Bhubaneswar: The Odisha cabinet Tuesday approved several proposals aimed at benefitting the industrial houses that have invested in the state. A total of 10 proposals were approved at the cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Chief Secretary PK Jena said. Among these proposals...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is taking steps to include millets in the Biotechnology policy, state Science and Technology Minister Ashok Chandra Panda said Tuesday. According to the minister, the government has taken the step keeping in view the productive role millets plays in the current developed...
Puri: Prathamastami festival was celebrated across Odisha with pomp and gaiety Tuesday. Notably, Prathamastami is observed on the Astami tithi (eighth day) of Krishna Paksha in Odia month of Margashira (November-December). As per tradition, new clothes and sweets arrive from the maternal uncle’s side on...
Bhubaneswar: Though Odisha witnessed modest improvement in its dismal record on crime against women in 2022, yet the state holds the top spot in cases related to cyber offences against women registered under the Information Technology Act in the same year. As per the latest...
Bhubaneswar: A preparatory meeting for the upcoming 2nd Odisha Skill Conclave was held here Monday at the World Skill Centre under the chairmanship of Skill Development and Technical Education Minister Pritiranjan Gharai in presence of department Principal Secretary Usha Padhee and other key officials. In...
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Mines has opposed imposition of capping on the production of iron ore in Odisha stating that it would be highly detrimental towards achieving the common developmental goals of the nation. The ministry has filed an affidavit in the Supreme...
Bhubaneswar: Physical disability is not a barrier to individual growth and success. Everything depends on attitude and willpower, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) here, Sunday. Speaking at an event on virtual mode here, the Chief Minister...
Odisha witnessed 8,240 incidents of crime against children in 2022, a 4.31 per cent rise from the previous year, according to the latest statistics released by the NCRB. According to NCRB’s ‘Crime in India in 2022’, Odisha registered 8,240 cases of crime against children in...
Bhubaneswar: When the film industry in Odisha is struggling with a crisis of originality, in a stunning development, Odia filmmaker Lipika Singh Darai has been chosen as one of the ten participants from India for the prestigious BAFTA Breakthrough initiative. Organised by the British Academy...
Bhubaneswar: ‘Blackmailer’ Archana Nag is all set to walk out of Jharpada Jail, with the Orissa High Court Monday granting her conditional bail in connection with a case registered by the ED. In order to get bail, Justice Gourishankar Satapathy said, Nag will have to...
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