The countdown for the first phase of voting of Odisha Panchayat elections has begun. On the coming Wednesday, a massive 67 lakh rural voters across the State will vote for 202 Zilla Parishad constituencies (or zones).Even as voting will take place in 202 Zilla Parishads across the State, the maximum of 16 constituencies in Ganjam…Continue Reading
The Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha has made all the preparations for the smooth conduct of the Odisha Secondary School Teacher Eligibility Test (OSSTET) 2021 Phase 2 examination today.Ramashis Hazra, president of Board of Secondary Education (BSE) said that the Board has made adequate arrangements for the conduct of the OSSTET exam and more…Continue Reading
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday heaped praises on Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for making efforts in bringing reforms in mining sectors in sync with the Centre’s vision.Replying to the Motion of Thanks debate in Rajya Sabha, the Prime Minister said that the reforms in coal mining have resulted in a significant increase in…Continue Reading
Voters of Zone –A in Sundargarh’s Bisra Zilla Parishad are set for a tough time ahead in the Panchayat polls as they have to choose between nine candidates in fray for the seat.Apart from three major parties, BJD, BJP, and Congress, there are contenders from JMM, CPI(M) and independents. The major face in the seat…Continue Reading
Covid-19 has transformed a cook into a farmer who has not just scripted success in the new profession but has also set an example for many. Meet Suryakant Padhi, a resident of Dihasithalo village of Sithalo Panchayat under Niali block in Cuttack district, who has proved the age-old saying, ‘When the going gets tough, the…Continue Reading
Migrants from Ganjam district working in Surat remembered at the time of every election in Odisha. This impending Panchayat Poll is no different. Three years after the general election, the villages in Ganjam district have once again gone into election frenzy. Amidst these activities, another common scene of hundreds of Ganjam residents living in Surat returning to…Continue Reading
Office staff and visitors who were present at the Subarnapur district Collector’s office on Wednesday were moved by an elderly woman’s pain of separation from her cow. The unconditional love between her and a cow has now become the talk of the town. Tarasi Bagh, a wizened woman, has no one to call her own. While the…Continue Reading
The Odisha government on Saturday informed that the admission into the Post Graduate courses in the State has been stopped from January 25 onwards. Utkal-University The Odisha government on Saturday informed that the admission into the Post Graduate courses in the State has been stopped from January 25 onwards.In a letter to the Chairman PG…Continue Reading
Sushil Sahu is no more. But before he breathed his last, little did he know that his organs would keep running in five persons long after his death. The noble act of organ donation has in fact infused a new lease of life in those five persons. Sahu lived in Aladi village under Belaguntha Block of Ganjam…Continue Reading
A newborn girl was allegedly sold by her parents for Rs 12,000 in Odisha’s Jajpur district, officials said on Saturday.The girl was born to a couple of Sanaraipara in Dharmasala police station area on Thursday, they said.As the couple has three daughters, they allegedly sold their newborn for Rs 12,000 to a childless couple of…Continue Reading