Koraput, 22nd Sept 2025: The central government has launched a new nationwide campaign named “Susu Nari Sashakt Parivar” aimed at screening women for various diseases. The campaign was inaugurated in Koraput district at a program held at the Gandhinagar Sub-Divisional Health Center. Koraput MLA Mr. Raghuram Machh attended as the chief guest and officially launched the campaign. The program was presided over by Koraput District…
Primary Teachers Suspend Two-Day Protest After Meeting with Education Secretary
Bhubaneswar, 22nd Sept 2025: The agitation by the Primary Teachers’ Association, which had been ongoing for two days at the Gandhimarg Dharanasthal (protest site), was temporarily suspended on Friday afternoon. The union had been demanding payment of salary at the central government scale. On Friday, a 15-member delegation of the union met with the independent Secretary of the School and Mass Education Department, Girish Chandra…
Communist Party Presents 10-Point Charter of Demands in Koraput District
Kotpad, 22nd Sept 2025: A 10-point charter of demands was submitted to the Tahsildar on behalf of the Communist Party of India (CPI) from Kotpad, Koraput district, addressed to the Chief Minister. More than a hundred men and women from various panchayats in Kotpad gathered from Kenduguda and marched in a procession to the Kotpad Tahsil office to raise various local issues. Under leadership, the…
Stakeholders Submit 5-Point Charter of Demands to Chief Minister
Kotpad, 22nd Sept 2025: On behalf of the Communist Party of India (CPI), Kotpad Block in Koraput District, a memorandum consisting of a 5-point charter of demands was submitted to the Chief Minister. On Friday, more than a hundred male and female party workers from Batasana Panchayat gathered at Kenduguda Square, held a rally, and marched along the National Highway. Following the rally, they submitted…
Government Crackdown Urged as 1,052 Schools Run Illegally
Bhubaneswar. 22nd Sept 2025: A large number of unauthorized private schools have mushroomed across Odisha. These schools are functioning without any approval from the state government, violating the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009. Despite lacking permission, they are admitting students and running classes as usual. According to the Ministry of Education (Central Government) and the Odisha School Education Programme Authority (OSEPA), 1,052 such schools…
Municipality Faces Dilemma: Revive Old Hotel or Let It Become a Haunted Landmark
Balasore, 22nd Sept 2025: A hotel located near Gandhi Smruti Bhavan under Balasore Municipality has remained locked for over one and a half years. Despite multiple attempts by the municipality to lease it out through tenders, no one has shown interest in taking it over. In fact, three rounds of tendering have failed, with not a single bid received. This prominent hotel, located in Ward…
Tragedy in Village: Elderly Woman Drowns in Pond
Kotpad , 22nd Sept 2025: An elderly woman drowned in a pond near Denga Kusumaguda village in Masigaon panchayat, Kundura block, Nabarangpur district. The deceased has been identified as Rukmini Bishoyi (61 years old). According to family members, she had gone to a nearby pond (known as Haladi Bandha) around 3 PM for defecation. When she did not return for a long time, the family…
1,024 Women Farmers Join Maize Producer Company in Jharigaon
Jharigaon, 22nd Sept 2025: The 2nd Annual General Meeting of the Chitrangi Mission Shakti Women’s Maize Producer Company Ltd., based in Jharigaon, was held at the Chandan Godown premises. Distinguished Guests: Chief Guest: Nihar Nayak, District Agriculture Officer Keynote Speaker: Dr. Shashank Lenka, Senior Scientist, Umerkote Krishi Vigyan Kendra Guests of Honour: Sunita Singh (Group Agriculture Officer) Linkan Meher (Assistant Horticulture Officer) Biraja Mohini Pangi…
Grand ‘Raktadan Amrit Mahotsav 2.0’ Blood Donation Drive Organized in Nabarangpur
Nabarangpur, 22nd Sept 2025: Under the initiative of Terapanth Yuvak Parishad, a grand blood donation camp was organized on 17th September at Chirayu Medical Store, Nabarangpur, as part of ‘Raktadan Amrit Mahotsav 2.0’, coinciding with the 61st Foundation Day of the organization and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday. The event was part of a nationwide mega blood donation campaign, supported by various ministries of the…
BJP Launches Swachhata Abhiyan to Mark Prime Minister’s Birthday
Umerkote, 22nd Sept 2025: On the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday on 17th September, a celebration was organized at 6:00 PM in the evening at the Umerkote Nagar Mandal BJP office in Nabarangpur district.22nd Sept 2025: As part of the “Seva Pakhwada” (16-day service fortnight), which runs from September 17 to October 2 (Gandhi and Shastri Jayanti), the BJP has planned various service-oriented…