Bhubaneswar,11th Aug 2025: To ensure that the benefits of schemes meant for transgender persons reach them effectively, transgender self-help groups (SHGs) will be formed. These SHGs will be created through community-based organisations (CBOs) or NGOs working for the transgender community. This decision was taken during the review meeting of the ‘Swikruti’ scheme for transgender welfare. Various programmes to be undertaken under the ‘Swikruti’ scheme from the…
New Rayagada Collector Cancels Recent Transfer and Appointment Orders
Rayagada, 11th Aug 2025: During an administrative emergency, the then District Collector of Rayagada, Parul Patwari, had issued transfer and appointment orders for the district’s Revenue Inspectors, Section Officers, and Senior and Junior Revenue Assistants to various offices in the district. These orders were issued by the Establishment Department of the Collector’s Office under Order No. ٩٢٥٢/99/9/9098 (2025) with Serial Numbers 9004/2007/2008/9990 and 19 1912/25/7/2025. However,…
Mass Tree Plantation Drive Held in Kolnara
Kolnara, 11th Aug 2025: A palm oil tree plantation programme was organised at the Kolnara block headquarters in Rayagada district by the District Horticulture Department. As farmer Jagannath Dora of Kolnara village had decided to cultivate palm oil on his 5 acres of land, a mega plantation drive was held on his farmland. Rayagada District Horticulture Officer Pramod Kumar Samal attended as the chief guest and…
BJD Announces Second Phase of Statewide Agitation
Bhubaneswar, 11th Aug 2025: Over the deteriorating law-and-order situation in the state, particularly cases of atrocities against girl students and women, the Biju Janata Dal has been staging protests. The Biju Chhatra Janata Dal and Biju Yuva Janata Dal have announced that the second phase of their agitation will begin on August 1. At a press conference held at Shankha Bhavan on Tuesday, party MLAs…
Government Offices to Enforce Ban on Single-Use Plastic
Bhubaneswar, 11th Aug 2025: The use of single-use plastic has been prohibited in all government offices. Instructions have been issued banning all types of single-use plastics in offices. Additional Chief Secretary of the Forest and Environment Department, Satyabrata Sahu, has written to all departmental secretaries across the state regarding the matter. The ban also applies to plastic-covered flower bouquets in government meetings and functions, as well…
MLA Pays Tribute, Offers Condolences to Family of Late Social Worker
Jharigaon,11th Aug 2025: In Dhodra village, under Jharigaon block of Nabarangpur district, social worker Jay Mangli passed away o11th Aug 2025:n the 27th due to a heart attack. Upon hearing the news, MLA of Jharigaon constituency, Narasingh Bhatra, along with several BJP party workers, visited the village today to express their condolences to the grieving family. According to reports, on the morning of the 27th,…
Anti-Corruption Body Holds Public Hearing on Complaints and Grievances
Nabarangpur,11th Aug 2025: At the Sangrami Lakshmichandra Das Press Club premises , the All India Anti-Corruption Organization held a public hearing on corruption in the District Education Department. Following complaints of widespread corruption by the District Education Officer (DEO) being reported to the state committee, a fact-finding committee was formed under the leadership of the organization’s state convener and lawyer, Subrata Kumar Nanda. The committee…
Full Grant Sanctioned, Yet 16 Schools Remain Without Principals
Khordha, 11th Aug 2025: A headmaster is like the guardian of a school. Under their guidance rests the future of students. However, due to flaws in the system or lack of commitment from the government, the post of principal lies vacant in 16 fully grant-in-aid schools in the district. Similarly, among the 82 newly grant-in-aid schools, 17 are functioning without principals. These schools are the…
Teachers’ Association Submits Memorandum to Block Education Officer
Tentulikhunti, 11th Aug 2025: Under the leadership of Nabarangpur district Tentulikhunti Block Primary Teachers’ Association president Pradeep Suna and secretary Aravind Nayak, a meeting was held on Tuesday. The meeting was attended by the state president of the Free Contract Teachers’ Association, Ramani Ranjan Tripathy, as the chief guest, and district president Kshetramohan Bishoyi as the guest of honour. The teachers present were informed about…
“Being a Doctor Means This…” – Medics Brave Crocodile-Infested Floodwaters to Save Lives
Rajnagar,11th Aug 2025: In the second flood of the Brahmani River, about 20,000 people in four panchayats under Rajnagar block have been affected. The administration has not yet been able to reach the flood-trapped victims. But in this adverse situation, two doctors have set an inspiring example by risking their lives—wading through floodwaters to reach a pregnant woman, bringing her to the hospital on a…