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Bhubaneswar/Mumbai: Handloom and handicraft products made by women entrepreneurs from Odisha were showcased at the ‘Subhadra Shakti Pop-up Bazaar’ organised by the state’s Mission Shakti Department at FICCI FRAMES 2026 in Mumbai, an official release said. The two-day pop-up bazaar, held September 29 and 30,...

By RABINARAYAN JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: The long wait is finally over for elderly people and beneficiaries from other eligible categories who have been waiting for government allowances. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has fulfilled the assurance he had given on the occasion of the BJP...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Electoral Officer RS Gopalan Thursday said he has sought voluntary retirement (VRS) from government service for personal reasons, nearly 21 months before his scheduled superannuation. Gopalan, a 2001-batch IAS officer, has been serving as CEO since July 2024 and also holds the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday urged citizens to take individual responsibility for keeping the state capital Bhubaneswar clean, saying the city can become the cleanest and most beautiful city in the country if everyone performs their responsibility properly. "This city belongs to...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi Thursday and discussed issues related to the state's development. During the meeting, Kambhampati apprised the Prime Minister about the implementation of various Central schemes in Odisha and their progress, an...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Thursday demanded that all decisions taken at the meeting convened in New Delhi to resolve the long-standing Mahanadi water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh be made public, questioning whether the meeting would lead to any concrete outcome. Addressing a...

Nagoya: India's Mansi Ahlawat lost her bronze medal bout to Mongolia's Altjin Togtokh in the women's 62kg event 2-5 at the Nagoya City Inae Sports Center Thursday. Meanwhile, Indian grappler Nitesh Siwach settled for a silver medal after losing the Greco-Roman 97kg final to Japan's...

Puri: Shree Jagannath Temple authorities in Puri have made special arrangements to ensure smooth 'darshan' for differently abled and elderly devotees at the 12th-century shrine, officials said Thursday. According to a statement by the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), a ramp and railing extending from...

Guwahati: Pacer Anshul Kamboj was drafted in Thursday as a replacement for injured Prasidh Krishna for the third and final ODI against the West Indies to be played in Mullanpur Saturday. A BCCI release attributed the sidelining of Prasidh to a left hamstring injury. In...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha leaders across the political spectrum showered praise on Indian pilot Smit Machchhar for thwarting his co-pilot's alleged attempt to crash a flydubai flight, with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi saying that selfless sacrifice "reflects the timeless Bharatiya ethos of 'Seva Paramo Dharma'. In...