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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...

Odia boy Abinas Nayak has reportedly won Season 6 of the most popular cooking reality show, MasterChef India, which ended to a glittering finale recently. The 26-year-old from Berhampur used to ply his trade as a Senior Systems Engineer at Infosys before switching to professional...

As it was a Sunday, the visitors’ turnout was said to be huge The almost month-long expo will continue till February 23 The uniqueness of the expo is that it celebrates every day on a fabric theme, for instance Sunday (February 16) it was Berhampuri...

BHUBANESWAR: In an endeavour to offer comprehensive medical care and wellbeing to its students, staff and their dependants, a medical camp was organised by the Medical Unit of IIT-Bhubaneswar in collaboration with AMRI Hospital, Bhubaneswar at the Community Centre located in its campus.   Prof....

Valentine’s Day was celebrated with much fanfare in Capital city. As some engaged in the usual expressions of love, others expressed their love and respect  for their parents and the soldiers of the country  BHUBANESWAR: For the first time in many years, the city parks...

BHUBANESWAR: “Music, Dance and Literature are an important part of Odia culture,” said Gyana Pitha Awardee Sitakanta Mohapatra while inaugurating the Fifth Odisha Art and Literature Festival, 2020 at Guru Kelu Charan Mohapatra Odissi Research Centre, Friday. Mohapatra said' that Odisha is such a State,where...