Bhubaneswar: With teacher vacancies continuing to pose a challenge in secondary schools, the Odisha government has cleared the engagement of 5,740 retired teachers as Guest Teachers for the 2026–27 academic session to ensure that students do not face disruption in regular teaching. The School and Mass Education Department has approved the continuation of the Guest…
Bhubaneswar: The flood situation in Odisha is showing signs of gradual improvement, even as the state continues round-the-clock rescue, relief and restoration operations across affected areas, officials said. According to the latest report of the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) under the Office of the Special Relief Commissioner, flooding has affected six districts, 52 blocks,…
New Delhi: The Centre has decided to remove the existing 12-minute-per-hour cap on television advertisements, citing significant changes in the broadcasting sector and the need to create a more level playing field between traditional television and digital media. The advertisement duration cap was introduced in 2006 under the Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994, when India’s…
Bhubaneswar: For Jhunulata Naik of Cuttack, survival once meant cleaning toilets at a nursing home and raising her seven-year-old son alone after her husband left. Today, she wears a uniform, works with safety equipment and earns a regular income as Odisha’s first woman desludger—a transformation she credits to an opportunity under the State government’s GARIMA…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has stepped up efforts to accelerate industrial infrastructure projects across the State, with Chief Secretary Anu Garg directing departments and agencies to resolve implementation hurdles and complete pending works within defined timelines. Garg issued the directions while chairing a meeting of the Task Force Committee constituted by the Industries Department to…
Bhubaneswar: With young people increasingly exposed to online fraud, cyber blackmail and digital exploitation, Odisha has launched a massive statewide campaign to promote cyber safety and responsible digital behaviour among students and youth. Organised jointly by Odisha Police, the School and Mass Education Department and the Higher Education Department, the campaign brought together more than…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is set to tighten its solid waste management framework with a renewed focus on source segregation, scientific waste processing, regulatory enforcement and the formal integration of informal waste workers. The decisions were taken at a State-level coordination meeting on the implementation of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026 and related regulatory requirements, chaired…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha has launched a statewide digital skill enhancement programme for officials of Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS) and Large Area Multipurpose Cooperative Societies (LAMPCS), marking a major step towards modernising the State’s cooperative sector. The IT Skill Enhancement Training Programme through OS-CIT was formally inaugurated by Cooperation, Handlooms, Textiles and Handicrafts Minister Pradeep Bal…
Bhubaneswar/Mathili: Students and trainees in Malkangiri are set to get access to specialised training in electric vehicle technology, with the Odisha government initiating the establishment of a Centre of Excellence in Electric Vehicle Technology at Government ITI, Mathili. Industries, Skill Development and Technical Education Minister Sampad Chandra Swain laid the foundation stone for the facility…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s efforts to expand its clean energy capacity received a boost with the Adani Group reiterating its interest in setting up large-scale power projects in the State, including two proposed plants of 3,000 MW each. Adani Group’s Karan Adani and senior members of the group met Deputy Chief Minister and Energy Minister Kanak Vardhan…
