately, the overbridge itself remained undamaged, preventing a major accident. Had there been any structural damage, it could have led to rail traffic disruption and severe losses. To prevent…

Nabarangpur: There are allegations of misappropriation of funds by giving an old culvert a new look through cement plastering and minor repairs instead of proper reconstruction. This is happening on a broken culvert along the road leading to Deula village from near the Nabarangpur Block Adarsha School. Instead of constructing a new culvert, a few repairs have been made to make it appear new. Since no…

Cuttack, A young man, Rabindra Patra (99) from Nimapur under Jagatpur police limits, died due to electrocution on Tuesday while working at a momo stall in Chhaktara. According to police sources, a person had set up a momo stall near the SBI Bank at College Chhak, where Rabindra was working. On Tuesday evening, after opening the stall, he was trying to hook something onto an…

Nabarangpur, A 58-year-old farmer, Kirtan Saura, from Meranas village in Nandahandi block, Nabarangpur district, tragically lost his life after coming into contact with a live electric wire. According to reports, around 8 AM, after having tea at home, Kirtan Saura went to a nearby maize field to cut grass for his cows and oxen. While doing so, he unknowingly came into contact with a fallen electric…

Nabarangpur, A team led by Umerkote Block Education Officer Shri Ishwar Chandra Majhi visited Beheda Upgraded Government High School in Umerkote Block, Nabarangpur district. The team included Additional Block Education Officers Shri Purushottam Majhi and Shri Devendra Kumar Bagh, along with Beheda Regional Resource Center Coordinator Shri Vishnu Prasad Sahu. They arrived at the school at 10:11 AM for an inspection. The teachers, staff, and students…