Diana Sahu

Odisha

Special Correspondent at The New Indian Express

Special Correspondent @NewIndianXpress I @ACJIndia alumna I @Laadli_PF Awardee & Media Fellow I @WNCB_India Jury Awardee I ✉️ : [email protected]

Featured in: Favicon

newindianexpress.com Favicon

huffingtonpost.in Favicon

edexlive.com Favicon

indulgexpress.com

Articles

With Odisha University Act in force, faculty recruitment gets priority

1 week ago | newindianexpress.com | Diana Sahu

BHUBANESWAR: With the Odisha University (Amendment) Act coming into force, faculty recruitment process will see tremendous acceleration in the coming days, Higher Education minister Suryabanshi Suraj said on Tuesday. Universities will now have a recruitment timeline which was non-existent previously.They will no longer have to wait for retirement to appoint new faculty members.
Ratna Bhandar work likely to be over by Rath Yatra

1 week ago | newindianexpress.com | Diana Sahu

BHUBANESWAR: The repair and renovation of Ratna Bhandar of Shree Jagannath Temple, which is underway since the last five months, is likely to be over before the ensuing Rath Yatra. Following a review meeting of the works with Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Friday, temple chief administrator Arabinda Padhee said while the conservation works of Bhitara Bhandar are nearing completion, renovation of the chamber’s floor is pending.
Ratnagiri dig throws up more surprises on Buddhist heritage

1 week ago | newindianexpress.com | Diana Sahu

BHUBANESWAR: Remains of a Chaitya Griha have been found near the three colossal Buddha heads that were earlier excavated from the Ratnagiri site. The ongoing excavations at Ratnagiri, also known as Odisha’s ‘Hill of Jewels’, by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has revealed a rectangular Chaitya Griha (a shrine complex of Buddhist Gods and Goddesses), believed to have housed the three colossal Buddha heads.
Youths with autism brew change & inclusion at city’s PECS Cafe

3 weeks ago | newindianexpress.com | Diana Sahu

BHUBANESWAR: On the face of it, the PECS Cafe on CSM Tech campus at Patia here may appear like just another eatery in the block, serving delectable bites. But step inside and you will come across a group of enthusiastic young adults with autism brewing the idea of inclusion apart from putting food on your plates.
Class IX, X students to now get MDM; one more egg, three laddoos added to menu

3 weeks ago | newindianexpress.com | Diana Sahu

“The financial implication of the three new MDM components, amounting to Rs 570.71 crore annually, will be borne from the state Budget under the Mukhyamantri Poshan Yojana,” informed School and Mass Education minister Nityananda Gond. While MDM was so far limited to schoolgoing children till Class VIII (age 6 to 13), the new move is aimed at supplementing nutritional needs of secondary students and enhancing their enrolment, attendance and retention in schools.
Nara Huda excavations reveal three phases of ancient civilisation

4 weeks ago | newindianexpress.com | Diana Sahu

BHUBANESWAR: Excavations at Nara Huda mound, near Tirimal village in Khurda district has thrown up interesting insights into eastern India’s Chalcolithic culture including evolution of a well-defined agrarian community. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which has been excavating the mound since 2021, has found remains belonging to the Chalcolithic period during the third phase of the dig.
No end in sight to atrocities against SCs & STs in Odisha

4 weeks ago | newindianexpress.com | Diana Sahu

BHUBANESWAR: A Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Protection Cell and several targeted interventions notwithstanding, Odisha continues to struggle with rising atrocities against the vulnerable tribal communities including caste-based violence. The Crime in India-2024 report of NCRB points out that atrocities against STs increased from 624 in 2020 to 773 in 2022. The cases are related to murder, attempt to murder, outraging women’s modesty, rape and criminal intimidation.
MKCG MCH emerges country’s ragging hotspot

1 month ago | newindianexpress.com | Diana Sahu

Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology at Burla saw eight ragging cases in this period. When it comes to technical colleges, be it engineering or polytechnic, Odisha’s Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology at Sarang (Dhenkanal) comes second in this list with 22 complaints. Similarly, Berhampur University is among the top universities with 31 complaints. Within this period, the state also saw three alleged ragging deaths.
Women TPCODL engineers push tech boundaries

1 month ago | newindianexpress.com | Diana Sahu

BHUBANESWAR: Till a few years back, the role of testing an energy meter would only see male faces. But at TPCODL’s energy meter testing lab in the city, a group of women engineers are now proving that technical expertise in this field has breached gender boundaries. Set up in 2021, the lab is run by five women engineers who are responsible for ensuring precision in metering.
Odia Asmita in tatters as language, literature education struggle to breathe

1 month ago | newindianexpress.com | Diana Sahu

BHUBANESWAR: Amidst diminishing use of Odia, particularly among youths, teaching and research in the language has taken a hit. Neither does the state have enough teachers for the subject at college and university levels nor is it producing quality research work in Odia language and literature. While there are almost 1,000 posts of Odia lecturers vacant in government degree colleges, all the public universities are running their Odia departments with one to three faculty members.