Aishwarya is a correspondent based in Bhubaneswar. She covers Odisha for The Indian Express Follow her tweets @pirouetteworld
November 14, 2021 04:30 IST
In what started as a pilot project in 2018 in the Sainik School at Chhingchip in Mizoram, the induction of girl students expanded further in 2020, with five more schools turning co-educational by admitting 55 girls.
Sun, Nov 14, 2021October 23, 2021 02:44 IST
The resignation is yet to be formally accepted by the party.
Sat, Oct 23, 2021October 22, 2021 04:17 IST
The Indian Express takes a look at some of the healthcare workers who overcame struggles and vaccine hesitancy to make it possible.
Fri, Oct 22, 2021October 20, 2021 04:04 IST
The main accused was arrested from a sugarcane field later in the day, hours after the police released his posters declaring him wanted, and announced a Rs 1 lakh reward for information on him.
Wed, Oct 20, 2021October 19, 2021 04:06 IST
An official statement released by the department said steps are being taken to attach the gold and jewellery and measures are also being taken to freeze bank accounts of Panigrahy and his family.
Tue, Oct 19, 2021October 18, 2021 03:29 IST
Searches are still underway at 15 different locations linked to the legislator, officials said.
Mon, Oct 18, 2021October 15, 2021 02:32 IST
Kalahandi has 19 public sector banks operating across 13 blocks and catering to a population of 15.8 lakh.
Fri, Oct 15, 2021October 12, 2021 18:33 IST
The gun battle between the Maoists and the combined security forces including the Special Operations Group and the District Voluntary Force lasted for over an hour.
Tue, Oct 12, 2021October 10, 2021 03:30 IST
In Odisha, inmates in two central jails can now see and speak to their visitors during mulaqat hours as they speak over an intercom, separated by two glass barriers. The facility was inaugurated on October 2.
Sun, Oct 10, 2021October 06, 2021 05:09 IST
Around 50 km away, outside the Bengaon branch of the bank, there are rows of bank passbooks on the ground as villagers squat alongside. Further away, in Thuamul Rampur block, the crowd outside the Utkal Grameen Bank started swelling from 6.30 am, four hours before opening.
Wed, Oct 06, 2021September 28, 2021 02:37 IST
While police are awaiting a postmortem report to confirm the cause of death, the family has alleged that Kumbhar died due to police excesses while in custody at Bhatli police station.
Tue, Sep 28, 2021September 27, 2021 03:38 IST
The survey, conducted by the ICMR Regional Medical Research Centre (RCMR), also revealed a weighted community sero prevalence of 73.5 per cent.
Mon, Sep 27, 2021September 26, 2021 03:04 IST
Its residents were all rehabilitated here in 1988 after the Upper Kolab Dam in Odisha’s Koraput district, constructed in 1976 over the Kolab river, submerged their ancestral homes.
Sun, Sep 26, 2021September 25, 2021 15:00 IST
'Generally, the judiciary would not be compelled to step in as a lawmaker and would only be left with the duty of applying and interpreting the same,' said the CJI.
Sat, Sep 25, 2021September 24, 2021 14:47 IST
The boat was carrying personnel of the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) which was attempting to rescue the tusker trapped in the river.
Sat, Sep 25, 2021September 15, 2021 03:22 IST
The four were employed at Chandipur base of DRDO, in Odisha's Balasore district, Inspector General of Police (eastern range) Himanshu Lal said.
Wed, Sep 15, 2021September 13, 2021 04:10 IST
Phattuseneri is one of 21 villages in Kotia gram panchayat that lie at the centre of a longstanding border conflict between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
Mon, Sep 13, 2021September 08, 2021 02:37 IST
Schools for classes 10 and 12 had reopened on July 26 and for class 9 from August 16.
Wed, Sep 08, 2021August 31, 2021 03:54 IST
AICC Odisha in-charge A Chella Kumar's visit comes in the backdrop of remarks by Congress's chief whip in the state Assembly, Tara Prasad Bahinipati, holding Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee president Niranjan Patnaik responsible for the downward trend of the party's performance in the state.
Tue, Aug 31, 2021August 27, 2021 03:22 IST
On January 2, BJP leader Kulamani Baral and associate Dibya Singh Baral were critically injured in an attack by armed assailants near Mahanaga. The two died during treatment.
Fri, Aug 27, 2021August 25, 2021 18:44 IST
Elections to urban local bodies in the state are pending since 2018 and the civic bodies have been under bureaucratic administration since then.
Wed, Aug 25, 2021August 24, 2021 02:00 IST
Kharif operations have come to a standstill in most parts of the state, given the deficit rain and low pressures in the Bay of Bengal region.
Tue, Aug 24, 2021August 22, 2021 03:59 IST
The families, belonging to the Dalit community, who once led a content life in their village, 20 km from here, were driven away from their houses for allegedly refusing to obey the diktats ordered by upper caste villagers.
Sun, Aug 22, 2021August 21, 2021 09:49 IST
During his visit to Odisha for BJP's Jan Ashriwad Yatra, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan reiterated the party's demand to implement Ayushman Bharat Scheme.
Sat, Aug 21, 2021August 19, 2021 02:20 IST
Earning just Rs 1,800 a month, Narhari, who owns a basic Nokia phone, could not afford a smartphone for his son. Andria's elder brother, a post-graduation student at Berhampur University, arranged for a second-hand phone.
Thu, Aug 19, 2021