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Jeypore, Feb 18: The Kendupatra Forest Division Office in Jeypore has shown a new path of livelihood for young women from kendu leaf plucker families. It has emerged as a major support system for these households, helping women become self-reliant through skill development and job placement. Under various government welfare schemes for kendu leaf pluckers, families are already receiving incentives and benefits. Adding to this,…

Cuttack:Feb, 18: The Odisha Secondary School Teachers’ Association (OSSTA) has once again urged the government to resolve the various problems faced by secondary school teachers. The association’s general secretary informed that OSTA has placed several demands before the government. These include release of grants for teachers and staff, provision of facilities for students such as books and uniforms, and extending pension, service benefits, and retirement benefits…

New Delhi:Feb, 18:  The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued new guidelines. Under these rules, singing or playing the national song Vande Mataram will be mandatory at specified government functions. Standing will be compulsory during the national song. The full six-stanza version, lasting about 3 minutes and 10 seconds, is to be performed at designated official ceremonies. After the national song, the 52-second national anthem Jana…

Pattangi ,Feb, 18: The Raipur–Visakhapatnam economic corridor under the Bharatmala project is a prestigious highway project. This nearly 465-km road will be highly beneficial for Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Andhra Pradesh. It will significantly reduce the distance between Raipur and Visakhapatnam, enabling travel between the two cities within about 5 to 6 hours. This will accelerate regional economic development. According to National Highways Authority of India…

Bhubaneswar, Feb, 18:  In Odisha, a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list will be conducted. This process is set to begin from April, during which officials will go door to door. Prior to this, large-scale mapping between the 2002 SIR-time voter list and the 2025 voter list is underway across the state. So far, mapping of about 80% of voters has been completed.…

Umerkote, Feb, 18:  In Nabarangpur district’s Umerkote Police Station, Bipin Kumar Bag joined duty on Tuesday as the new Officer-in-Charge. He stated that priority will be given to resolving public grievances, preventing theft, managing traffic problems, stopping vehicles that create excessive noise, and reducing road accidents. He also said that cooperation from local residents is essential to maintain peace and law and order in the…

Kotpad, Feb, 18:  After 40 hours, the dead body of a Central Industrial Security Force jawan who had drowned at Gulumi Waterfall in Kotpad was recovered.

Bhubaneswar,  Feb, 18:  There will be greater convenience in land purchase and sale. In the state, 57 new Sub-Registrar Offices (Sub-Registration Offices) will become operational. All these Sub-Registrar Offices are set to start functioning from February 5. As a result, common people will get more convenience in land buying, selling, and registration processes in the coming days.

Korukonda, Feb, 18:  At Korukonda Block’s Dudameta Gram Panchayat, a joint public grievance hearing camp was organized under the direction of District Collector Somesh Kumar Upadhyay. The camp was chaired by Additional District Magistrate (Administration) Somanath Pradhan. The camp took place in Malkangiri district, where a total of 69 complaints were heard. Out of these, 29 were individual complaints and 40 were related to village-level issues.…

Bhubaneswar,  Feb, 17:  Deeply saddened and shocked to hear about the passing of renowned vocalist Geeta Pattnaik. She earned wide recognition through countless melodious songs. Her demise is an irreparable loss to the world of art and music. I pray for the peace of her departed soul and extend my heartfelt condolences to her family members.