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“Indravati Dam Crisis: Five Gates Not Working Raise Flood Concerns in Odisha”

“Indravati Dam Crisis: Five Gates Not Working Raise Flood Concerns in Odisha”

Five gates in Odisha’s Upper Indravati reservoir system are reportedly non-functional, raising questions about maintenance and the preparedness of the project to manage...

Kendrapara NHRC Case: What Happened To Sarpanch Chameli Ojha?

Kendrapara NHRC Case: What Happened To Sarpanch Chameli Ojha?

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has begun a ground investigation in Kendrapara after allegations surrounding Tikhiri gram panchayat sarpanch Chameli Ojha led...

‘Man-Hours’, Not Manpower: Odisha’s New Outsourcing Policy - What It Means for Existing Jobs and Workers

‘Man-Hours’, Not Manpower: Odisha’s New Outsourcing Policy – What It Means for Existing Jobs and Workers

BHUBANESWAR: A new Odisha government policy on outsourcing has changed the way departments will engage workers through private service providers, with the Finance...

INDIA Bloc Calls 12-Hour Odisha Bandh on October 8: What Will Remain Open?

INDIA Bloc Calls 12-Hour Odisha Bandh on October 8: What Will Remain Open?

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha is set for a statewide bandh on Thursday, October 8, with the INDIA bloc calling for a 12-hour shutdown from 6...

Baji Rout at 100: The 12-Year-Old Who Gave His Life for His Motherland

Baji Rout at 100: The 12-Year-Old Who Gave His Life for His Motherland

DHENKANAL: A hundred years after his birth, the name of Baji Rout still carries the weight of a story that began with a...

Odisha Regularises 13,000+ Junior Teachers From January 1: What Changes For Teachers

Odisha Regularises 13,000+ Junior Teachers From January 1: What Changes For Teachers

More than 13,000 junior teachers appointed on a schematic basis during the 2023-24 recruitment cycle have received a fresh regularisation order from the...

Odisha Starts 44-Day Campaign Against Child Labour: What Do the Numbers Say?

Odisha Starts 44-Day Campaign Against Child Labour: What Do the Numbers Say?

On Gandhi Jayanti, Odisha has started a 44-day campaign to identify children engaged in labour, bring out-of-school children back into education and work...

CEC Gyanesh Kumar Under Fire: Election Commission Row Reaches Odisha

CEC Gyanesh Kumar Under Fire: Election Commission Row Reaches Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The controversy surrounding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has moved from New Delhi to the states, with the Election Commission facing questions...

Sambalpur AIIMS Promise Faces New Questions as Centre Says No Proposal in Odisha

Sambalpur AIIMS Promise Faces New Questions as Centre Says No Proposal in Odisha

Sambalpur: For people in western Odisha, the demand for a second AIIMS has never been only about another hospital. It is also about...

Auto Driver Falls from Ekdali Mahanadi Bridge

Auto Driver Falls from Ekdali Mahanadi Bridge, Rescue Operation Underway

Cuttack: An auto-rickshaw driver fell from the Ekdali Mahanadi Bridge into the Mahanadi River on Saturday while returning after taking his wife towards...