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Cuttack: Only a handful of people participated in the Patha Utsav, a street festival, organised by the district administration to add more colours to the annual Baliyatra here Wednesday. Lack of proper publicity for the Patha Utsav was blamed for the poor turnout at the...

CUTTACK: The week-long Baliyatra festival kicked off at Baliyatra padia here Tuesday. The fest was inaugurated jointly by Indonesia Ambassador Sidharto Reza Suryodipuro, Odisha Assembly Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro and Minister Pratap Jena. About 6:45 pm Tuesday, at the time of filing the report, organisers...

Mumbai: Actor Randeep Hooda, who will be seen sharing screen space with superstar Salman Khan in Radhe, is preparing hard to get into shape for his character. Randeep took to the social media Monday and posted a video in which he is seen doing leg...

The seventh edition of the cultural festival kicked off with a photography expo showcasing Odisha’s cultural influence on South East Asian countries BHUBANESWAR: To showcase the cultural influence of Odisha on South East Asia, a photography exhibition titled ‘The Pride and Glory of Baliyatra’ was...

Bhubaneswar: A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Monday met Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy and lauded the fiscal reforms of the state especially in the sector of Public Finance Management (PFM). Other senior bureaucrats from the state also participated in the brainstorming session. “Looking...

Bhubaneswar: If you are building a house in a built-up area exceeding 500 square metres or any two-storey buildings in a rural area of Odisha, you need to seek plan approval from the district town planning unit. However, buildings on land up to 500 square...

BHUBANESWAR: The seventh edition of National Children Literary Festival was flagged off at KIIT International School here recently. Over 500 students from across the state and outside participated in the two-day literary festival as budding authors, illustrators and literary entertainers sat listening to the dignitaries...

BHUBANESWAR: A riveting day of puzzles and riddles came to an end at Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB) as the college concluded its annual quiz competition ‘Inquizzitive’ on its premises here Sunday. Organised under the umbrella of Xquizzite, the event saw participation of about...

BHUBANESWAR: The complexities involved in leading a modern lifestyle make millennials less concerned with physical well-being. If studies are to be believed, at least 2.8 million people die each year as a result of being overweight or obese. This is a huge cause for concern...

The programme titled ‘The Pride and Glory of Bali Yatra’ will be a pictorial display of how the Odia culture has been a significant influence in modern practices and believes in many south-east Asian countries BHUBANESWAR: A never-before pictorial exhibition of Odia cultural influence in...