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Bhubaneswar: Satyajit Ray's 'Pather Panchali' was among the movies that were about to get dropped from the lineup of a film festival at Ravenshaw University in Cuttack, which ran into rough waters after authorities initially decided to scrap the event, but later allowed students to...

Mining industry is at a sweet spot and witnessing growth year-on-year. How has your journey been so far? It is a complex journey of attempts, activity, and sincerity. I applied for Naibuga Iron and Manganese Mines in Keonjhar district in the year 1991. It took...

Bhubaneswar: A court in Odisha Friday rejected the state crime branch's plea to examine the mental condition of Gopal Das, an accused in the minister Naba Das murder case, at Nimhans in Bengaluru. According to sources, the Odisha crime branch sought permission of the district...

Bhubaneswar: The activists of BJD women wing Friday held a protest near Rajbhawan in Bhubaneswar over the hike in prices of LPG by the Centre. Hundreds of activists of the BJD women wing carrying placards and banners shouted slogans against the Central government and used...

Bhubaneswar: Renowned singer Anuradha Paudwal distributed over 200 customized hearing aids free to the hearing impaired in Bhubaneswar on the occasion of World Hearing Day Friday. The singer distributed the hearing aids through her social welfare initiative ‘Suryodaya Foundation’. Odisha Governor Prof. Ganeshi Lal was...

Bhubaneswar: Innovation and Technology can remove gender inequality and bring a transformation in society, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said here Friday. Inaugurating a week-long programme organised by the Women and Child Development Department on the occasion of International Women's Day, Patnaik said that information technology...

Bhubaneswar:  The BJP Friday lodged FIRs at various police stations across Odisha against alleged police excesses on youth activists of the party, a saffron camp functionary said. Activists of the party will also stage demonstrations outside SP offices of all the districts Saturday, he said....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has recorded a growth of 40 per cent in GST collection (OGST + IGST Settlement) during February 2023 of the current Financial Year. The state collected Rs. 1712.48 crore in February 2023 against Rs. 1223.22 crore collected in February 2022 a  Commissionerate of...

How did you deal with the dip in sales during and after Covid? The shutdowns imposed during Covid-19 affected sales as manufacturing had come to a halt. A few employees also lost their jobs. Even after the lifting of Covid restrictions, the business could not...

Bhubaneswar: High drama ensued at Ravenshaw University in Cuttack Thursday after the university administration stopped a film festival on the campus as an LGBTQIA+ movie was scheduled for screening there. The festival, organised by Film Society of Ravenshaw, was schedule from March 2 to 4,...