This Panchayat elections in Odisha is witnessing a phalanx of young and highly educated people in the arena, trying their luck in grass roots politics. The new crop of politicians, all believer of the saying, ‘action speaks louder than words’, share a common objective of serving the society. Till a few days ago, checking the tooth of…Continue Reading
Apparently devastated by the news about wife’s death, Dillip Nayak, from Harekrushnapur village under Dhenkanal Sadar Police limits, met with an accident that took his life on Thursday.The tragic incident occurred when Dillip’s bike crashed into a tree near Biswanathpur village under Gondia Police limits when he was rushing back home after hearing about his…Continue Reading
Until a few days ago, a BTech third year student, Subhasmita Sahu’s identity was a job holder at a company in India’s financial capital. Now she is an aspiring people’s representative. Subhasmita says she always had a kind of urge to serve people somewhere and the recent announcement of three-tier Panchayat election in her native State…Continue Reading
The Odisha government on Friday released allotted fund of Rs 3000 to the beneficiaries of Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana (BPGY) to carry out repairs of the houses and Rs 5000 to those who have failed to get a house under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).However, politics has heated up in the State as the…Continue Reading
Even as the daily caseload in the State’s Capital city grew by 59 percent on Friday, the pandemic third wave in the city is seemingly taking a worse turn. At this rate of case surge, the Capital City will see a doubling of cases in just 2.49 days.The dynamics of the Capital city looks taking…Continue Reading
The Chief Electoral Officer of Odisha on Wednesday released the final electoral rolls of the eligible voters ahead of the elections to the three-tier Panchayati Raj bodies in the State. Photo: IANSOdisha Panchayat Polls: Final Voter List 2022 Out, Check Here The Chief Electoral Officer of Odisha on Wednesday released the final electoral rolls of…Continue Reading
With the daily caseload in Odisha breaching the psychological barrier of 1000 to record 1216 new Covid cases on a single day on Wednesday, the State has witnessed the fastest ever spurt by 1k since the beginning of the pandemic.Fastest 1K/Day In Third WaveIn the first wave, Odisha had taken 120-long days to record 1000…Continue Reading
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 145.40 crore with more than 22 lakh vaccine doses administered on Saturday, the Health Ministry said India reported 22,775 COVID-19 cases on January 1 when for the first time the number of daily cases had crossed the 20,000 mark since October. In all, 1,431 cases of the Omicron variant…Continue Reading
This New Year is going to be a tough call for the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) as well as Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress with the Panchayat and civic body elections going to be reality checks of popularity and grassroots hold.Ahead of the elections, the ruling BJD has three challenges to overcome.…Continue Reading
The Odisha government has printed only 2,000 Braille calendars in Odia this year which will compel most of the visually-challenged people of the state to depend on others to access calendars, the president of an organisation that works for the blind said.Unveiled by Ganjam District Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange, the calendar is printed at the…Continue Reading