Bhubaneswar: Handloom, Textiles and Handicrafts Minister Pradeep Bal Samanta underlined the importance of handloom and handicrafts as key cultural symbols of the state, urging the need for enhanced marketing strategies and global exposure. During the inauguration of a two-day workshop and review meeting for field...
Puri: A youth drowned in Narendra Pond Wednesday during the ‘Chapakhela’ ritual of the Chandan Yatra festival in the holy town of Puri. Fire services personnel and lifeguards recovered the body, which was then sent to the District Headquarters Hospital for post-mortem by Kumbharpara Police....
Bhubaneswar: The ward-level public grievance hearings will commence from Thursday under its jurisdiction, announced Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). Citizens will be invited to provide feedback on work completed in each ward and suggest future course of action, if needed. BMC Mayor, deputy mayor, standing committee...
Bhubaneswar: The Airport Police have arrested a 39-year-old man in connection with a brutal assault near Sishu Bhawan Square that left a youth critically injured. The accused, identified as Ismile Mohammad of Delanga, was nabbed Wednesday after a dramatic chase. According to Inspector-in-Charge (IIC) Rabindranath...
Bhubaneswar: The Congress and BJD have sharply opposed the state government’s decision to let MPs and MLAs recommend teachers’ transfers within their constituencies, calling it arbitrary and vulnerable to misuse. According to an official letter addressed to the Directors of Elementary and Secondary Education, legislators...
Bhubaneswar: The state Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, approved six proposals, including the merger of the state-sponsored Mamata Yojana with the Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), Wednesday. Following the merger, the new initiative will be named Mamata-PMMVY, Majhi said. Earlier,...
Bhubaneswar: As part of a broader push towards green and renewable energy, the state government is gearing up to launch a comprehensive Electric Vehicle (EV) policy, aimed at strengthening the infrastructure required for EV adoption, Deputy Chief Minister and Energy Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo...
Bhubaneswar: A court in Odisha's Bolangir district Wednesday completed hearing in the 2018 Patnagarh wedding gift blast case . The Patnagarh Additional District Judge (ADJ) court reserved the judgment, which is expected to be pronounced May 28, a government advocate said. Two persons, including the...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday decided to reserve 11.25 per cent of seats for the students belonging to the Socially and Economically Backward Class (SEBC), taking the total ratio of quota in education to 50 per cent in the state. The decision was taken at...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Opposition BJD Wednesday urged the police to prepare a database of street hawkers and regulate them in the wake of the incident of rape of a girl involving a West Bengal based hawker. The regional party in a memorandum to the Superintendent of...
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