BHUBANESWAR: Infosys in collaboration with Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan organised a magic show on the 83rd evening of ‘Dying Arts of Odisha’ here Monday. Magician Rampratap Agarwal from the Chhattisgarh strutted his stuff at the event. He said, “India was once famous for Indrajal magic by...
Malkangiri: Amid the ongoing standoff between Odisha and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh over Kotia village in Koraput district, another border village named Jumadanga in the Swabhiman Anchal in Malkangiri district, has suffered the apathy of Odisha as well as the local administration, a report said. According...
BHUBANESWAR: ‘Majestic Mara’, a photo and film exhibition based on the wildlife of Maasai Mara National Reserve, an area of preserved savannah wilderness in southwestern Kenya, entered its second day at Lalit Kala Akademi Sunday. Interacting with Orissa POST, wildlife photographer Ashis Dhir said, “I, along...
BHUBANESWAR: Loyola School, Bhubaneswar, concluded its celebration of Children’s Day Week with a grand fete on its premises Sunday. The weekly observance, which began with an eye-catching performance by teachers of the institute on Children’s Day, ended with hoopla around the annual fete. Fr. Victor...
Bhubaneswar: The state government’s Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY), which aims at universal healthcare coverage in Odisha, was highly appreciated in the national universal health care conference held at Gandhi Nagar in Gujarat recently. The conference, titled ‘6th National Summit on Good and Replicable Practices...
Washington: The US Supreme Court Friday agreed to hear Google’s bid to escape Oracle Corp’s multi-billion dollar lawsuit accusing Google of infringing software copyrights to build the Android operating system that runs most of the world’s smartphones. Google has appealed a lower court ruling reviving...
New Delhi: Improving arbitration ecosystem will have a positive impact on ease of doing business, Supreme Court Justice V Ramasubramanian said Saturday. "Measures have been taken in the direction. As a result, India has moved up many notches on the Ease of Doing Business Index. If...
Dignitaries in unison batted for news sans any sensationalism and urged all to decry fake news and yellow journalism POST-TRUTH The relevance of fake news has increased in post-truth politics Confirmation bias and social media algorithms like those used on Facebook and Twitter further advance...
BHUBANESWAR: A national-level group art exhibition was organised by Orissa Modern Art Gallery on their premises here, Saturday. Paintings of 25 artists were exhibited at the gallery. Different styles of painting were showcased, from abstract to paintings inspired by folk styles like ‘Madhubani’. The exhibition...
BHUBANESWAR: Eminent theatre personality Haren Sahoo is the recipient of Sangeet Natak academy award for 2018-19. Sahoo started his drama career in 1975 while he was in school and acted in a drama called ‘Karnarjuna’. Recalling his enchantment with theatre, he said the character of...
Police used water cannons, lobbed tear gas shells, and lathi-charged job aspirants as they breached barricades multiple times on 10...
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The defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, signed in Mecca on the principle that an attack on one...
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By Aakar Patel There was a remarkable exchange in the Delhi High Court this week. The government was asked why...
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By Dilip Cherian How an Education Ministry worthy wins a new post will be a tale told later. But for...
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