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Bhubaneswar: With a view to keeping its beauty intact by preserving its heritage value, the Bhubaneswar civic administration Saturday decided to organise a massive cleanliness drive in Old Town area (Ekamra Kshetra) Sunday morning. The area drew over lakhs of devotees from across the state...

Bhubaneswar: Keeping an eye on the upcoming municipal elections, the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Friday released the list of 33 new district presidents after the party’s organisational elections for 2019-20. The list was shared by the party’s State Returning Officer Pratap Keshari Deb. The...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly, Thursday, witnessed heated exchanges between the BJP and the treasury benches on the controversial remarks made by the Leader of Opposition and BJP leader Pradipta Kumar Naik. The leader during his speech in the House had told the gathering that the...

BHUBANESWAR: JD Institute of Fashion Technology unveiled the prestigious International Calendar MILAN 2020, a first-of-its-kind project in eastern India, here Thursday. It was eastern India’s first Student International Calendar launch. The event was held at a city hotel in the presence of Sibadutta Subudhi (licensee),...

Bhubaneswar: The twin city Commissionerate Police Wednesday issued a few regulations for smooth flow of traffic on Maha Shivratri scheduled to be observed at Lingaraj temple here February 21. According to the police, restrictions will be imposed from 2am Friday till dispersal of crowd after...

Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum and Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged the Ministry of Minority Affairs to extend the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) to state capitals and metropolitan cities instead of confining it to identified minority concentration areas. It is necessary so that infrastructure...

Around 73 Odia cinema magazines’ covers along with their details are exhibited at the Odisha State Archives Panchasakha has penned books like Laxmi Purana where Maa Laxmi eats from the house of a low-caste woman, which itself speaks of a great social change Basanta Kumar...

Brussels: The European Union (EU) put Panama back on its blacklist of tax havens after deciding Tuesday the country had not done enough to meet global transparency standards. Panama, along with the Cayman Islands, Seychelles and Palau were added to eight other territories already deemed...

Dhenkanal: Preparation for ‘Maha Shivratri’ celebration, also known as Jagar festival, is currently underway at the temple of Lord Chandrasekhar - the presiding deity of Kapilas in Dhenkanal district. Maha Shivratri will be celebrated here February 21 according to established traditions and rituals. The endowment...

BHUBANESWAR: Noted Kuchipudi danseuse and chairperson of JSPL Foundation Shallu Jindal has been honoured with the prestigious Urbashee Award for her contribution to Indian dance and music here recently. She received the award during the music festival ‘Kamala Desha Rajakumara’ organised by Prafulla Kar Foundation...