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Bhubaneswar: The Congress party and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Thursday staged protests in the state capital against the passing of the controversial farmers Bills in the Parliament and called for a Bharat Bandh Friday to protest against the controversial Bills. The two parties claimed...

Bhubaneswar: Giving a last warning to habitual violators of Covid norms, the state government Monday said heavy fine will be imposed on offenders from Wednesday. Addressing a presser here, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) PK Jena said it is important to check the spread of virus....

Intro:Lalmani Harijan and his wife Ghasena have been taking care of a forest spreading over 50 acres in Nuapada district for the last 28 years without any government assistance A green environment not just reduces air pollution and atmospheric toxins that could affect our body’s...

Bhubaneswar: Testing for COVID-19 at different health centres in city is reported to have increased 10 times with denizens actively participating in the process as tests reached 1,085 Saturday, as per Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) sources. When the testing began at health centres August 11,...

Bhubaneswar: The annual Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award Festival, for its sheer grandeur, is one of the most awaited events in the cultural calendar of the state.  However, the 26th edition commenced Saturday on digital platforms thanks to the outbreak of coronavirus.  This year, the five-day...

Bhubaneswar:  Little Art Champ, a three-day online art competition-cum-exhibition kicked off here Friday. Organised by Dhauli College of Art and Crafts in collaboration with India Tourism, the event was inaugurated by Odisha Lalit Kala Akademi president Sudarshan Pattanik in the presence of eminent artist Gouranga...

Bhubaneswar: More than 21,000 teacher posts are lying vacant at government primary schools in the state, a report of the school and mass education department had said during the budget session of the Assembly last year. Even though the state government lays a lot of...

New Delhi: The NITI Aayog has appreciated Odisha's decentralised model of production and distribution of food under Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP) through women self-help groups (SHGs). NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Amitabh Kant has stated that decentralised model of SNP production and distribution through...

Bhubaneswar: In its 6th meeting held Wednesday, the Cabinet Committee on Agriculture took stock of preparedness for Kharif season, distribution of loans and fertilizer and other agricultural activities in the state. Farm credit amounting to Rs 9964.47 crore has been disbursed by the financial institutions...

Bhubaneswar: With a view to providing quality education to tribal students, the state government has estimated to invest around Rs 1,012 crore for setting up of state-of-the-art mega education complexes in three tribal dominated districts—Sundargarh, Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar. The complexes will be built by state...