New Delhi: The cVIGIL app of the Election Commission of India (ECI) has emerged as a powerful tool for citizens to flag election code violations during the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Since the announcement of the General Elections 2024, the app has received over 4.24 lakh complaints as of May 15, 2024. Impressively, 4,23,908 of…
Bhubaneswar: Roopa Roshan Sahoo, Member Secretary of the Poverty and Human Development Monitoring Agency (PHDMA), delivered a keynote address at the National Conference for Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (NCEML-2024) organized by the Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO), NITI Aayog. Her presentation focused on the qualitative monitoring methods employed by PHDMA to analyze impacts, emphasizing…
Bhubaneswar: In a significant move to address issues related to international labor migration, Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo is representing India at the South Asia Labor Mobility Conference, organized by the World Bank in Thimphu, Bhutan, on May 20 and 21. The two-day conference brings together over 100 participants from countries across…
Ganjam: The households of Biluamara village of Jagannathprasad block in Ganjam district started receiving piped water supply in 2006 which proved a boon for the 35 Adivasi families of the village who used to spend hours fetching water daily. However, the village saw a sudden spurt in water-borne diseases among children and adults. To help…
Riyadh: Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, represented India during the Ministerial Dialogue on Finance at the 16th Conference of Parties (CoP16) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Addressing the session themed ‘Unlocking Public and Private Finance for Land Restoration and Drought Resilience’, Yadav emphasized…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has dissolved the Governing Bodies and Managing Committees of all non-Government Aided Degree Colleges under the Higher Education Department. The decision, which takes immediate effect, was announced through a notification issued by the department on Monday. The notification clarified that this directive does not apply to Autonomous Colleges, institutions established by…
Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Monday put on hold the State Film Awards ceremony scheduled to be held on December 14-15. The single judge bench of Justice Arindam Sinha directed the State government to re-evaluate all categories of the award. A petition was filed by Odia film director Bobby Islam, alleging ‘favouritism’ by the…
Bhubaneswar: Reaffirming the state’s commitment to building a sustainable future, Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo today declared Odisha’s resolve to achieve the ambitious goal of a Green Odisha, aligning with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a Clean and Green India. Chairing a high-level meeting at the Lok Seva Bhavan Conference Hall, Singh…
Ahilyanagar: In a momentous event held at the Mechanised Infantry Centre and School (MIC&S), General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), presented the esteemed President’s Colours to four battalions of the Mechanised Infantry. This prestigious recognition celebrated the battalions’ exemplary service and unwavering dedication to the nation. The awards were conferred on the…
New Delhi: Alka Upadhyaya, Secretary of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, chaired a Regional Review Meeting at Vigyan Bhawan Annexe, New Delhi. The meeting included Additional Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, Secretaries, and Directors from Animal Husbandry and Dairying Departments of Northern States, namely Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, and…
