Bhubaneswar: A 35-member team of Haridwar Zilla Panchayat in Uttarakhand visited Raghurajpur panchayat and Danda Mukundpur Gram Sabha in Puri district as part of an exposure visit to gain firsthand knowledge about the development and planning of gram sabhas, sources said Monday. The visit was...
Bhubaneswar: A significant number of people in rural Odisha depend on fisheries and animal husbandry for livelihood and income generation. Fisheries and Animal Resources Development sector acts as a key player in multiplying farmers’ income in the state, said Ranendra Pratap Swain, Minister of Agriculture...
Puri: The Anasar ritual of Lord Jagannath and sibling deities Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra will be observed for 13 days, instead of 15 days, this year, as per the almanac. Usually, Anasar ritual is observed for a fortnight before the commencement of the annual...
Bhubaneswar: To prevent human-elephant conflict, Voices for Asian Elephants (VFAE), a California-based elephant conservation organisation, has planted over 20,000 fruit trees and dug seven large water holes in partnership with the local conservation group Paribartan in Balasore and Angul districts that can support around 210...
Bhubaneswar: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar observed its 16th Foundation Day, Monday. The commemoration was to celebrate the foundation stone laying of the campus of the Institute at Argul in February 12, 2009. To mark the occasion, a special interactive session with the first...
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday inaugurated 87 transformed schools in Jajpur districts on last day of 4th phase of the state government’s ambitious school transformation programme under the 5T Initiative. 5T and Nabin Odisha chairman Kartik Pandian was also present during the event. During...
Bhubaneswar: The Forest wing of the state Vigilance department - which has been functioning since 1979 - is presently grappling with a severe manpower crunch that has hindered effective action against the smuggling of forest produce and minerals. According to sources, the primary role of...
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who is also the president of the ruling BJD, nominated Monday former party MLA Debasish Samantray and BJD leader Subhasish Khuntia from Puri as the party’s candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. The seats will fall vacant in April...
Bhubaneswar: 384 youths of Odisha received appointment letters Monday as a part of the Rozgar Mela launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The letters were distributed by Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. He congratulated the newly inducted recruits who have achieved success after hard work. Rozgar...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday launched affordable bus service to remote areas in five more districts of the state. The chief minister has launched the bus service under LAccMI (Location Accessible Multi-modal Initiative) in Bolangir, Bargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Sundargarh districts through video...
India’s air-power shortcomings are becoming harder to ignore. Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, very publicly, flagging Pakistan’s collaboration with China...
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By Aakar Patel While Gandhi Jayanti is still fresh on our minds and the right to peaceful assembly is in...
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By Dilip Cherian A 10-officer reshuffle at the Additional Secretary level may look like routine housekeeping, but if you look...
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Lately, the Supreme Court’s intervention in high-profile cases does not necessarily arouse confidence and reassurance that wrongs may be righted....
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