Madhusmita

Madhusmita Jena, a mother of two and special needs teacher, is aiming to break the Guinness World Record for the fastest marathon run in a sari. Having completed 42 marathons, she now embraces traditional attire, inspiring women to run comfortably and celebrate cultural heritage. Her journey highlights the importance of self-care for mothers.

Amidst soaring temperatures, the government has suspended Census fieldwork between 11 am and 3 pm to protect enumerators from heatstroke. District collectors are also urged to ensure officials' safety following an assault incident. Over one lakh personnel are engaged in the ongoing Census, collecting data on housing and assets across 1.2 crore households.

Bhubaneswar faces a significant drinking water deficit of 65.50 MLD, exacerbated by severe pollution in the Mahanadi and Brahmani rivers due to untreated sewage and industrial effluents. Residents are already experiencing water shortages, highlighting the urgent need for improved infrastructure and stricter environmental controls to ensure water security.

Odisha government has orchestrated a minor reshuffle of IAS officers. Prathamesh Arvind Rajeshirke moves to Malkangiri as collector, while Somesh Kumar Upadhyay takes charge as director of textiles. Manish Agarwal is now registrar of cooperative societies, and Smruti Ranjan Pradhan heads the Odisha Small Industries Corporation, also overseeing Startup Odisha.

A team of students from Odisha secured first place in a fintech and insurtech capstone project at the National University of Singapore, earning an invitation to present at the GFTN Japan Forum 2026. Meanwhile, the district-level Viksit Bharat Youth Parliament was held at Fakir Mohan University to foster democratic values among youth, with top performers advancing to state-level competitions.

One would normally not associate someone wearing a sari with athletic pursuits.

Former MLA of Gondia in Dhenkanal district was left heartbroken when his 38-year-old son passed away of Covid in 2021, leaving behind a young wife.

The charred remains of a woman and the body of her two-year-old son were recovered from their rented house at Tingharia under Madhupatna police limits here on Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Madhusmita Dalai, 29, and her son, Rahul. Police said prima facie it was a case of suicide.

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Madhusmita Patro (29), a software engineer from Goshaninuagaon here, climed Mt Elbrus (5,642 metres), the highest peak in Europe, at around 11:30 pm on August 17 midnight. On Wednesday, she returned home.

hospital authorities handed her a girl child, the police said.

Suspecting largescale fraud, the state government has started finding out teachers engaging proxies to do their work in schools. On Friday, the government disengaged Madhusmita Tripathy, a sikhya sahayak, after a probe found her guilty of taking her monthly remuneration without doing work.

Police on Wednesday arrested two persons for suspected cannibalism after they ate burnt remnants of a corpse at a crematorium in Mayurbhanj district. The two accused - Sundar Mohan Singh (45) and Narendra Singh (25) - are distant relatives of Madhusmita Singh (30), who was being cremated.

The income tax department has turned its lens on the two Telugu states after it was reported that they had the highest percentage of income tax refund growth rate. Shedding light on fraudulent returns, the department's principal chief commissioner, Mithali Madhusmita, said most of them were filed by techies, government employees and those working with public sector units.

Major Mitali Madhusmita has made history by becoming the first woman officer to win a Sena Medal for gallantry.

Kuchinda tehsildar Mitali Madhusmita Dalei has been suspended following allegations of bias in a land dispute case. This action was taken after a complaint by Rajesh Agarwal, who accused Dalei of favoring his cousins in a property partition. An investigation is underway to examine irregularities in the land mutation process.

: Tomato prices have rocketed past the Rs 100 mark in several cities across the state, with rates doubling in the city in three days, forcing people to reduce the intake of a staple ingredient in most dishes. On Tuesday, a kilo of tomato was selling for anywhere between Rs 100 and Rs 120.

housands of kanwariyas and devotees embarked on the annual pilgrimage of Lord Shiva during the auspicious month of Shravan and poured holy water on the Shivlings in various temples across the state on Monday.

The liver and kidneys of a 13-year-old girl who was declared brain dead was on Sunday transported across a stretch of 170 km in the state for transplants at a city hospital. The organs were transported in a convoy and passed through a green corridor covering a 170-km distance via Panagarh Bypass-Burdwan-Dankuni-Santragachhi.