Bhubaneswar: The second BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise-2020 (BIMSTEC DMEx-2020) hosted by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) will start here Tuesday. The three-day exercise will be held in Bhubaneswar and Puri with the theme: ‘A cultural heritage site that suffers severe damage in the Earthquake &...
Bhubaneswar: Even as Kendrapara police is still groping in dark after 10 days of the brutal murder of Ranjan Kumar Das, 35, an RTI activist, at Berua under Marsaghai police limits February 1, a group of former bureaucrats and social activists Monday sought Chief Minister...
Cuttack: Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi was sworn in as a judge of the Orissa High Court here Monday. Acting Chief Justice Sanju Panda administered the oath to Panigrahi at the old HC complex here around 2pm. HC judges and other dignitaries, including Food Supplies and...
BHUBANESWAR: The 13th edition of International Film festival on Art and Artists concluded amid much fanfare here Sunday. The three-day festival saw diverse films which enthralled the city audience. The concluding day began with screening of ‘Human’s Music’ directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and composed by...
More than 25 stalls featuring various produces catered to the organic appetite of visitors at a first-of-its-kind organic fair in the Capital BHUBANESWAR: A first-of-its-kind organic fair was organised by Press Club of Odisha on its premises here Sunday.Saurabh Garg (IAS) principal secretary, Agriculture and...
She is fearless, she is outspoken. A self-professed feminist, Nandita Das is a woman of myriad shades. An actor par excellence, Das has done numerous women-oriented roles in her long career. But in recent times she has made her mark as a film director who...
Bhubaneswar: Nayapalli Police arrested an Odisha State Armed Police (OSAP) jawan on charges of sexually abusing a married woman here. The accused, Raj Kishore Bhoi, is a resident of Ambapalli under Saintala police station in Bolangir district. He was posted at Third Battalion of OSAP...
BHUBANESWAR: The state-level handicrafts mela- 2020--inaugurated February 7 by Suresh Chandra Mohapatra, Development Commissioner-cum-ACS— has managed to lure more visitors on its second day at Janta Maidan in the city, Saturday. The fair witnessed major footfall in the evening as visitors braved the rain and...
Bhubaneswar: Amidst Odisha government’s demand for inclusion of OBC data in Census-2021, Union Minister of State for Social Justice Ram Das Athawale Saturday supported the state’s claim. Addressing the media during his visit to the state, the minister batted for enumeration of OBC population and...
Bhubaneswar: Khatau Narbheram & Co retained Roida-II iron ore block in Keonjhar district by committing to pay 90.90 per cent of the ore value to the state government. Khatau Narbheram & Co emerged as the highest bidder for the mine beating its eight competitors during...
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The latest projections by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) offer a sobering snapshot of India’s economic trajectory. As per IMF...
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