Bhubaneswar: Odia Language, Literature and Culture (OLLC) Minister Suryabanshi Suraj inaugurated a state-of-the-art audio and chroma recording studio at Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya (USM) here Sunday. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said, “The newly established audio and chroma recording studio at Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya is...
Bhubaneswar: The World Kitchen Garden Day (WKGD) was observed at the State Quality Control Laboratory, organised by the Kitchen Gardeners’ Association (KGA) here Sunday. The event highlighted the importance of organic and natural farming, as well as the growing need for chemical-free food. Distinguished guests...
Bhubaneswar: Awareness and prevention hold the key to combating the growing burden of diabetes, which has emerged as one of the most serious public health challenges of our time, remarked Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Sunday. Inaugurating the 13th annual conference of Research Society for the...
Bhubaneswar: The inaugural edition of ‘Samata Conclave’, a celebration of democracy and freedom of speech, concluded at the Press Club of Odisha here, Sunday. The two-day conclave brought together judges, politicians, journalists, writers and artistes for extensive discussion on democracy, media, politics, literature and art....
Bhubaneswar: As part of the three-day celebration of National Sports Day from August 29 to August 31 across the country, the state’s Sports and Youth Services department, in collaboration with the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Odisha Cycling Association, organised ‘Sundays on Cycle’ campaign...
Bhubaneswar: Marking Local Self-Governance Day, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi launched a series of digital initiatives by Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) under the Housing and Urban Development department, highlighting a major step in Odisha’s urban mobility transformation. These include the launch of the National...
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) marked Local Self-Governance Day with a series of key launches, showcasing the City’s progress in sustainability, waste management and digital governance. A total of 27 projects were inaugurated by BMC, including three inaugurated by the Chief Minister, the most...
Bhubaneswar: A training on workplace safety for informal women workers and slum-level human rights defenders was organised Sunday at Red Cross Bhawan by ActionAid Association in collaboration with the Centre for Child and Women Development (CCWD), Bhubaneswar. Addressing the gathering, Debabrata Patra, associate director of...
Bhubaneswar: Following the state government’s announcement Sunday on the formation of 16 new Notified Area Councils (NACs) and seven municipalities across Odisha, the Opposition BJD once again hit out at the move, dubbing it a ‘copy-paste’ governance model. The BJD, in a post on its...
Bhubaneswar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized over a dozen luxury vehicles, including a Porsche, a Mercedes, a Mini Cooper and a BMW, following searches against an Odisha-based businessman and his companies in a money laundering case linked to Rs 1,396 crore alleged bank fraud....
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