Author: Rabindra Sahu

Mukundapur, Kolanara: The annual function of Ashram School in Jhoradi, Kolanara Block, was celebrated with great enthusiasm. The event was presided over by the school’s Headmaster Santosh Kumar Mohapatra, along with Sarpanch Ananta Mandangi, ABEO Pitridev Bidika, School Management Committee President Chintamani Pirbaka, retired teacher Arjun Nimala, CRCC Shiva Behera, and Ashram School chairman. The chief guest of the program was Shyamghan Bhuyan, the Education…

Bhubaneswar: Rain will start in the state from Wednesday. Light rainfall is expected in various places in North and Coastal Odisha. From the 20th, extensive areas of North Odisha are likely to experience rain, according to senior meteorologist Professor Surendra Nath Pashupalak. According to Professor Pashupalak’s forecast, thunderstorms with lightning may occur in North Odisha from the 20th to the 23rd. During these four days,…

Jeypore: Efforts are underway to make the local Yellow Bridge area more attractive. The park construction near Sukhia Guda, close to Sati Guda Dam, has resumed. Previously, pathways, an open gym, and play equipment for children were installed. Now, ornamental trees are being planted for beautification, and a drainage system is being developed. The Irrigation Department has allocated Rs6.90 lakh for this purpose. The amount is…

Baipariguda: Environmental protection is a concern everywhere. The government is taking independent initiatives and implementing various programs to raise public awareness through multiple measures. With this vision, students from the Youth Club and Eco Club of R. Bhaluguda Upper Primary School in Baipariguda Block, Koraput District, launched a village cleanliness and awareness program. Under the leadership of teacher Kahnu Charan Hara, students, parents, and villagers…

Baipariguda: The Baipariguda Forest Department has seized three wild boars, according to reports. On Monday evening, acting on a tip-off, a team led by the Damanjodi Beat Forester raided Tikirapada village under Majhiguda Panchayat and confiscated three wild boars. However, no suspects were apprehended in the process. According to officials, they had received information that the wild boars were being kept in the village for…

Tentulikhunti: Sumit Khura (16), a resident of Dhondara village under Tentulikhunti police station and Nandahandi block, has died by suicide by hanging. While the reason for his suicide remains unclear, police sources confirmed that he was a first-year student of Indravati Project College. According to reports, Sumit Khura hanged himself from a tree near his house last evening for unknown reasons. Upon discovering the incident,…

Bhubaneswar: Students will now receive an additional egg in their mid-day meals. Previously, they were given two eggs per week, but now they will receive three. Additionally, they will be provided with three protein and iron-rich laddus. Along with this, the government has also decided to increase the monthly remuneration of cooks and helpers.

Tentulikhunti: Allegations of irregularities in the mid-day meal scheme have surfaced in schools under Tentulikhunti block of Nabarangpur district. people suggest that in some schools, including Anchalaguda and Gumma, the actual number of students consuming mid-day meals is lower than recorded. However, the numbers are allegedly inflated later in official records. It is claimed that certain teachers responsible for the scheme in the block manipulate…

Kotpad: The newly appointed SDPO of Borigumma, Satyabrata Lenka, was felicitated by the Kotpad Lawyers’ Association. After assuming office yesterday, Mr. Lenka visited Kotpad today. On this occasion, the association welcomed him and discussed issues such as Kotpad’s traffic mismanagement, requesting necessary action. During the welcome ceremony, notable attendees included the association’s president Pankaj Kumar Patra, vice president Pradeep Bakshi, secretary Shankar Panda, former president…

Jeypore: A road roller was used to crush seized silencers at the police station. Over 45 silencers, confiscated from Bullet motorcycles for producing excessive noise, were destroyed by the police. These silencers were taken from riders during traffic checks over the past two months for violating noise regulations. During intensified inspections across different parts of the city, the police had seized these silencers and also…

Nandapur: A house guard named Manas Bag (34) lost his life in a road accident near Dusura village square on MDR-55 road under Nandapur police limits. The deceased was serving at Koraput Town Outpost-1. He was traveling to Nandapur on his Bullet bike from his home in Deoghati for some work when an unidentified vehicle hit him near Dusura square. Taking advantage of the darkness,…

Umarkote: A haystack kept for feeding cattle caught fire in Basini village under Semla Panchayat of Umarkote block, Nabarangpur district. Upon receiving the information, fire department personnel, including fire officer Bhagirat Bania, firefighters Raghunandan Das, Dasharath Sahu, and Shankar Majhi, reached the spot. They worked tirelessly for hours to bring the fire under control. Chaitanya Gand, expressing his grief, stated that they do not know…

Dharmasala  Jarka, Dharmasala, and Rasulpur block officials are reportedly not listening to panchayat-level representatives. As a result, developmental projects in the Dharmasala constituency have come to a halt. Former MLA of Dharmasala, Pranab Balabantaray, raised these allegations during a press conference held at the BJD office in Jarka, Dharmasala block. He also criticized the district administration for not taking any action regarding the attacks on…

Rayagada: A forest fire prevention awareness and training program for forest fire control teams was organized in the forest region of Rayagada. The event took place at the Forest Park near Kekaloni, where District Council Chairperson Saraswati Majhi participated as the chief guest. Other attendees included Rayagada Panchayat Samiti Chairperson Tuni Huika, District Council Member Sandhya Pulaka, District Fire Officer Ramesh Behera, and wildlife conservationists, along…

Rayagada: The procurement target for mandis (grain markets) has been exhausted since last Saturday. Farmers who had received purchase tokens arrived at the mandis with loaded tractors to sell their paddy. However, due to the exhausted target, paddy procurement had stopped, and since there was no space to store the paddy in the mandi premises, farmers expressed their frustration. In protest, they parked their paddy-laden vehicles…

Tentulikunti: The Pradhan Mantri Road connecting Mancha village in Tentulikunti block to Phupugaon village in Nandahandi block has become almost unfit for use. About six years ago, a 4-kilometer stretch of this road was constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana by the Rural Development Department, extending from Mancha village to Phupugaon. However, due to a lack of maintenance, the road is now in…

Nabarangpur,: The Working Journalists’ Union of the district has submitted a memorandum to the Superintendent of Police (SP) regarding the alleged misconduct of police personnel from Amilipadar in Gariaband district, Chhattisgarh, towards journalist Purna Takri, who was working in the Umarkote region. In the absence of the SP, Additional SP Aditya Sen received the memorandum and assured that the issue would be looked into. During…

Koshagumuda: A head-on collision between two motorcycles occurred near Madeigaon in Koshagumuda block on Monday afternoon, resulting in the death of a teacher. The deceased has been identified as Labhman Majhi, a teacher at Nayakguda School. He was reportedly traveling towards Karchamal on his bike to get some important documents Xeroxed when another bike coming from the opposite direction collided with him. The impact was…

Nabarangpur: A transformer near Sai Baba Temple in Pathansahi, Baranagpur city, suddenly caught fire due to a short circuit. Before anyone could react, the transformer burst into flames with a loud explosion. Locals immediately informed the fire department, and after a strenuous effort, two fire engines managed to bring the fire under control. Due to the incident, electricity supply has been disrupted in the area.…

Umarkote: A district-level executive meeting of the Panaka community was held at Bhimaguda near Dhodra village in Nabarangpur district under the chairmanship of Subash Panaka. The chief guest of the event was Dalsaye Samartha, the district president of the Tribal Development Council, along with other dignitaries such as Dhananjit Samartha from Kosagumuda, Banshinghar Panaka from Jharigaon, Laxminarayan Suna, Kamal Saye Panaka from Jharsemla, Patiram Panaka,…

Baipariguda: The long-awaited daily market in Baipariguda was inaugurated today in the premises of the library. The event saw the lighting of lamps and incense, marking the beginning of this new venture. Key officials present included Abhimanyu Kabi, Block Development Officer, Siddha Chaudhury, Tahsildar, E.I. Malik, Social Security Officer Karshik Padhi, Assistant Officer Purnima Barik, District Council Member Rajesh Mohuriya, Committee Member Manjulata Pattnaik, Sarpanch…