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Indian automakers are grappling with multiple headwinds like prolonged slowdown and the pandemic. Despite many challenges, the automakers and dealers gathered their strength and bounced back. The Managing Director of Aditya Group, Aditya Patra, spoke to Orissa POST and shared his insights of the pandemic...

Bhubaneswar: The state government’s youth engagement programme Biju Yuva Vahini has remained non-functional as no fund allocation was made for the scheme during financial year (FY) 2020-21, Sports and Youth Services Minister Tusharkanti Behera told the Assembly, Friday. In a written reply to an un-starred...

Bhubaneswar: Krushi Odisha Mahotsav 2021 will be organised at Biju Patnaik Playground, Baramunda here from March 15 to 19. The official mascot for the event, ‘Mushroom’, was unveiled at Biju Patnaik Playground by Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Minister Arun Kumar Sahoo. The mahotsav will be...

Bhubaneswar: The State-Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA), led by Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra, Friday approved eight proposals envisaging investment of around Rs 1,214 crore and fresh employment opportunities for 2,427 persons. According to Industries Principal Secretary Hemant Kumar Sharma, the investment proposals are...

Bhubaneswar: Deogarh BJP MLA Subash Panigrahi Friday attempted to drink sanitiser inside Odisha Assembly during a briefing by Supplies Minister Ranendra Swain in the House over paddy procurement issue. Friday was the opening day of the second phase of the Budget Session. As soon as...

Cuttack: The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) Friday started an eviction drive and demolished the Hunkeswar Mahadev temple on Pilgrim Road in the city. According to sources, a demolition squad of CMC began the drive in the morning and along with the Hunkeswar Mahadev temple, also...

Bhubaneswar: As a part of its strategy to check crime rate and also at the same time nab criminals in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, the Commissionerate Police will soon launch the mobile App, ‘Atithi’. The App is especially for hoteliers to share...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition BJP and Congress members created ruckus over paddy procurement in the Assembly when the second phase of the Budget session began Friday. In spite of repeated requests from Speaker Surya Narayan Patro the opposition members continued to protest and it led to...

Bhubaneswar/Phulbani: Two state-based activists Thursday moved National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking compensation for the relatives of the eight-year-old girl who was crushed to death as an iron gate and cement wall of an abandoned primary school caved in at Belkati village under Raikia block...

The importance of healthcare delivery did not receive larger attention as they have in the recent months courtesy the pandemic. Although both government and private hospitals worked overtime to face the challenges, the latter’s contribution in terms of delivering critical healthcare was more in notice....