Kataka: Senior IPS officer Vinaytosh Mishra on Sunday took charge as the additional Director General of Police (DGP), Odisha, with the senior officer underlining the need for professional, accountable and people-oriented policing across the State. Mishra formally assumed charge at the State Police Headquarters in Kataka, taking over from Yogesh Bahadur Khurania. He will continue…
Bhubaneswar: With a low-pressure area persisting over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining West Bengal–North Odisha coasts, the Odisha government has stepped up preparedness in urban areas, directing civic authorities to ensure immediate response to any weather-related disruption. Additional Chief Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department, Usha Padhee, asked all urban authorities to remain…
Eleven young people from different parts of Odisha graduated from the Jana Nayika Fellowship on Friday, concluding a year-long programme
Bhubaneswar: Healthcare services for railway beneficiaries are set to receive a boost with the commissioning of several advanced medical equipment at Central Hospital, Bhubaneswar, on the occasion of the 80th Independence Day. Shri Parmeswar Funkwal, General Manager, East Coast Railway, inaugurated the newly installed facilities at the hospital. The equipment is expected to strengthen diagnostic…
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,…
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…
