“Cursed” Gola Bridge Continues to Trouble Dhanabara Khunta Village of Sabira Panchayat

Soro,6th Sept 2025: The Sabira Panchayat under Soro Block in Baleswar district continues to suffer due to its long-standing and neglected issue — the Gola Bridge. This bridge, located between the beginning of Sabira Panchayat and the remote village of Dhanabara Khunta, gets submerged even with a little rainfall, cutting off all road communication. Due to this, ambulances, school buses, students, and fire trucks are…

Minister Joins Devotees in Ganesh Immersion Festival

Nandahandi ,6th Sept 2025: Odisha Minister for School & Mass Education, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Welfare, Nityananda Gond, participated in the Ganesh immersion festival held at Narsinghuda village under Dhandra Panchayat of Nandahandi block. He was accompanied by Nabarangpur MLA Gouri Shankar Majhi. Both the Minister and the MLA attended the event following requests from local villagers. Along with them, Bhavagrahi Nenya, the BJP…

Discoms Face Penalty if Power Complaints Not Resolved Within 3 Minutes

Bhubaneswar, 6th Sept 2025: Electricity services in the state will soon see major improvements. In this regard, the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has issued a notification. As part of this, opinions and suggestions have been invited from nearly 1 crore consumers across the state by September 22. The notification from OERC contains several important directives regarding uninterrupted electricity services. According to the guidelines: If…

District Sports Association Convenes AGM Under Leadership of Collector

Bhramarakot, 6th Sept 2025: The Annual General Meeting of the District Sports Association was held in the conference hall located on the premises of the District Collector’s office, under the chairmanship of District Collector and President of the District Sports Association, Dr. Maheswar Swain. During the meeting, Secretary Prahlad Tripathy emphasized the need for collective support from all members of the association as well as…

Athagarh’s Priyadarsini Das Selected for Chief Minister’s Education Award 2024–25

Athagarh, 5th Sept 2025: Priyadarsini Das, a dedicated teacher from Jenapada Nodal High School under Athagarh Block, has been declared eligible for the Chief Minister’s Education Award for the year 2024–25. Her commitment to quality education, student mentorship, and innovative teaching practices has earned her this recognition. The announcement has brought pride to the school, her students, and the entire Athagarh region. On behalf of Athagarh…

Science Teacher Aishwarya Rani Sahu Nominated for CM’s Education Award

Badamba, 5th Sept 2025: Mrs. Aishwarya Rani Sahu, the Science Teacher of Government Upgraded High School, Bada Kambilo under Badamba Block, has been nominated for the prestigious Chief Minister’s Education Award. She has been recognized for her dedicated teaching, innovative methods in classroom learning, and consistent efforts to inspire students toward science and technology. Colleagues and students have praised her for creating an engaging learning environment…

India Launches First Indigenous Semiconductor Chips; PM Modi Receives First Set

New Delhi, 5th Sept 2025:  India has reached a historic milestone in its semiconductor journey. Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the first Made-in-India semiconductor chip set from Union Minister for Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw at the launch of Semicon India held at Yashobhoomi Convention Centre in Delhi on Tuesday. On this occasion, the Prime Minister remarked: > “Today, the entire world has faith in India.…

‘Seva Paksha’ to Be Observed from Sept 17 to Oct 2

Bhubaneswar, 5th Sept 2025: Seva Paksha (Service Fortnight) To be observed for 15 days from September 17 to October 2 Program Schedule: September 17 – State-level exhibition on the life of Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi September 18 – District-level exhibition on PM Modi’s life September 19–27 – Cleanliness drives and blood donation camps at the Mandal level Book distribution on Modi Ji’s life at various…