Bhubaneswar: The Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign, which involves visiting government schools to highlight infrastructure and other shortcomings, has run into legal trouble in Maharashtra and Rajasthan. In Latur, Maharashtra, police registered an FIR against CJP founder and convenor Abhijeet Dipke and others following a complaint by a teacher at a Zilla…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling has highlighted the state’s move towards digital healthcare, including the use of digital prescriptions and secure online storage of medical records. Mahaling said the initiative is being pursued under the broader digital-health framework associated with Aarogya Setu 2.0, which includes a “Scan and Share” facility. The system allows patients…
Bhubaneswar: Bhajanlal Commercial Pvt. Ltd. has marked the official retail debut of the Google Pixel 11 Series and Pixel Watch 5 with an encouraging opening-day response across its showroom network. The launch adds another globally recognised technology portfolio to Bhajanlal’s premium retail canvas, while reaffirming the company’s larger philosophy: technology is best experienced, understood and ultimately valued in an…
Bhubaneswar, August 20: Odisha will host the prestigious 48th All India Public Relations Conference (AIPRC-2026) for the first time in the nearly five-decade history of the national event. Odisha Governor Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati on Thursday unveiled the official poster and brochure of the conference at a ceremony held at Raj Bhavan in Bhubaneswar. Organised…
Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik has claimed that the state’s financial position was in poor shape when the BJD came to power in 2000, but the party left behind an additional revenue of ₹50,000 crore when it was voted out in 2024. Patnaik attributed the achievement to what he described…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has launched the ‘Bidesh Sikhyabruti’ scholarship under the Mukhyamantri Medhabi Chhatra Protsahan Yojana (MMCPY) to support Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students pursuing postgraduate and PhD studies at foreign universities. Under the scheme, selected students can receive financial assistance of up to ₹50 lakh per student. The support will…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said around 14.73 lakh beneficiaries are currently covered under the state government’s Jashoda Yojana, with the number expected to increase as more children are referred to the concerned committees. Parida said the government is committed to ensuring the welfare and protection of children and stressed that there is…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s capital has reported its first COVID-19 case of the year, with a 50-year-old man from the Baramunda area testing positive, according to reports. The patient is currently undergoing treatment in the isolation ward of a hospital. The development comes nearly a month after Odisha reported another COVID-19 case, when a 54-year-old woman from…
Bhubaneswar: Rising prices are beginning to put greater pressure on household budgets in Odisha, with the state’s retail inflation rate climbing to 4.83% in July 2026, according to the latest figures. The increase marks the sharpest rise in retail inflation among Indian states over the past seven months, highlighting renewed price pressures across the state…
Bhubaneswar: Frustrated by repeated appeals for road repairs allegedly going unanswered, a group of senior citizens in Malipada on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar decided to take matters into their own hands, pooling money from their pensions and personal savings to repair the only road connecting their housing society to the main road. Members of the…