Jajpur: Jajpur has become the first district in Odisha to provide rehabilitation assistance to rescued child bonded labourers under the Centre’s revised Rehabilitation of Bonded Labourer Scheme-2026, with eight survivors receiving immediate financial assistance. The eight children, rescued from six separate cases during 2024-25, were each provided ₹40,000 as Immediate Financial Assistance (IFA) at a…
Bhubaneswar: Students of 26 PM SHRI Government Secondary Schools across Odisha will get hands-on exposure to farming, animal husbandry, horticulture and food processing under a new vocational education initiative aimed at taking learning beyond the classroom. The Dual Mode Vocational Education initiative was formally launched on Thursday through a partnership between the Odisha School Education…
Bhubaneswar: A coffee grown under the shade of mango, jackfruit and citrus trees in the hills of Koraput has found an unexpected place on the global stage. Tiger Bright, a premium Arabica coffee cultivated by tribal farmers in Koraput, was served as a gift to guests at the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, taking the…
Bhubaneswar: Heavy rainfall in several parts of Odisha over the last 24 hours has prompted the State Government to keep a close watch on the evolving weather system, river levels and vulnerable areas, with disaster response teams deployed in parts of Malkangiri and Kalahandi as a precaution. The overall situation remains under control, with all…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is preparing to take a series of welfare, plantation and cleanliness initiatives directly to villages, with the Panchayati Raj Department calling for stronger coordination between field officials, Gram Panchayats and local communities. The preparations for Seva Sankalp Abhiyan were reviewed at a meeting chaired by Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Minister…
Bhubaneswar: Thousands of women associated with Mission Shakti are being encouraged to come together on September 17 for ‘Aashirbad Ka Diya’, a statewide lamp-lighting initiative that seeks to celebrate women’s participation in Odisha’s development journey. Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida made the appeal during a review meeting, urging Self-Help Groups (SHGs), Cluster Level Federations (CLFs),…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is looking to accelerate the development of small hydropower projects as the state seeks to diversify its largely thermal-based energy portfolio and tap its significant water resources. The Energy Department, GRIDCO Limited and knowledge partner iFOREST on Thursday held a stakeholder dialogue at Mayfair Convention Hall to work out an investment-ready pipeline for…
Bhubaneswar: Two wards of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) have secured top positions in a national ward-level clean-air assessment, highlighting the city’s efforts to improve air quality through localised planning and community participation. Ward No. 36 and Ward No. 30 of BMC emerged among the top-performing wards in the assessment, while Ward No. 13 of…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Board of Revenue on Friday launched a new website and a quarterly journal aimed at improving access to revenue-related information and strengthening consistency and transparency in the administration of land and revenue laws. Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari formally launched both initiatives in the presence of Member, Board of Revenue, Satyabrata Sahu; Secretary,…
Bhubaneswar: Land administration across India is set for a major digital overhaul with the launch of the third phase of the Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP), which will bring land records, cadastral maps, registration data and other property-related information onto an integrated, GIS-enabled digital platform. The DILRMP 3.0 will be implemented from April…
