Kendrapada, 23rd Aug 2025: In April, “Khadi Chhuan” and the School Admission Festival were celebrated. It had been announced that by July 15, all upper primary school students would receive two sets of uniforms. However, even though almost four months have passed since the start of the academic year, uniforms have not yet been distributed in Kendrapada district. The reason cited is the non-receipt of…
India Set to Launch Hydrogen-Powered Train Soon
Bhubaneswar, 23rd Aug 2025: India’s first hydrogen train will be launched very soon. The train will operate for the first time in Haryana, on the Jind–Sonipat route. To supply fuel, a hydrogen plant is being set up in Jind. With this, India will become the fifth country in the world to run a hydrogen-powered train. Such trains are already running in Germany, France, Sweden, and China. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw shared…
origumma Shuts Down as Locals Demand NAC Status; BJD & Congress Back Move
Jeypore, 23rd Aug 2025: The state government recently announced 12 new Notified Area Councils (NACs). However, Borigumma has been excluded from the list, despite its residents demanding NAC recognition for many years. During the previous BJD government, an official announcement was made to grant NAC status to Borigumma. But after the change of government, although 12 NACs were declared, Borigumma was left out. Agitated over…
Koraput Ragi Earns Global Acclaim for Exceptional Taste
Jeypore, 23rd Aug 2025: The unique taste of Koraput ragi (mandia) has now caught global attention. In the first phase, 2,642 metric tonnes of ragi from Koraput has been supplied to Andhra Pradesh. Another 16,800 metric tonnes will soon be dispatched there. The Food Corporation of India has set a target of lifting 40,000 metric tonnes, bringing smiles to the faces of farmers. Earlier, ragi…
Jay Nagar Road in Ruins; Locals Call for Saturday Shutdown
Jeypore,23rd Aug 2025: The Jay Nagar road under Jeypore Municipality has turned into a death trap. Every day, hundreds of people travel on this road, which has become so dilapidated that residents are unable to step out of their houses or open shops and markets. Jay Nagar has a population of over 15,000 people, yet the situation has worsened due to negligence by departmental officials…
Jeypore Anganwadi Workers Present 10-Point Demands to PM
Jeypore, 23rd Aug 2025: With a 10-point charter of demands, more than 500 members of the All India Anganwadi Workers’ Federation from 14 blocks of Koraput district submitted a memorandum addressed to the Prime Minister through the District Collector. Starting with a massive rally from the premises near the Rahul Shiva Temple in Koraput, the workers marched to the District Collector’s office and submitted their…
Senior Citizens’ Association Holds Meeting in Kotpad
Kotpad, 23rd Aug 2025: The annual meeting of the Kotpad Senior Citizens’ Association was held at the local Dola Mandap under the chairmanship of Vice President Godabarish Acharya. More than 50 members participated in the meeting. After the association’s flag hoisting, the annual income–expenditure report was presented and the action plan for the year was finalized. To promote environmental protection, medicinal saplings were planted in…
Mirigan Saree Shines on Silver Screen
Bhubaneswar, 23rd Aug 2025: The Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, has produced a short film on three of the country’s most prominent natural sarees. Among them, the Mirigan saree of Kotpad in Koraput district has found a place. The film, made for promotion and publicity by the Ministry, first showcases Tamil Nadu’s Kanchipuram saree, then Odisha’s Koraput district’s Kotpad Mirigan saree, followed by Gujarat’s Tangaliya…
Urea Black Market Soars: Farmers Pay Four Times Official Price
Bhubaneswar,23rd Aug 2025: From farmer registration to fertilizer supply, cultivators are facing one problem after another. Earlier, they had to struggle hard just to get registered. Now, after transplanting paddy, the shortage of fertilizer has made farmers shed tears. Across the state, farmers are staging sit-in protests in front of LAMPS and cooperative societies, demanding to know when fertilizers will be available — but they…
Major Reshuffle: SPs Changed in 8 Districts
Bhubaneswar, 22nd Aug 2025: State Announces Transfer of SPs Across 8 Districts 1. Prateek Singh – Puri SP 2. Vivekananda Sharma – Khordha SP 3. Pratyush Dibakar – Baleshwar SP 4. Vineet Aggrawal – Cuttack SP (Rural) 5. Ankit Kumar Barma – Jagatsinghpur SP 6. Amritpal Kaur – Sundargarh SP 7. Amritpal Singh – Nuapada SP 8. Gundala Reddy – Jharsuguda SP