 | Odisha government received proposals for 25 more districts in stateThe Revenue Department has received petitions for a separate Ghumsar district while some others demand Rushikulya district with district headquarters at Aska. |
 | Irrigation potential for 78 pc cultivable land created by June this year: Water Resources MinisterThe Water Resources department has sought technical assistance of ORSAC to get a clear picture on areas covered under irrigation. |
 | Natural calamities claimed 16,372 lives in five years in OdishaWhile lightning strikes killed 2,058 people in the state during the period, 759 died in fire mishaps, 141 in heatwaves and 140 in cyclones. |
 | Over 1,100 participate in KIIT’s India HackathonAs part of the endeavour, the university organised Hacktest consisting of 194 teams and about 1,164 students. |
 | Lecturer aspirants demand change in age criteria for recruitmentIn all previous college teacher recruitment examinations, the SSB had taken the maximum age limit of 42 as of January 1, 2021. |
 | Sudakshya aid to bring in more girls to tech collegesReleasing the guidelines of the scheme, the Skill Development and Technical Education department said its duration will be for three years from the 2023-24 session. |
 | Sarala Puraskar for writer Bhima PrustyPrusty’s winning novel ‘Jambuloka’, published in 2017, speaks about the human struggle against climate change. |
 | Cyber safety rathas to be flagged off in Odisha as part of online safety campaignThe cyber safety rathas will travel across the state and cover all block headquarters and police stations in the next two weeks. |
 | Two Odisha BJP MLAs 'throw' pulses at Speaker in Assembly; suspended till end of sessionLeader of Opposition Jaynarayan Mishra alleged that the Speaker was not neutral and tilted towards the ruling party. |
 | Teacher killed, 47 students hurt in Chandahandi ghat road accidentFire services personnel and police also arrived on the spot and rushed the injured to Jharigaon Community Health Centre. |
 | Dengue, scrub typhus rise in SundargarhSources in the Health department said out of 162 samples tested at Ispat General Hospital on Wednesday, 19 came positive for dengue. |
 | NHAI shuffles PDs to expedite pending projectsAs per an office order accessed by TNIE, the PD of Chandikhole JP Verma has been transferred as the PD of Sambalpur while K Nageshwar Rao, who was the PD of Sambalpur, has been shifted to Bhubaneswar. |
 | House nod to Odisha Land Reforms Act amendmentIn areas covered by development plans, the rate is Rs 30,000 per acre, whereas it is five per cent of the market value in places not covered under the aforementioned areas. |
 | Arka Keshari Deo, wife Malavika join BJPThe Deo couple and their supporters joined the saffron party during the ‘Misrana Parba’ held at the state BJP office in the presence of state president Manmohan Samal. |
 | Bhubaneswar Police to summon bike aggregators over non-compliance with MV rulesThe State Transport Authority (STA) reportedly held meetings five to six times with the bike aggregators and asked them to apply for the licences. |
