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Could you please shed some light on your early life? I was born in Puri and spent my school life there. At that time there was a beautiful atmosphere of music and drama in Puri. In addition, regular classical music, modern songs, Odissi songs and...

Bhubaneswar: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supporters Thursday night launched an indefinite dharna in Odisha's capital demanding the immediate release of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The supporters, led by AAP's Odisha unit convenor Nishikant Mohapatra, sat on dharna at Master Canteen Square here. Kejriwal was...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance has arrested three officers including a lady veterinary doctor during the past 24 hours on corruption charges, said an officer Thursday evening. According to the Vigilance official, Susmita Sethi, block veterinary officer (BVO), Reamal of Deogarh district has been arrested while demanding...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha unit of BJP Thursday alleged a clear violation of the model code of conduct by the ruling Biju Janata Dal. A BJP delegation led by Party’s Vice President Lekhashree Samantsinghar met the Chief Electoral Officer and demanded the immediate removal of the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has gained 893 square-km of forests and tree cover between 2019 and 2021, a top state government official said Thursday citing the Forest Survey of India Report 2021. Currently, Odisha boasts a forest cover spanning 61,204 square-kilometres, which constitutes 39.31 per cent of...

Bhubaneswar: As the process for a pre-poll alliance with the BJP is in limbo, Odisha Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik Thursday held discussions with his party leaders for selecting candidates for four Lok Sabha seats and their corresponding 28 Assembly segments. He reviewed...

Bhubaneswar: Veteran BJD leader and seven-time MLA Damodar Rout is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar and his condition is ‘critical’, a family member said Thursday. Rout, 81, is almost in a ‘brain dead’ state, his son and MLA Sambit Routray said. “Concerned...

Bhubaneswar: In a round table held here Wednesday to discuss and promote menstrual hygiene among the youth, Anju Bist, the ‘pad woman’ of India, emphasised the need to introduce sustainability in the menstrual hygiene culture of Odisha. At the conference, Bist, who is the managing director...

Bhubaneswar: International Day of Forests 2024 will be celebrated on the theme, ‘Forests and Innovation’ Thursday. The Forest Environment and Climate Change department will host a special event to celebrate the day at Soochana Bhawan where Satayabrata Sahu Additional Chief Secretary of Department will be...

Bhubaneswar: The Youth4Water Plus Wednesday has launched Odisha Pond Week, as a part of World Water Day celebrations taking place March 22. WASH Specialist with Unicef, Odisha Shipra Saxena said that the campaign aims to reach out to youths by creating awareness and community-level action...