Sundargarh: In order to recharge the groundwater level, the Odisha government has been  emphasising on promoting rainwater harvesting across the state. Rooftop Rainwater harvesting projects are being implemented at government buildings and residential quarters, schools, colleges, hostels and other public utility buildings across the state.  Prioritising the initiative, the Sundargarh district administration has been implementing…

Bhubaneswar: A great opportunity for the transgender community of Odisha as now they can also be adorned with the uniform as sub inspectors and constables in Odisha Police.  Odisha Police Recruitment Board has announced the recruitment of 477 posts of Sub- Inspector (SI) and 244 posts of Constable (Communication) in Signals Service and transgender candidates…

Kolkata: The all-India Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and MLA Mukul Roy has joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) party on Friday along with his son Subhrangshu Roy. Mukul Roy who co-founded the TMC in 1998, left the part in 2017 to join BJP. After a four year stint in BJP, he left the…

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) organised a special vaccination camp for food delivery agents of Swiggy and Zomato in the city on Friday. The special drive has been initiated to make home deliveries safe for citizens. Around 1200 delivery boys of Swiggy will be vaccinated on Friday and Saturday. The vaccination of Zomato will begin…

Bhubaneswar: Renowned environmental conservationists, Padma Shri awardee Prof Radha Mohan passed away while undergoing treatment in a private hospital on Friday. He was 78. He was being treated for pneumonia and was in ICU for the past couple of days. An economics professor, he retired as the principal of SCS college, Puri and later became…

Berhampur: Berhampur Municipal Corporation becomes the first ULB in the country to give loan benefits to women safaimitras under Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers Scheme. Under the scheme financial benefits are provided to sanitation workers for their rehabilitation in alternative occupations. Appreciating Berhampur Municipal Corporation, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs tweeted that Berhampur became…