Dhotra, 12th Sept 2025: The demand for granting block status to Dhotra Panchayat, under Jharigaon Block in Nabarangpur district, has gained momentum. Jharigaon MLA Narasingha Bhatra has personally taken initiative on this issue. The demand has been raised multiple times—from the Assembly to the streets. While the people were hopeful that the Chief Minister would fulfill the demand, they are now disappointed due to the…
Awareness Rally and Meeting Held Under ‘Nav Bharat Saksharta Karyakram’
Papdahandi, 12th Sept 2025: Under the efforts of the CRCC (Cluster Resource Centre Coordinator), an awareness rally and public meeting was organized at the Semla Regional Resource Centre in Papdahandi block as part of the ‘Nav Bharat Literacy Campaign’. To ensure the success of the program, the Head Teachers, in coordination with volunteer teachers and assistant teachers, conducted surveys targeting people aged 15 to 35.…
Inspiring Success: Farmer’s Son Debashish Gand Cracks NEET in First Attempt
Raighar,12th Sept 2025: Debashish Gand, the son of a poor Rishi (farmer) family from Odangi village, under Panchayat No. 3, Kacharapara, in Raighar block of Nabarangpur district, has successfully cleared the NEET examination on his first attempt, securing State Rank 90. His achievement has brought immense joy to his family and the entire region. According to sources, Debashish Gand, son of Sukalu Gand, has always…
Koraput MLA Raghuram Machha Tours on Bike to Connect with People’s Problems
Jeypore, 12th Sept 2025: Koraput MLA Raghuram Machha is taking a unique approach to understand the problems of the people. Accompanied by his team, he travels on a bike to various areas, engaging in direct interaction with local residents and working on resolving their issues on the spot. In many cases, after being elected, MLAs are rarely seen in their constituencies, spending most of their…
Jeypore MLA Slams LAMPS Employees for Mismanagement
Jeypore,12th Sept 2025: Koraput MLA Raghuram Ram Machha expressed strong dissatisfaction with the employees of the Baipariguda LAMPS (Large Area Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society) over widespread mismanagement. During the agricultural season, there has been a shortage of fertilizers, and farmers are not receiving the required supply on time. The MLA stated that officials are ignoring the needs of the farmers, and many are facing severe inconvenience.…
Memorandum Submitted to Collector Seeking Complete Ban on Bauxite Mining in Kodinga Mali
Jeypore, 12th Sept 2025: Leaders from various political parties and residents of the affected areas in Laxmipur block of Koraput district have submitted a memorandum to the District Collector, addressed to the Chief Minister, demanding a complete stop to bauxite mining from the Kodinga Mali hills. Since 2017-18, Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) has been supplying bauxite from Kodinga Mali to the Vedanta project. Over the…
Meritorious Students Honored at Felicitation Ceremony
Jeypore, 12th Sept 2025: A Meritorious Student Felicitation Program was organized at Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir, Sharada Vihar, Jeypore, under the chairmanship of Principal Shri Satyanarayan Sethy. In this event, Jagadish Agrawal, the owner of Hindustan Sales, attended as the chief guest. Other distinguished guests included: Kishore Chandra Panda, Chairman of the local management committee Kailash Chandra Mishra, Head of the Sanskriti Gyan Project under…
Class 1 Student Assaulted by Seniors, Shifted to Lamtaput in Critical Condition
Nandapur/12th Sept 2025: A Class 1 student was seriously injured after allegedly being beaten by a group of Class 5 students at the boys’ hostel located at the headquarters of Kularsingh Panchayat in Nandapur Block. Upon receiving this information, the District Police have ordered the Padua Police to investigate the incident. Following this, the authorities showed promptness in arranging medical treatment for the injured student.…
Government Vows: No More Loss of Life in the State
Bhubaneswar, 12th Sept 2025: The government has launched an independent program called “Jeevan Jindabad” (Long Live Life). The program will start from September 10. College and school students as well as the youth will participate in this program. More than 70 artists will also be involved. The program will include the Higher Education Department, Home Department, and Women & Child Development Department. This awareness program will be conducted at the district…
268 Students Participate in Sambad-Am Odisha Annual Competition at Chitrakonda
Chitrakonda, 12th Sept 2025: The annual competition organized by Sambad-Am Odisha was held at Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya, Chitrakonda Block Sadar. A total of 268 students from various schools participated in the event. In the painting competition, 78 students took part. Mithun Pujari secured the first place, Jitu Krishna Nali came second, and Sumita Khara stood third. In the handwriting competition, 155 students participated. Pratiksha Panda,…