Rayagada,31st July 2025: Rayagada is a malaria-prone district where the number of malaria cases increases each year. In response, the District Collector has directed that neem oil be used in all residential schools across the district. To safeguard students in residential schools from life-threatening diseases like malaria, dengue, and chikungunya, several precautionary measures have already been implemented. These include: Use of medicated mosquito nets, Spraying…
Dilapidated Bridge Carries the Burden of Four Districts
Rayagada, 31st July 2025: A bridge located at Kereda, on the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border in Rayagada district, is now in a dangerously dilapidated condition. Though constructed nearly 60 years ago, no repair or maintenance work has been undertaken by the concerned department. Despite its condition, hundreds of heavy vehicles cross the bridge daily. This road is the only transportation route for transporting raw materials to…
Local Health Centers Ensure Ongoing Services in Flood-Hit Areas
Aali, 31st July 2025: Today, in the flood-affected areas under Patrapur Panchayat in the Aali region, the local health center continued to provide health services despite the difficult conditions. Health worker Rashmi Ranjan Barik, along with medical staff, waded through floodwaters to reach villages like Petapala and other severely affected areas to deliver essential healthcare services. He not only distributed medicines but also ensured that…
Aadhaar Enrollment Center Opens in Nandahandi for Orphaned Children
Nandahandi, 31st July 2025: At the office of the Panchayat Samiti in Dangarvejha, under Nandahandi block, an Aadhaar linkage drive was organized for orphaned children. Present at the event were CDPO Sasmita Bala Mohanty, Supervisor Sangeeta Das, and several Anganwadi workers. As part of the initiative, Aadhaar details of 21 orphaned children (aged between 1 and 18 years) from the Saruguda sector were successfully linked…
NCERT Removes Paika Rebellion from History Curriculum
New Delhi, 31st July 2025: The topic of Odisha’s Paika Rebellion has been removed from NCERT textbooks by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), an autonomous body under the Union Ministry of Education. In 2017, the Paika Rebellion of 1817—an early armed uprising against British rule—was included in the Class 8 Social Science (History) textbook, portraying it as India’s first freedom struggle.…
India Tops Global Chart in Digital Payments
New Delhi, 31st July 2025: India has achieved the top global rank in fast and secure digital payments. The wide adoption and usage of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has earned India this distinction! Launched in 2016 by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), UPI has now evolved into the simplest and most popular mode of digital transactions. Using UPI, people can link multiple…
Anganwadi Workers Unite at 27th District Conference
Nabarangpur, 31st July 2025: The 27th annual district conference of the All Odisha Anganwadi Ladies Workers Association, operated under the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), was held with great enthusiasm at the Vaibhav Kalyan Mandap, Nabarangpur. Presiding over the meeting, District President Bhagyabati Sadhangi delivered the welcome address. She highlighted the association’s continuous efforts in Nabarangpur district to inspire members with nationalistic ideals and to work…
Women’s Group Leads Revival of Traditional Pottery, Showcases 50+ Clay Creations
Nandapur:31st July 2025: To revive the dying traditional pottery craftsmanship of the Kumbhakar (potter) community, the women’s self-help groups (SHGs) of Nandapur Block Headquarters have stepped forward, with training supported by ORMAS (Odisha Rural Development and Marketing Society) and the Central Khadi and Village Industries Commission. Under the guidance of trainers Upendra Kumbhar and Shibani Priyadarshini, women received 10 days of pottery training. On Sunday,…
Parents Pledge for Education as Children Head to School
Bhubaneswar,31st July 2025: To prevent school dropouts, the Odisha government has undertaken a novel initiative. After conducting a door-to-door student survey by teachers, the state will now launch a statewide campaign titled “Aas School Jiba” (Let’s Go to School). The key objectives of the campaign are: Bringing back children who have dropped out of school, Enrolling children who were never admitted, placing them in age-appropriate…
Tata Power Offers Prasad to Bol Bam Pilgrims on Shravan Monday
Patna, 31st July 2025: On the auspicious occasion of the third Shravan Monday, one of the major Shaiva pilgrimage centers of the district, Patna Temple, witnessed a gathering of over 10,000 Bol Bam devotees today. Pilgrims collected water from the famous Anusuya Ghat adjacent to the Parameswar Temple, and thronged in large numbers to offer it at the ancient Anandeshwar and Parameswar temples. In view…