KIIT student suicide: Foreign Minister Deuba talks with Odisha’s education minister

Nepal Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba requested Odisha Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj to make arrangements for impartial investigation into the death of a Nepalese student. File photo | Photo Credit: – Nepal Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba on Wednesday requested Odisha Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj to make arrangements for impartial investigation into the death of…

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Odisha tribal healer’s remedies for chronic diseases to undergo scientific validation under Ministry of Ayush initiative

Hari Pangi, the tribal healer, in Odisha‘s Koraput district. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement  In the quiet foothills of Tentuliguda, a remote village in Odisha’s Koraput district, where age-old wisdom thrives around leaves, epidermal plant tissues, and roots, a humble four-room building serves as a laboratory for a tribal healer. Recently, this unassuming space hosted 17…

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Odisha CM inaugurates ‘Digital House’ for paperless Assembly ahead of budget session

Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi | Photo Credit: PTI Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday inaugurated the ‘Digital House’ under the e-Vidhan Application, transforming the Odisha Assembly into a paperless institution where members will now use tablets to access documents and other information during proceedings. Majhi inaugurated the facility in the presence of…

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Odisha govt to seek explanation from OCA over floodlight glitch at Barabati stadium, says state sports minister

A faulty floodlight stops play during the 2nd ODI match between India and England, at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Sunday. | Photo Credit: ANI Embarrassed over a floodlight failure leading to the disruption of the second ODI between England and India at the historic Barabati stadium here for around 30 minutes, state sports minister…

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Rare wild melanistic tiger poached, skin seized in Odisha’s Similipal

Melanistic tiger skin seized from Similipal and four arrested. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement At a time when Odisha’s Forest Department and the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) are focused on a tiger introduction programme in Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) – the State’s largest tiger habitat – to enhance genetic diversity and boost the big…

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Investigation into workers’ fund fraud in Odisha’s Rayagada district progressing at sluggish pace

The investigation into the massive fraud, where deceased individuals were falsely registered as workers under the Odisha Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board (OBOCWWB) and death benefits were fraudulently claimed, seems to be progressing at a sluggish pace. Replying to a query on fraud detected in the Divisional Labour Commissioner (DLC), Rayagada in the…

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